The Ministry of Energy & Coal Industry of Ukraine informs that Stavitsky was received by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov, met with Industry & Energy Minister Natig Aliev, participated in a meeting with involvement of representatives of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Azerenerji OJSC.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from abc.az

The lease of the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) to Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom jeopardizes national interests of Ukraine, independent energy expert Volodymyr Saprykin said on air of Channel 5.

• Date: 12.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 12.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from interfax.co.uk

Opposition politician Andrei Sannikov, recently released from jail in his native Belarus, urged the international community to impose tougher sanctions on his country to end human rights abuses

• Date: 23.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 23.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from iol.co.za

Ukraine has signed a contract for the supply of natural gas with an annual volume of up to five billion cubic meters (bcm) with Germany's RWE, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

• Date: 22.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 22.02.2013  |  Energy  |  from interfax.com.ua

Ukraine has reached a tentative agreement with Turkmenistan to resume imports of natural gas from the Central Asian country.

• Date: 16.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 16.02.2013  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

Ukraine is interested in the resumption of Turkmen natural gas supply, Azerbaijan's Trend news agency quoted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych as saying.

• Date: 14.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.02.2013  |  Energy  |  from bernama.com

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov have signed a joint Ukrainian-Turkmen Communique.

• Date: 13.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from president.gov.ua

Russian authorities reiterated, on January 22, pledges of increased economic engagement with Central Asia. The foreign ministry advocated plans to develop economic and trade ties with the region, while other officials urged the creation of a Russian state corporation that would encourage economic development there (Regnum, January 22).

• Date: 09.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 09.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org