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Press Statement following the G8 Summit
(17/07/06)

G8/2006 RUSSIA

Indian premier thanks Russian president for G8 invitation, praises nuclear cooperation
(17/03/06)

Speaking to journalists following the talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Fradkov, Singh described energy security as a principal topic of the July Russian-chaired G8 summit. He said India appreciated bilateral cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy in this context.

India to expand nuclear cooperation with Russia
(17/03/06)

Singh said that energy security was a high-priority item on Russia’s G8 Presidency agenda and expressed hope that the nuclear power industry’s share in the Indian energy system would expand. He continued that both sides would take advantage of opportunities for expanded bilateral peaceful nuclear energy partnership.

Vladimir Putin to discuss drafting new agreement on Russia-EU cooperation and energy security with European Commission’s chairman
(17/03/06)

Europe and Russia depend on each other in the energy sphere. This is why the idea I will present in Moscow is to maximally extend our cooperation in the energy and many other spheres where our interests coincide, Barroso said.

Russia drafts G8 energy security declaration – Foreign Ministry
(17/03/06)

“The final declaration and action plan on global energy security, the documents to be approved by the summit, have been drafted,” Yakovenko said in an interview the government daily will publish on Saturday.

G8 energy ministers uphold Russian environment plan, push for CO2 action
(16/03/06)

The German official was referring to measures to diminish environmental impact resulting from the production and use of electric power. Technologically, the progress made so far is far better than the public debate might suggest, he added.

Wrap: G8 energy ministers' talks in Moscow
(16/03/06)

Khristenko urged industrialized nations to share advanced energy production technologies and energy efficient equipment with poor nations and to provide "third world" countries with financial aid, including from private sources, enabling these 2 billion people to gain access to affordable energy.

Germany welcomes Russia’s decision to concentrate on energy security during its G8 Presidency
(16/03/06)

“We enthusiastically support Russia’s idea to make energy security a priority of its G8 Presidency,” said Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch, State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. His words are quoted in a statement disseminated by the ministry after the G8 energy ministers’ meeting in Moscow.

The problem of growing energy consumption can be solved through effective use of energy resources -- Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
(16/03/06)

We should remember that the world’s natural resources are limited, and energy consumption has been on the upsurge of late. The only solution to help curb energy demand is to upgrade energy-saving technologies, and use energy and its resources more effectively, he said at the briefing following the G8 session of energy ministers.

Europe satisfied with Gazprom's winter gas supplies
(16/03/06)

French Industry Minister Francois Loos said Russia's natural gas accounted for 25% of France's imports. "We have no reasons to distrust Gazprom," he said adding that the diversification of supplies was an important aspect of energy security.

G8 energy ministers’ meeting sets nuclear energy as only option for industrialized states - Khristenko
(16/03/06)

“The session has come to a conclusion that for some leading economies, nuclear energy will inevitably be part of the future,” he said.

Safe nuclear power supply strategy to be prepared for G8 summit
(16/03/06)

Viktor Khristenko said after a meeting of G8 energy ministers that initiatives proposed by Russia, the U.S. and France were being currently discussed.

Japan to focus on energy saving at G8 energy ministers’ meeting
(16/03/06)

Japan can contribute to energy saving and technological development in such areas as clean coal burning, Sugiyama said. He said he hoped the G8 ministerial meeting would have these topics on the agenda

Vladimir Putin meets G8 energy ministers
(16/03/06)

"Our joint efforts should include serious attention to the reliable and affordable provision of energy services to developing countries," Putin told G8 energy ministers in the Kremlin.

Opening address by Viktor Khristenko, Russia’s Minister of Industry and Energy, at the meeting of the G8 Energy Ministers
(16/03/06)

We must come up with effective instruments and mechanisms to overcome the main present energy challenges and threats like continual and sometimes economically unjustified growth of energy prices, any power failures, energy poverty, environmental impact, and others. Our ultimate goal should be a sustainable global market not sensitive to shocks stemming from rivalry for energy.

G8 to continue burning hydrocarbons, but more efficiently
(16/03/06)

The Group of Eight industrialized nations will not be able to give up mineral fuel as their main source of energy in the foreseeable future, but will work to improve the efficiency of its use and reliability of supplies.

G8 Energy Ministerial Meeting,15-16 March 2006, Moscow, Russia
(16/03/06)

A significant reduction of the gap in energy supply between developed and undersupplied less-developed countries is a major aspect of global energy security.

Vladimir Putin's speech at Meeting with the G8 Energy Ministers
(16/03/06)

The G8 is constantly addressing the problems of the developing countries and in this respect we must also address development problems regarding energy security and energy policy. Of course, energy alone is not enough to solve the poverty problem, but at the same time, insufficient energy resources are a serious obstacle to economic growth and their non-rational use can lead to environmental disasters that go far beyond the local scale and have consequences for the entire world.

Energy minister calls for broader energy cooperation at G8 meet
(16/03/06)

Khristenko said fossil-fuel demand now exceeds supplies, mainly due to disproportionate global distribution of production and consumption, as well as to underdeveloped transportation infrastructure and the rise of emerging markets with huge appetites for energy.

Favorable climate, sensible policy crucial for energy investment - Khristenko
(16/03/06)

"Securing sufficient investment in the development of the global energy sector is only possible in a favorable investment climate and given political stability in countries that produce and consume energy resources, as well as in transit states," Viktor Khristenko said in opening remarks to a meeting of G8 energy ministers in Moscow.

High oil prices affect poor countries, world economy - minister
(16/03/06)

Opening a meeting of G8 energy ministers in Moscow, Viktor Khristenko said: "The price situation is not very favorable [on global markets] at the moment, as high oil prices have sent prices for other energy resources and some other products up."

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