Medvedev visit to focus on gas supplies

In a further sign of Russia’s determination to dominate energy resources from the Caspian Sea region, Dmitry Medvedev, the new president, travelled to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, 3-5 July 2008 for talks expected to focus on natural gas supplies. The EU is trying to secure energy supplies from the nations of the Caspian Sea to reduce reliance on Russian supplies