Following the meeting, which discussed the regional ties and projects, the statement was passed in Nakhchivan.
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov expressed confidence that this meeting will prepare the ground for further cooperation between the three countries.

• March 10, 2012

Iran is likely to reject the offer to replace uranium enrichment with nuclear fuel, as it already produces it, according to a report in an Iranian newspaper quoting officials in the country’s nuclear agency.

• March 10, 2012

“The trilateral meeting of Azerbaijani, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers in Nakhchivan is significant both from regional and international standpoint”, said Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mahammadbaghir Bahrami, APA reports. He underlined the importance of the meeting in Nakhchivan.

• March 9, 2012

Members of several environmental organizations gathered in Bulgaria's capital Sofia for a silent protest to mark the upcoming first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

• March 9, 2012

India's government has revoked the visa of a Japanese anti-nuclear activist who was scheduled to visit during the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.  Nuclear energy opponents say the move fits a pattern of seeking to stifle criticism of India's rapid push toward nuclear power.

• March 9, 2012

by Naim Ameur
Expert on political transition in Tunisia and the Maghreb

One year after the Jasmine Revolution of January 14, 2011, Tunisia has successfully advanced in its democratic transition and political reform process. The election of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) held on October 23, 2011 was well organised, and for the first time in history, it was fair. Al-Nahdha (which means “renaissance” in Arabic), a moderate Islamic party, won 41 per cent of the NCA seats. READ MORE

• March 8, 2012

A group of six world powers has called on Iran to enter talks on its controversial nuclear program without preconditions.

• March 7, 2012

Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in a telephone conversation on Tuesday.

• March 6, 2012