Anakhanum Hidayatova-APA. Azerbaijani ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Arif Aliyev has finished his diplomatic mission in this country.

• August 2, 2012

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta met his Israeli counterpart on Wednesday just days after presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited Jerusalem and pledged to support any measures to keep Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.

• August 1, 2012

Chairman of Turkmen Parliament Akja Nurberdieva received credentials of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic in Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Juan Carlos Kreklera, the national TV channel Altin Asir reported on Wednesday.

• August 1, 2012

Adding to the already loud din of criticism of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after he said Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, China today said Mr. Romney’s “hawkish remarks” could spark conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

• July 31, 2012

On July 27, the Delegation of the European Commission in Baku announced that the European Union twinning project Strengthening the Capacity of the Department of Tourism in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan was to be implemented by the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy together with Austrian partners, reported BC Lithuania's MFA.

• July 31, 2012

Uzbek Foreign Minister has held talks with Turkmen Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Shiri Shiriyev today, the Foreign Ministry said.

• July 31, 2012

Iran expects to hold more talks with world powers on its nuclear program following an inconclusive round of negotiations in Istanbul earlier this month, its foreign minister said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

• July 30, 2012

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan in the second half of August, the Turkmen government said today. The issues of preparing the visit were raised at the government meeting.

• July 30, 2012