Azerbaijani ambassador to U.S. Elin Suleymanov has held several meetings with Illinois officials during his visit to Illinois, U.S, the Azerbaijani embassy to the U.S told Trend.

• October 25, 2012

Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics during October 1-15th 2012
By John VanPool, EGF Turkey and Black Sea Regional Analyst
Key Points:

• Syria and Turkey exchange artillery fire throughout October, and a Syrian airliner thought to be carrying Russian military equipment is forced to land in Turkey.
• The plane incident could have implications for Turkey’s vital Russian gas supplies, if the relationship between the two countries deteriorates.
• PKK violence continues unabated as the underlying issues facing Turkey’s Kurdish population are ignored for short-term solutions.

• October 25, 2012

India and Russia have put off their high-level engagement planned for November 1 by almost two months in order to reach an agreement on some contentious military and civil issues.

• October 23, 2012

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili participates in the "International Energy Forum - 2012 for the world's leaders," which is being held in the UAE.

• October 23, 2012

Australia reversing a decades-long ban on uranium mining has cheered the industry in India and is set to provide a fresh fillip to relations between the two countries.

• October 23, 2012

A balanced regional policy to provide Georgia with the function to unite Caucasian interest is contained in the government programme entitled 'For a strong, democratic, united Georgia'.

• October 23, 2012

Russian lawmakers are denouncing a proposal by the European Parliament that all EU member states impose travel and financial restrictions on Russian officials implicated in the death of Sergei Magnitsky.

• October 23, 2012

President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus met in his residence President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

• October 23, 2012