The conference is organized by the Turkmen government, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IOC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Forum initiator, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow made an introductory speech on Friday. He proposed to hold the conference at the 66th session of the UN General Assembly.

• Date: 12.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 12.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from interfax-religion.com

Kazakhstan will provide all needed support to the economical reforms in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakh Prime-Minister Karim Masimov said at a meeting with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atmbayev on Friday, Kyrgyz President's press-service reported.

• Date: 11.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 11.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from pda.trend.az

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, national TV channel Miras said on Friday.

• Date: 11.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 11.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

Kyrgyzstan and China discussed the implementation of joint projects at the meeting of Kyrgyz Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov and Chinese ambassador to the country Wang Kaiwen, KyrTAG reported.

• Date: 11.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 11.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will skip a planned visit to the United States this month for a key global summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the Kremlin confirmed Thursday, as he faced pressure from protests and opposition criticism at home.

• Date: 10.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

The process of joining customs union may take an accelerated pace, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said during the visit of the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev in Astana, Novosti-Kazakhstan agency says.

• Date: 10.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from pda.trend.az

Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov and Turkmen President Gyrbanguly Berdymukhamedov have discussed bilateral relations during Kazykhanov's visit to Ashgabat.

• Date: 10.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

Lithuania's government gave its final approval to several plans aimed at reducing its dependency on Russian energy sources on Wednesday, including a new nuclear power plant which it said could cost up to 7 billion euros ($9.10 billion).

• Date: 09.05.2012  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2012  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com