A group of European ambassadors in Dushanbe visited Tajikistan's eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan, the scene of a recent bloody military operation.

• Date: 18.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org

Russia criticised the European Union on Wednesday for imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and called for a fresh round of talks between world powers and Tehran as soon as possible.

• Date: 18.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from thestar.com.my

Kazakhstan has announced the signing of a new regional agreement on the transit of goods. Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Serik Primbetov has stated that Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey are preparing an agreement on the transit of goods by rail via the being built route of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars.

• Date: 17.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2012  |  Energy  |  from abc.az

General William M. Fraser III, current Commander of United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), arrived in Turkmenistan for consultations, the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan reported.

• Date: 17.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed on Wednesday to closely cooperate on North Korean nuclear issues, foreign ministry officials here said.

• Date: 17.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2012  |  Energy  |  from koreatimes.co.kr

Two North Korean government officials told a top U.S. official dealing with North Korea that the hermitic Stalinist state would not continue on its path to denuclearization, as promised in 2005, until the United States ends what it sees as America's hostile policy to the DPRK.

• Date: 16.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 16.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from foreignpolicy.com

Kyrgyzstan is interested in developing cooperation with Azerbaijan in bilateral and regional formats, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdildaev said at a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku, the Foreign Ministry said today.

• Date: 15.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

European Union governments plan to ratchet up sanctions pressure against Iran over its nuclear programme on Monday, approving new measures against Tehran’s banking sector, industry and shipping.

• Date: 15.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2012  |  Energy  |  from forward.com