Britain began pulling its diplomats out of Iran on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed and ransacked its embassy and residential compound in the capital Tehran.

• Date: 30.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from ft.com

APA-ECONOMICS. Until 2025, SOCAR intends to invest $15 bln in Turkey, head of SOCAR Investments Department Vagif Aliyev said, APA reports citing Turkish media.

• Date: 30.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from apa.az

Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Asian and Pacific Security Affairs discussed future cooperation on Wednesday, Kazakh Defense Minister reported.

• Date: 30.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

A senior U.S. official has dismissed Iran's threats against NATO missile defense installations in Turkey ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the key U.S. ally and linchpin of NATO's southern flank.

• Date: 29.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from denverpost.com

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov and Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia Olivier Descamps discussed future cooperation, the Prime Minister's press service reported.

• Date: 29.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The decision by Iran's parliament to expel the British Ambassador to Tehran demonstrates what the Iranian government really thinks about diplomacy – that it is a complete waste of time.

• Date: 28.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from silobreaker.com

Russia is sending a flotilla of warships to its naval base in Syria in a show of force which suggests Moscow is willing to defend its interests in the strife-torn country as international pressure mounts on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

• Date: 28.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from jpost.com

Over 100 Peace Corps volunteers have been pulled out of Kazakhstan, the BBC reported.

• Date: 28.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from globalpost.com