Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received the delegation headed by Sudan's Presidential Assistant Nafi Ali Nafi, the Azerbaijani foreign ministry said today.

• Date: 23.11.2012  |  Published on EGF: 23.11.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Iraq has scrapped an arms deal worth 4.2 billion dollars with Russia a month after it was struck, an Iraqi lawmaker said in remarks published on Saturday, dpa reported.

• Date: 10.11.2012  |  Published on EGF: 10.11.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

An agreement on cooperation in the military sphere was signed between the defense ministries of Azerbaijan and Italy. The document was signed during Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev's visit to Italy, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

• Date: 07.11.2012  |  Published on EGF: 07.11.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

LPG exports strangled though EU ban applies to natural gas; sanctions likely to add to rising Europe heating oil bills.

• Date: 31.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 31.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from jpost.com

Several Azerbaijani officials will visit Italy by late 2012. The two countries are expected to hold events in economy and culture, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy Vagif Sadikhov told media today.

• Date: 31.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 31.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The new government of Georgia formed by billionaire Boris (Bidzina) Ivanishvili, no longer sees Azerbaijan as the only energy partner. Former defender of "Milan” (A.C.Milan), and now the Minister of Energy of Georgia Tamar (Kakha) Kaladze has stated that since January "we" certainly need electricity imports from Russia. "We’re ready to cooperate on the subject with Inter RAO EES. We’re ready to meet and continue negotiations to have normal relations," Kaladze said.

• Date: 31.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 31.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from abc.az

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allocated $135 million to Iran to resolve environmental problems with shoaling Lake Urmia, Iran's Environment Protection Organisation director Mohammad Javad Mohammadizadeh said today.

• Date: 30.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 30.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Iran will probably host a meeting between the warring sides in Syria, a top Iranian diplomat said on Monday, MNA reported.

• Date: 30.10.2012  |  Published on EGF: 30.10.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az