Panetta meeting Israeli officials amid Iran nuclear tensions
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta met his Israeli counterpart on Wednesday just days after presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited Jerusalem and pledged to support any measures to keep Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan discuss cooperation prospects
Uzbek Foreign Minister has held talks with Turkmen Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Shiri Shiriyev today, the Foreign Ministry said.
Lithuania and Austria to carry out EU twinning tourism projects in Azerbaijan
On July 27, the Delegation of the European Commission in Baku announced that the European Union twinning project Strengthening the Capacity of the Department of Tourism in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan was to be implemented by the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy together with Austrian partners, reported BC Lithuania's MFA.
From Iran to China, Romney's comments in Israel earn him international criticism
Adding to the already loud din of criticism of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after he said Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, China today said Mr. Romney’s “hawkish remarks” could spark conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Turkmenistan, Russia to discuss economic cooperation
Turkmenistan and Russia will discuss iissues of economic cooperation during the sixth meeting of the Turkmen-Russian intergovernmental commission, to be held in Moscow on July 30-31, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.
Tajik president to visit Turkmenistan
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan in the second half of August, the Turkmen government said today. The issues of preparing the visit were raised at the government meeting.
Iran's FM expects to hold more nuclear talks
Iran expects to hold more talks with world powers on its nuclear program following an inconclusive round of negotiations in Istanbul earlier this month, its foreign minister said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.
Kazakh president, UK PM discuss bilateral relations
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed state and prospects of bilateral relations in London, Kazakh Presidential press-service reported.
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