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. 
 
						Swiss president plans to visit Kazakhstan 
						 
President of the Swiss Confederation Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf will visit Kazakhstan with a big group of businessmen, the Kazakh presidential press-service said on Saturday. 
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