The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, at the 14th Central Asia Media Conference which opened today in Ashgabat, called upon the authorities in Central Asia to ensure that the Internet is a free and open space and to guarantee freedom of the media and expression online, the organization reported on Thursday.

• Date: 05.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 05.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

“Exclusive Interview” from the “Economic Review” magazine:Mr. Saroj Kumar Jha, newly appointed World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia.

– Taken your office you visited all countries of the region. What are your impressions?

• Date: 04.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from worldbank.org

Iranian and international technical experts have exchanged details on proposals to end the standoff over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program and a new meeting will be set soon, the European Union said Wednesday.

• Date: 04.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.07.2012  |  Energy  |  from kob.com

Russia on Wednesday denied holding talks with the United States about offering Syrian President Bashar al-Assad exile as a way out of 16 months of bloodshed that has claimed more than 16,500 lives.

• Date: 04.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from france24.com

The ministerial agreement on Syria brokered by U.N.-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan on Saturday marked a shift in the positions of China and Russia, which have been at loggerheads with Western powers, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

• Date: 03.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 03.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

The Russian Defense Ministry will not allocate funds for the 201st Russian military base (RMB) in Tajikistan, head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Nikolai Makarov said, Avesta.Tj reported with reference to Russian media.

• Date: 03.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 03.07.2012  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with Indian Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna in Dushanbe on Tuesday, Avesta.tj reported.

• Date: 03.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 03.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

NATO highly appreciates Azerbaijan's contribution to Afghanistan, Romanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, coordinating cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO, Daniel Christian Ciobanu, told journalists on Monday.

• Date: 02.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from today.az