In the latest in a series of explosive reports on Israel's covert hostilities against Iran, one vigorously denied by both the Israeli government and Baku, Foreign Policy magazine has quoted anonymous US officials saying that Israel has secured access to airbases on Iran's northern border through its well-nurtured defence alliance with Azerbaijan.

• Date: 29.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan discussed a wide range of bilateral issues during the foreign ministries' consultations, held in Ashgabat, the embassy of Turkmenistan in Azerbaijan said on Thursday.

• Date: 29.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

A guard of honor was lined up for the Kyrgyz President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries.

• Date: 29.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from news.az

Sweden will expand its diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan, Ambassador of Sweden Mikael Eriksson said on Wednesday. Eriksson said the opening of the Sweden Embassy in Azerbaijan, most likely, will take place in autumn 2012.

• Date: 28.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 28.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from pda.trend.az

Tajikistan aims to secure natural gas supplies from Turkmenistan to avert a worsening fuel shortage as its traditional supplier prepares to stop pumping from next week, a high-ranking Tajik government representative told Reuters on Wednesday.

• Date: 28.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Kazakhstan's ambassador to Belarus says state-affiliated Kazakh oil firms are interested in obtaining ownership stakes in Belarusian oil refineries.

• Date: 28.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

The agreement at a regional conference in the Tajik capital Dushanbe underlines how close ties are between Iran, the United States' arch-foe, and Central Asia.

• Date: 27.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from telegraph.co.uk

The presidents of the United States, Russia, and Kazakhstan have hailed the success of a project to clean up a huge Soviet-era nuclear test site in Semey, formerly known as Semipalatinsk, in Kazakhstan.

• Date: 27.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org