Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Ebulfaz Garayev met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai.

• Date: 04.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 04.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from apa.az

Turkmen Balkan freighter with capacity of 3.500 tons renovated in the Volga-Caspian shipyard in Astrakhan was returned to Turkmenbashi port, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper said.

• Date: 02.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 02.02.2013  |  External Relations  |  from oananews.org

The controversy over Iran’s nuclear program seems unending as Tehran remains adamant to go ahead with the program. In the latest development, the UN nuclear agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has told member nations that Iran is planning to upgrade and speed up its nuclear program.

• Date: 01.02.2013  |  Published on EGF: 01.02.2013  |  Energy  |  from allvoices.com

RUSSIA has warned that any Israeli air strike against Syria would be "unacceptable" after the Damascus regime said a military research centre had been attacked by Israeli fighter jets.

• Date: 31.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 31.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from theaustralian.com.au

MEMBERS of Syria's Turkmen minority have joined forces with rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime in a struggle they say is for democracy and revenge for years of oppression.

• Date: 31.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 31.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from heraldsun.com.au

Iran has imported 4 billion bcm of gas from Turkmenistan since March 19, 2012, Deputy Oil Minister Javad Owji said, Mehr reported.

• Date: 30.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Cyprus' president said Wednesday that Russia is ready to join the European Union in putting together a rescue package for the heavily indebted country.

Dimitris Christofias said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin assured him of Moscow's readiness to "extend a helping hand" to Cyprus in a telephone conversation the previous day.

• Date: 30.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from news.yahoo.com

Moscow and Astana have signed a deal to establish a regional defense system, which will also include missile defense.
The document was signed on Wednesday during a meeting between Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is paying an official visit to Astana, the Kazakh capital.

• Date: 30.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from rt.com