The situation over Iran remains complicated
Maria Zakharova: “We must not forget the unique experience of work on the Iranian nuclear program”
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Baku holds second Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council Meeting
The second meeting of the Advisory Board of the Southern Gas Corridor started in Baku today. It is attended by the delegations led by the energy ministers of Southern Gas Corridor member countries – Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, Greece, …
Caspian basin countries to discuss issues of cooperation in Turkmenistan
From March 7th to 18th, the Turkmen city of Avaza will hold a seminar 'Caspian Sea — Sustainable Development and Management'. Its goal is the further development of cooperation of the Caspian basin countries, cooperation in the …
Azerbaijan becomes most environmentally friendly country in Caucasus
The Yale and Columbia Universities have released the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranking, according to which, Azerbaijan has become the most successful state in the Caucasus (31st place). Armenia occupied the 37th position, …
Lavrov: Moscow and Ashgabat have similar positions on Caspian Sea status
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during his visit to Turkmenistan that Moscow and Ashgabat have similar positions on the legal status of the Caspian Sea. "We are in favor of the Caspian as a sea of peace …
Caspian countries discuss Convention on legal status of the sea in Turkmenistan
The capital of Turkmenistan is holding the 43rd session of the special working group on the development of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea. Ashgabat is hosting representatives of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. …
Russia retains 24th place in FIFA's rankings
Russia has retained 24th position with 895 points on the ranking list of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), published on January 7. Turkey is 21st (933 points), Iran is in 43rd position (672 points), …
Will Iranian energy resources be carried by Azerbaijani pipelines?
This weekend Tehran hosted a major international conference on the conclusion of new oil and gas contracts between Iran and foreign companies. The process of lifting the sanctions against Iran will begin in the next year, and the largest oil and …
Dagestan missile ship to represent Russia at 'Kavkaz-2016' drills
The Caspian Flotilla Dagestan missile ship will take part in the naval drills of Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan 'Kavkaz-2016' in the next year, the press service of the Southern Military District said. …
Caspian countries intend to extend use of roll-on-roll-off vessels
The 7th joint meeting of heads of sea ports heads of the Caspian states has come to an end in Sari. ''At the end of the meeting its participants signed a memorandum on the development of combined transportation with the use of …
Meeting of heads of Caspian States in Iranian port of Amirabad
The 7th departmental meeting has started its work at the Amirabad port, located in the Iranian province of Mazandaran. The event attended by heads of Caspian ports. "The Caspian Sea has great potential for the development of …
Lukashenko: CIS must start solving Nagorno-Karabakh problem
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko yurged the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to start solving the serious problems of post-Soviet area, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “The CIS must …
Kyrgyzstan to host next CIS summit
The next meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State will be held in September next year, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, CIS Executive Secretary, Sergey Lebedev said. "As President of Kyrgyzstan proposed the next sitting of …
Putin and Nazarbayev sign protocol on joint development of ‘Central’ structure
Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev, have signed a protocol on amendments to the protocol of the Russia-Kazakhstan agreement on delimitation of the northern part of the …
Baku imposes no restrictions on use of its airspace
There are no restrictions on the use of Azerbaijan's airspace, the Azerbaijan State Administration for Civil Aviation said. The ministry clarified that nearly 400-450 flights, including transit flights, are carried out through ...
Caspian countries supported extension of cooperation with Iran
A meeting of ambassadors of the Caspian states took place today between the Director of the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) Anzali Reza Masroor, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, Oceania and …
Rocket strikes on targets in Syria commanded by Vusal Miriyev
On October 7th Russian warships launched 26 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles at 11 Islamic State targets in Syria from the Caspian Sea. All the targets were successfully struck, and there were no victims among the civilian ...
Syrian crisis poses threat to stability of Central Asia and Caucasus
The conflict in the Middle East is expanding, covering new territories and increasing the number of participants.
Eid al-Adha comes into our world
Today Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the two most important festivals in the Muslim calendar. In addition to Russia, it is celebrated in Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan ...
'Caspian Five' to gather for a meeting in Moscow
The next meeting of the working group on defining the legal status of Caspian Sea is scheduled for the beginning of September and it will be held in Moscow, it was announced by the special representative of the President of Iran on the issue of …
