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World Press on Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus (January 31, 2012)

The Washington Post reported that India has joined China in saying it will not cut back on oil imports from Iran, despite stiff new U.S. and European sanctions designed to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program. “It is not possible for India to take any decision to reduce the import from Iran drastically because, after all, the countries which can provide the requirement of the emerging economy, Iran is an important country among them,” India’s finance minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters Sunday in Chicago.

Exam for allies

Exam for allies

Could Ankara and Baku develop a common strategy of behavior?

Borders between Turkey and Armenia to be closed until Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is resolved - Volcan Bozkyr

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received a delegation from Turkey headed by the head of the International Relations Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Volkan Bozkyr.The guest noted that Azerbaijani-Turkish relations are at a high level, and spoke about his impressions of the dynamic development of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.Bozkyr also congratulated Azerbaijan on the recent election of Azerbaijan as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Richard Kirakosyan: “Today Russia, the US and Europe expect actions from Ankara, not Yerevan”

Richard Kirakosyan: “Today Russia, the US and Europe expect actions from Ankara, not Yerevan”

 Richard Kirakosyan, the head of the Regional Research Center, tells VK about the prospects for the Armenian-Turkish process and the role of the US and Russia in it. - Armenian-Turkish relations are at the focus of international attention now, but there are very few who are ready to comment on the prospects for rapprochement between the two countries. Do you think Armenia is pre-disposed to it?

Bakhruz Abdolvand: Turkish society will be turning to Islam more and more

Bakhruz Abdolvand: Turkish society will be turning to Islam more and more

 Expert on the countries of the Caspian region and Central Asia, Doctor of the Free University of Berlin, Bakhruz Abdolvand, has given an expanded interview to the head of the VK European bureau, Orkhan Sattarov. We publish the second part of the interview devoted the policies of Turkey and Iran concerning their neighbouring countries.

French President on visit to South Caucasus

French President on visit to South Caucasus

Today, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been visiting the countries of the South Caucasus. Sarkozy first visited Yerevan, then Baku, from where he went to Tbilisi.

Mehriban Aliyeva receives reward for service to Turkic world

Mehriban Aliyeva receives reward for service to Turkic world

Mehriban Aliyeva, the First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Fund and Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO, has received an award "Service to Turkic World", from writers and arts figures of the Turkic world (TURKSAW).

Sochi waits for Karabakh

Sochi waits for Karabakh

Russia is making fresh efforts in the process of settling the Armenian Azerbaijani conflict.

Turkish and Armenian FMs to meet in Munich next week

Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward Nalbandian will discuss Turkish-Armenian protocols during a meeting in Munich next week, Trend reports. Previously, Davutoglu held a meeting with his Armenian counterpart on January, 28.

Armenians consider Russia to be guarantor of security

Russia is the most significant country for Armenians, according to apoll by the social organization European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA)carried out in Armenia on October 15-18, RIA Novosti reports.1,210 people were questioned. 80% said that they trust Russia, 42% ofthe respondents say that they trust France.Russia is considered the main guarantor of security in Armenia andNagorno-Karabakh. 85% of the population believes that Russia plays thekey role in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.