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28 October 2010 [15:38]

Turkish FM visits Uighur region during China visit

Ahmet Davutoglu, who has become the first Turkish foreign minister ever to visit Uighur Autonomous Region in China, toured historical sites in Kashgar city.
28 October 2010 [10:23]

Turkish Presidential Administration Secretary General: Turkish-Azerbaijani relations will develop further

Turkish-Azerbaijani relations will further develop, Secretary General of the Turkish Presidential Administration Mustafa Isen said.
27 October 2010 [11:12]

Georgia slightly declines in TI corruption index

Georgia has fallen from 66th place to 68th out of 178 countries on the Transparency International’s (TI) 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index released on October 26.
26 October 2010 [14:33]

Ambassador: Council for Strategic Cooperation to further intensify Azerbaijani-Turkish relations

Interview with Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic on the eve of October 29 - Republic Day in Turkey.
26 October 2010 [13:35]

Turkey finds eight bln tons of oil shale reserve

Mineral Research & Exploration (MTA) Directorate General of Turkey has found shale reserve for eight billion tons of oil in central Anatolia.
26 October 2010 [11:54]

Iran loads fuel into Bushehr N plant

25 October 2010 [09:45]

Iran, Armenia to finalize FTA

Iran and Armenia will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) during the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan's upcoming visit to Tehran.
21 October 2010 [14:30]

GUAM countries will approve organization's future plans within OSCE summit

Within the OSCE summit Dec.1-2 Astana will host the ministerial of GUAM countries, GUAM Secretary General Valeri Chechelashvili said.
20 October 2010 [13:35]

Phillip Gordon: Azerbaijan and Armenia should achieve reconciliation

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State has clarified the U.S. position on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
19 October 2010 [14:15]

Turkish PM to skip Greek climate summit if Netanyahu participates

Turkey's prime minister said Monday he will not attend a climate change summit in Greece on Friday if his Israeli counterpart is there, Reuters news agency reported.
19 October 2010 [10:47]

Turkey's PM to patent "RTE" brand

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made two patent applications for the trademark "RTE", his initials.
18 October 2010 [16:25]

CIS Press Club opens in Moscow

A presentation of a CIS Press Club established by the CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Foundation, took place in Moscow.
16 October 2010 [12:15]

Georgia adopts new Constitution

14 October 2010 [17:46]

Azerbaijani political scientists don't expect Baku summit to solve Caspian Sea status

Azerbaijani political scientists don't regard as real the determination of the Caspian Sea's status during Baku summit.
12 October 2010 [15:25]

Iran hopes convention on security will be adopted at Caspian littoral countries' summit in Baku

Iran hopes the convention on security to be adopted at the forthcoming summit of Caspian littoral countries in Baku.
12 October 2010 [13:25]

Iran's Army receives advanced weaponry

An Iranian general says the Army has been equipped with weapons capable of destroying fighter helicopters and armored fighting vehicles.
11 October 2010 [10:40]

Iranian Defense Minister: This process will become one of the main factors preventing the militarization of the Caspian region

Interview with Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi on the eve of his visit to Azerbaijan on Oct. 11.
08 October 2010 [10:32]

NATO chief in Turkey for talks

06 October 2010 [12:46]

Egyptian plane touches down in Tehran first after more than 30 years

The first Egyptian plane has landed in Tehran following an agreement between the two countries to resume flights after more than three decades.
05 October 2010 [17:25]

PM Erdogan says first Turkish satellite to be launched in 2012

Turkey plans to launch its first intelligence gathering satellite into space in 2012, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.