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30 April 2010 [13:53]

US welcomes Turkey's offer to host next Muslim summit

U.S. president was pleased with Turkish premier's offer to host the next Entrepreneurship Summit.
30 April 2010 [12:37]

Armenia urges PACE to recognize the far-fetched "Armenian genocide"

The Armenian delegation to PACE has circulated a written draft of the statement.
30 April 2010 [09:10]

Iran sells agricultural vehicles to Nagorno-Karabakh separatists?

Iran-based Mehr news agency has indicated Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region as an Armenian province.
28 April 2010 [14:31]

Military servicemen killed in Turkey

Last night, the Turkish army's sergeant and soldiers were killed in a shootout in the south-eastern Turkish province of Hakkari. The two more soldiers wounded in the incident.
28 April 2010 [13:42]

Hillary Clinton: "The U.S. will seek to apply new tougher sanctions on Iran"

On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the United States will seek to apply new tougher sanctions on Iran.
27 April 2010 [15:57]

Armenia welcomes Iran's offer to help resolve Karabakh conflict

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbadian welcomed Iran’s offer to help resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
27 April 2010 [10:04]

Turkish reactions to Obama speech not conflicting

Davutoglu said his reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama's April 24 speech on incidents of 1915, did not contradict Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks.
26 April 2010 [14:05]

Erdogan sends a letter to Obama with Turkish entrepreneurs

The Summit on Entrepreneurship will bring together more than 275 participants from over 50 countries around the world.
26 April 2010 [13:47]

Turkey and Iran negotiate to search for natural gas

Iran and Turkey had signed a memorandum of understanding on the marketing of Iranian natural gas to Europe via Turkey, in July 2007.
23 April 2010 [11:30]

Armenian President announced final decision on Armenia-Turkey protocols

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced his long-awaited decision on the Armenia-Turkey protocols in his televised speech on April 22.
22 April 2010 [17:24]

Turkish PM explained why Armenian ruling party wants to suspend protocol ratification

Turkey's prime minister said his country was committed to peace protocols with Armenia.
22 April 2010 [12:34]

First congress of CIS teachers due in Kazakhstan

The first congress of CIS teachers will take place in Kazakh capital Astana.
22 April 2010 [12:15]

Georgia Foreign Ministry offered its condolences over fatal bus crash in Azerbaijan

Georgia Foreign Ministry offered Azerbaijan its condolences over fatal bus crash in a statement issued on April 21.
21 April 2010 [13:07]

Iran, Turkey call for nuclear-free world

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Ankara supports Iran's call for total nuclear disarmament.
20 April 2010 [12:56]

Scotland hosts international conference on Caucasus

Scotland's well-know St Andrews University held the conference on Caucasus, the Azerbaijani embassy in London reported.
20 April 2010 [12:19]

Miners start strike in Georgia

19 April 2010 [17:25]

Turkey's energy minister attacked during funeral

An assailant attacked Turkey's energy minister during a funeral in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri on Monday.
19 April 2010 [16:13]

Turkey's PM says referendum on presidential system may be in 2011

Erdogan said that a referendum might take place in 2011 in Turkey about the establishment of a presidential system.
18 April 2010 [10:30]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "orders" on U.S. to withdraw its troops

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denounced the continued presence of U.S. troops in the Gulf region and Afghanistan.
16 April 2010 [10:08]

Ankara University to launch Armenian language courses

The University of Ankara announced it will launch an Armenian language course by the end of 2010.