Iran's foreign minister said İstanbul remains an acceptable location for talks with world powers over Tehran's nuclear program, but noted Wednesday that his country has proposed other venues - such as Iraq or China - for the negotiations scheduled to start next week.

• April 4, 2012

The Tajik Embassy in Russia has issued a statement that claims Uzbekistan has imposed a transport and energy blockade that jeopardizes the Tajik economy, Fergana news agency reported on Tuesday.

• April 3, 2012

Russia on Tuesday will send emergency humanitarian aid worth in excess of 100 million roubles to Tajikistan that has been affected by a natural calamity. The humanitarian supplies will be delivered on cargo aircraft of the RF Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) in an operation that will end on April 5, the republic government’s sources told Itar-Tass.

• April 3, 2012

Representatives of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan have held a video conference to discuss personnel training in combating money laundering and financing of terrorism, BelTA learnt from the press service of the State Control Committee of Belarus.

• April 3, 2012

Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Marcoullis departs for Moscow Sunday and will then travel to Kazakhstan, Armenia and Uzbekistan for working visits, between 2 and 6 April.

• March 31, 2012

General James Mattis, the head of U.S. Central Command, on Saturday held talks with Takjik President Emomali Rakhmon as Washington seeks continued support for its military operation in next-door Afghanistan.

• March 31, 2012

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to start preparing emergency aid for Tajikistan to help tackle the aftermath of an unusually cold and long winter.

• March 31, 2012

A guard of honor was lined up for the Kyrgyz President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries.

• March 29, 2012