Vitali Lukyanchenko, Premier Azarov’s press secretary, said if Russia stops using Ukraine pipelines for pumping its gas, Ukraine will use them to pump gas from Azerbaijan and Central Asia to Europe.

• February 25, 2012

Azerbaijani servicemen will participate in the event on effective crisis management in realizing of terror activities in Istanbul, Turkey on Monday.

• February 25, 2012

Iran has warned Israel against mounting an attack on its nuclear facilities amid rising international tension over its uranium enrichment programme.

• February 25, 2012

According to the mayor of Kazakhstan's Aktobe region, Arkhimed Muhambatov, the Aktobe region enjoys trade relations with 106 countries. He is now seeking to expand on business relations with Azerbaijan for the supply of fruits and vegetables into the region which will then be supplied to wider country.

• February 24, 2012

Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaev arrives in Moscow today on a three-day working visit. Strengthening ties, especially in business, is expected to top the agenda during the Kyrgyz leader's visit.

• February 24, 2012

Russia threw its weight behind ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday, urging the United States and the European Union not to introduce new economic sanctions against Minsk over human rights concerns.

• February 24, 2012

Minister for Europe David Lidington has updated Parliament on the UK's plans to engage with the Central Asian countries, 20 years on from their independence from the Soviet Union.

• February 23, 2012

During a visit to Tashkent earlier this week, Transport Minister Aivis Ronis urged Uzbek authorities to make more use of Latvian ports and logistics infrastructure services, including investments into these areas, and to expand the cooperation with Latvia by securing freight flows to and from Afghanistan, the Transport Ministry informed Nozare.lv.

• February 23, 2012