The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, at the 14th Central Asia Media Conference which opened today in Ashgabat, called upon the authorities in Central Asia to ensure that the Internet is a free and open space and to guarantee freedom of the media and expression online, the organization reported on Thursday.

• Date: 05.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 05.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

“Exclusive Interview” from the “Economic Review” magazine:Mr. Saroj Kumar Jha, newly appointed World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia.

– Taken your office you visited all countries of the region. What are your impressions?

• Date: 04.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from worldbank.org

Iranian and international technical experts have exchanged details on proposals to end the standoff over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program and a new meeting will be set soon, the European Union said Wednesday.

• Date: 04.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.07.2012  |  Energy  |  from kob.com

The Russian Defense Ministry will not allocate funds for the 201st Russian military base (RMB) in Tajikistan, head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Nikolai Makarov said, Avesta.Tj reported with reference to Russian media.

• Date: 03.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 03.07.2012  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

NATO highly appreciates Azerbaijan's contribution to Afghanistan, Romanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, coordinating cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO, Daniel Christian Ciobanu, told journalists on Monday.

• Date: 02.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from today.az

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has invited Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov to visit Turkey, the Turkmen government said on Monday.
It was said during a telephone conversation between the two heads of states.

• Date: 02.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Acting Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan Kakageldi Abdyllayev announced Turkmenistan's official position on the disputed oil fields in the Caspian Sea in an interview with state agency Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary (TDH) on Friday evening.

• Date: 30.06.2012  |  Published on EGF: 30.06.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The negotiations on cooperation between Nabucco West and Trans Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) will be started this summer, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH Managing Director, Reinhard Mitschek said during a conference call on Friday.

• Date: 29.06.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.06.2012  |  Energy  |  from trend.az