Sunday, May 1, 2016,  While Russia is doing its best to deny the impact of sanctions imposed against Moscow by Western countries on its policies, and go on with its former domestic, and especially foreign, policies, it seems that the effect of sanctions on Russia has led to deterioration of the country’s economic situation and people’...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari announced on Monday that the first phase of a contract with Russia on the sale of S-300 air defense missile system to Iran has been completed. The first phase of the contract has run its course, Jaberi Ansari said at his weekly press briefing in Tehran on Monday, expressing the hope that all ...

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in the Iranian capital on Monday on an official visit, during which dozens of MoUs and cooperation documents are scheduled to be signed. Nazarbayev, who is heading a high-ranking delegation, was welcomed by his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani here in Tehran.He is visiting the country to strengthen ...

On 8 April ,2016, Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Akorda press service informs.The presidents discussed the topical issues of bilateral and regional cooperation, including the oncoming meeting of the EEU heads of state scheduled for May in Astana.The parties exchanged views on the Nagorno-...

On April 8, 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov taking part in the following meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov. During the conversation, the sides exchanged views on ...

On 9 April 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov received the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia of the United States of America Daniel N. Rosenblum paying a visit to Uzbekistan. During the meeting the sides discussed the state and prospects of bilateral relations, including the results of the ...

On 8 April 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Riaz Hussain Bukhari. The sides discussed current state and perspective of developing bilateral cooperation. The sides considered practical aspects of upcoming joint events ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hopes to overcome by 2020 the challenges of building a $10-billion gas pipeline through Afghanistan's most violent areas, by making sure it benefits Afghan contractors and communities, a bank official told Reuters. Shareholders of the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) project agreed on Thursday to ...

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – On Thursday April 7, Mr. Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament), received Ms. Elisabeth I. Millard, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, at the latter’s request, an official source at the Majlisi Milli told Asia-Plus in an interview.In the course ...

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2016, 2016, Asia-Plus – An air route between the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, and the Pakistani city of Lahore will be launched on May 7.Pakistani Ambassador to Tajikistan Tareeq Iqbal Soomro stated this on April 8 while addressing a ceremony of an official opening of Made in Pakistan Exhibition in Dushanbe.The air route will promote ...

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – A two-way trade between Tajikistan and Pakistan is planned to reach US$500 million in the coming years.“Interaction between the leaders of our countries paved the way for further expansion of bilateral cooperation and they hope that trade volume between the two countries will reach US$500 million in ...

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 8, President Emomali Rahmon held a joint meeting of the government and the organizing committee for celebration of the 25th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, according to the Tajik president’s official website.Heads of relevant ministries and agencies reported on the process ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to exercise restraint in dealing with the current conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, saying Tehran wants peace and stability restored to the region.Rouhani called on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to do all they can to ensure the implementation of ...

Senior officials from Iran and Turkey called for stronger cooperation in a range of fields, with both urging the expansion of economic relations via facilitated trade and joint investment. Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi, who is in Ankara for a session of Iran-Turkey Economic Cooperation Joint Commission, ...

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev plans to pay an official visit to Iran’s capital of Tehran in coming days in a bid to meet high-ranking Iranian officials. The two-day visit will take place at the invitation of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.The Kazakh president will be in Tehran on April 11 to discuss ways to improve mutual ...

Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei said the two countries have firm resolve to develop their mutual cooperation, particularly in the field of science, and good news are expected to be released on Tehran-Moscow bilateral ties in coming weeks. Addressing a conference held in a university in St. Petersburg titled as 'Russia and Iran: Dialog of ...

The Republic of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev called for further efforts to boost Tehran-Baku cooperation in the area of tourism. Aliyev paid an official visit to Iran’s pavilion at Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) in Baku on Friday and praised the Islamic Republic’s tourism attractions and capacities....

Hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan have reportedly flared up overnight, with reports of gun and mortar fire coming from the border. Both Azeri and Armenian defense ministries accused each other of provoking the escalation. Azerbaijan said on Saturday Armenian troops opened fire 127 times over 24 hours along the border. They were using mortars ...

As announced earlier by Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry press service, President Nursultan Nazarbayev this week will take part in the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC. The fourth summit of heads of state, prime ministers and heads of nuclear security organisations aims at revitalising the activities of the existing multilateral structures to ...

Nursultan Nazarbayev addressed the Opening Plenary Session of the Nuclear Security Summit 2016 in Washington on Friday, the president's press service reports.In his remarks at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center President Nazarbayev emphasized that Kazakhstan is among the world's top 20 countries in terms of high level of security of nuclear ...