TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Oil minister said President Rouhani today will officially propose a new plan for oil and gas cooperation in the Caspian Sea to his Azerbaijani counterpart. In time with today’s visit of Azerbaijani

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Baku, February 23, AZERTAC Following a ceremony of signing documents, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani have made statements for the press. Statement by President Ilham Aliyev: -

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CASPIAN SEA ISSUES Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 19 By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend: Turkmenneft State Concern starts implementation of plans on the development of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea, Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry said. Turkmenistan’s sea resources are estimated at 12 billion tons of oil

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TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – IRISL managing director announced that for the first time in five years an Iranian container ship has left for European ports. Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Mohammad

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By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend: The UK fully supports the implementation of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project, the country’s ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore said, Turkish TGRT TV channel reported March 1. The diplomat noted that the SGC project will ensure

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By Seba Aghayeva – Trend: The implementation of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project, envisaging Azerbaijani gas supply to Europe, is vital for EU’s energy strategy, said Federica Mogherini, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy. The SGC ensures

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By Azad Hasanli - Trend: The implementation of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project gave considerable impetus to the implementation of other energy projects, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak said. He made the remarks during the second

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By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend: The US company Greenfields Petroleum for the third time has prolonged the loan agreement on the allocation of funds to develop the Bahar-Gum Deniz block of Azerbaijani oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea and

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By Aynur Karimova Turkmenistan, which ranks sixth for its natural gas reserves of 265 trillion cubic feet, has started supplying gas to its Ahal province via the recently commissioned East-West gas pipeline. Turkmen Oil and Gas and Natural

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By Gulgiz Dadashova Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, engaged in development and production of proven oil and gas reserves mainly in Azerbaijan has announced about prolonging the loan agreement stipulating funding of the development of the Bahar-Gum Deniz block of Azerbaijani

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The 4th Global Baku Forum titled 'Towards a Multipolar World' has started in Baku today. Its opening is attended by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,

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By Elchin Mehdiyev, Maksim Tsurkov - Trend: The Southern Gas Corridor project will become a new energy source for Europe, Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig Aliyev said March 11. He made the remarks during the discussion ‘The future of energy, the future of

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By Anakhanum Hidayatova – Trend: Italy supports the quick implementation of construction project of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will connect Azerbaijan through Turkey and Albania with Greece and Italy, Franco Frattini, Italy’s ex-foreign minister, told reporters March 10 in

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On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

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Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms. President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

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A meeting of the delegations led by chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev, Deputy Director of the Russian Federation’s Federal Security Service, head of the Border Service Vladimir Kulishov

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Trend: The terror attacks on Turkey will have no effect, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, while making the statement for the media, following the fifth meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, March 15. “First of all, on behalf

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By Gulgiz Dadashova Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, engaged in development and production of proven oil and gas reserves mainly in Azerbaijan, has inked a deal to purchase a 66-percent stake in the Bahar Energy Limited Operating Company, a source in the country’s

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By Aynur Karimova Amid the global economic crisis, sharp drop in crude prices, political chaos and bloodshed in the Middle East, as well as increased threat of terrorism, cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey gains much more importance. From this angle, Azerbaijani President

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced the country’s new defense strategy, which is designed to counter “aggression from Russia.” KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed the country’s new defense concept that reflects the highest

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President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev met at the fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council, where Erdoğan announced that the works for the construction of the TANAP are progressing as planned The fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council

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By Aygun Badalova - Trend: Construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will not only contribute to energy security, but also will increase competitiveness, boost job creation and growth, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice-president for Energy Union, said in an

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By Prof. Dr. Rovshan Ibrahimov* Dr. Vassilios Sitaras recently published a policy brief for CCEE titled “Transporting Gas Across the Caspian: A New Option”, proposing an alternative method for delivering natural gas from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and

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By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: During the meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proposed to thoroughly study the possibilities of implementing joint energy projects, said the message

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Iran invited to Doha oil freeze talks Qatar’s media said on Wednesday that the country has invited Iran to join talks over implementing a proposed oil production freeze to help stabilize prices. Qatar’s Ministry of Energy and Industry has

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Nowadays, a variety of means are being used in order to implement and extend the “controlled chaos” in the national economies and societies in the geopolitical struggle. The actor, who is using the tool, is maintaining the “controlled chaos” within

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The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a part of the Azerbaijan-initiated giant Southern Gas Corridor, is not just a major investment for Greece, but also a significant geopolitical tool for this country. Such a remark was made by TAP's country Manager for Greece, Rikard

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Trend: Political support for third countries often becomes unaffordable for regional powers during economic difficulties. Perhaps, in “peacetime” Iran and Russia considered the idea to include Armenia at least in some regional infrastructure projects, including transport, but today the main issue on

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ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran. Over the weekend, media

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Energetic Engagement: Russia Ready to Assist Iran in Power Plant Projects Russia is ready and willing to contribute to the development of Iran's major energy projects, according to Vyacheslav Leonov, press secretary of Russia's state-run energy holding Inter RAO-Export. In an

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Iranian ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said that Russian-Iranian regional and bilateral cooperation has been expanding in the past two years. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Tehran and Moscow could implement a large number of economic and industrial projects this year, Iranian ambassador

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Azerbaijan’s Southern Gas Corridor project, aimed to bring gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe, will start operating in two-three years due to support from the US government, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated on Wednesday in joint remarks

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Trend: President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and head of the Russian company ARETI Igor Makarov discussed possibilities of implementation of new mutually beneficial projects, the Turkmen government said in a message March 30. During the meeting, Makarov noted high interest of Russian

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AZERTAC "I am optimistic about timely implementation of Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)," Albanian President Bujar Nishani told journalists. "TAP, a 878km gas pipeline that will transport 10bn cubic metres of Azerbaijani gas from the Greek-Turkish border to Italy through Albania, is a

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Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran will meet in Baku on April 7, said Mariya Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Trend’s correspondent reported March 31. She said that during the meeting the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian FMs – Elmar

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Trend: President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Prior to the meeting they made remarks for the press. Welcoming the attendees, John Kerry said he

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Maritime and transport officials, as well as representatives of the shipping industry, from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan today concluded a two-day seminar organised in the Azerbaijani capital Baku by the EU-funded transport programme TRACECA. The meeting discussed international regulations for

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Iran to start new round of regional diplomatic initiatives in coming days, Tehran’s envoy to Baku, Mohsen Pak Ayeen said. “In coming days we will witness more intensified regional diplomacy of Iran, as trilateral meetings are on the agenda,” Pak Ayeen

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Trend: Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran - Elmar Mammadyarov, Sergei Lavrov and Mohammad Javad Zarif have made an agreement that the relevant ministries of these countries will comprehensively review the implementation of the North-South transport corridor project. Sergey Lavrov said

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Caspian littoral countries agreed on a number of important provisions of the draft Convention, including issues related to sovereignty, the implementation of sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the parties in the Caspian Sea. This is reflected in the final Communiqué

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OIC Summit should send signals of unity to world Hassan Rouhani has said upcoming Istanbul Summit of the OIC should communicate to the world signals of unity among the member states. President Rouhani and his Kazakh counterpart

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First part of S-300 missile system delivered to Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jaberi Ansari who was speaking in his weekly press conference announced the implementation of first phase of S-300 missile contract between Iran and Russia. Hossein

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Azerbaijan achieves milestones in energy policy in Q1 2016 The energy policy of Azerbaijan, which has turned into one of the main guarantors of Europe’s energy security, recorded important achievements and milestones of historical significance in the first quarter of 2016. Energy

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North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal   Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

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Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations Forecast     Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.     To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

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In 25th anniversary of Independency, Turkmenistan focuses on giant TAPI energy project Celebrating its 25th independence anniversary, Turkmenistan - one of major energy exporting countries - is making efforts toward creating stable systems to carry energy to world markets. It

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Turkmenistan intensifies development of Caspian Sea shelf Trend: Turkmenistan can become a mighty industrial power and a major exporter of chemical products, the 'Neutral Turkmenistan' newspaper reported. The implementation of the project for constructing a gas chemical complex in Kiyanly village of

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U.S. calls for strong economic ties with Azerbaijan The U.S. State Department has voiced the necessity to strengthen the economic ties between Baku and Washington. "We discussed the issues related to trade, finances, agriculture, combating corruption," Kurt Tong, the Principal Deputy

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Turkmenistan-EU joint project on energy efficiency Turkmenistan and the European Union have launched a joint project on the implementation of strategies for sustainable development in Turkmenistan to help the country in the rational use of natural resources and energy, newspaper

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First TAP pipes arrive in Albania The Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) announced the arrival of the first steel line pipes and machinery for the construction of the Albanian section of the pipeline. The occasion was marked by a ceremony in

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President Aliyev presents ‘Dostluq’ Order to Iranian minister Vaezi   President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of Information and Communications Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, co-chairman of Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission

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Iraqi, Turkmen gas to be connected to TANAP gas pipeline The scope of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) will be widened when Turkmen gas from Northern Iraq is added to the mega-pipeline project. Emphasizing there is one input

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Building wind farm in Caspian Sea becomes cheaper The issue about financing the project on the construction of a wind power station on the islands on Pirallahi and Chilov in the Caspian Sea can be resolved in the next month,

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Dubai: When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defence system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day. Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin`s decision

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  All oil terminals with a total capacity of more than 1.5 million cubic meters, Azerbaijan has at disposal both in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, are in demand for transshipment of crude oil and petroleum products. Kamran Mammadzadeh, deputy

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Nazarbayev Signs Law to Promote Green Economy Development Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the transition to green economy,” reported the Akorda on April 28. The amendments seek to

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Iran launches talks with 4 states over oil swap Deputy oil minister has reported on negotiations with Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia on oil swap resumption. Speaking at the conference on development of Iran-China economic trade cooperation

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Gazprom executives to visit Tehran A 30-strong delegation of Russia’s Gazprom Company, the world’s largest gas exporter, will soon travel to Tehran to launch fresh round of talks with Iran. Headed by Deputy Chairman of Gazprom's Board

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Iran-Turkmenistan daily truck traffic to soar Road minister has voiced Tehran’s readiness to provide grounds for promotion of daily truck traffic between Iran and Turkmenistan. Speaking at a meeting in Tehran with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow,

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Zarif, Lavrov confer on Syria ceasefire Iranian FM Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a telephone call on Tue. exchanged views on the current situation in the Middle East, particularly the Syrian crisis and ways to

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Zarif to set off for Vienna talks on Syria Iran’s FM Zarif accompanied by a delegation will depart for the Austrian capital Mon. night to attend Vienna talks on Syria. Mohammad Javad Zarif will be accompanied on

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Russia, Iran to attract extra cargos for North-South corridor JSC Russian Railways and Iran have agreed on attraction of railway cargos' additional volume within the North-South transportation corridor project, said the message of Russian Railways. The meetings of the President of

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Russia and Iran cooperate on rail infrastructure development in Caspian Sea region JSC Russian Railways and the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways have met to discuss future cooperation on rail infrastructure development in the Caspian Sea region. Oleg Belozerov, President of JSC

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Iran, Russia agree to form trade arbitration, advisory center Iran and Russia agreed on forming arbitration and advisory center in trade affairs based on which both countries would be able to expand cooperation in post-JCPOA era.

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Russia's Hyperloop Plans Are Shaping Up: "Russia Is Ready" he new space race is heating up as private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin increase their footprint in industries once dominated by governmental agencies. But in the race to build the

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Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide Humanitarianism and the Refugee Crisis on the Caucasus Battlefront During World War I By Asya Darbinyan Introduction The front page of the June 30, 1916 issue of the Parisian newspaper “Excelsior” carried an illustration of

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President Aliyev: Azerbaijan on verge of realizing energy project of global importance Energy-rich Azerbaijan and its core partner in major energy projects British BP are eager to continue this successful cooperation for many more decades in a move that will

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Russian Gas Pipeline To Greece Might Pass Through Bulgaria - Alexander Novak Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday that the natural gas pipeline planned to run from Russia across the Black Sea to Greece and Italy might pass through

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China’s Chengdu-Lhasa Railway: Tibet and 'One Belt, One Road' A newly planned railway linking Tibet with central China will serve to provide stability for the Belt and Road. It is no secret that

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Rouhani: Post-JCPOA era unique opportunity for foreign investment President Hassan Rouhani on Monday hailed the post-JCPOA era as opening up unique opportunity for Iran to attract foreign investment. Speaking in a meeting with the businessmen and investors in

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President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

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Southern Gas Corridor to create 30,000 new jobs The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority energy projects for the EU. “A complex gas pipeline infrastructure will be created in Europe and a number of countries will be provided with

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SOCAR reveals oil output from ACG Nearly 400 million tons of Azeri Light oil and more than 120 billion cubic meters of associated gas has been produced in Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) block of fields in Azerbaijan during less than 20 years. The

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ARETI shows interest in further cooperation with Turkmenistan   ARETI International Group of companies is interested in joining projects implemented in different spheres of Turkmenistan’s economy. During his meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the ARETI International Group of Companies Igor

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Science VP Sattari meets Russian Deputy PM Rogozin in Moscow   Iran's VP for Science and Technology, Sattari, and Russian Deputy PM in Charge of Defense and Space Industry, Rogozin, co-chaired the third meeting of the High Commission of

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Turkmenistan seeks to expand export area of its energy resources Export of energy resources to European countries is among the issues of top priority for the Turkmen state. The country continuously studies the opportunities for entering the European market. Talking to

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Countdown to resumption of oil swap from north of Iran Director of Iran's North Oil Station said the terminal is fully ready to begin the plan for oil swap.  

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Iran at the Crossroads of The Eurasian Land-Bridge May 27—With the recent historic visit to Tehran of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, for the first time in nearly 40 years, Iran has the opportunity to resume

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Georgia Plans for Energy Overhaul   Georgia is looking to win formal approval to join Europe's Energy community this October, making the country a more competitive location and partner for energy projects, the Georgian government said June 9. In a wide-ranging presentation, which

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Turkmen geologists to focus on oil fields search   The search for oil fields is currently one of the priority directions of geological exploration work of "Turkmengeology" - the government's organization in the field of geological exploration, said the message of

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Iran, Russia in talks over electricity exchange   A new report says Iran and Russia are in final talks over electricity exchange during high seasons. Payam Baqeri, head of Export Committee of the Iranian Power Industry Union, has told the Azerbaijan

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Caspian Overview: Azerbaijan Talks with Gazprom Azerbaijan’s energy monpoly Socar produced 5.4% less gas in the first five months of the year than in the same period of 2015. Output stood at 2.65bn m3, according to Socar’s latest figures, of

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Iran's Shanghai Cooperation Organization inclusion to bolster strategic ties: Russian professor   Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is going to make more strategic, ties between Tehran and Moscow, says an associate member of the Russian Academy of

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SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects   Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008. But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

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€2b to be invested in Greece within TAP project   About €2.3 billion of direct investment will be made in Greece within the construction project of Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Greek media reported citing SOCAR Energy Greece’s Head Anar Mammadov as

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Transporting Turkmen Energy to Europe: a New Approach   The importance of the launch of the Caspian Energy Grid initiative at the Research Institute for Energy Management & Planning of Tehran University (RIEMP) on June 20 should not be

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On 1 July 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the  Russian economy until 31 January 2017. These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia's actions

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The European Union has formally agreed to extend its economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January 2017, the European Council announced on Friday. The decision was long expected. It had been delayed until Friday because Italy

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On June 28, Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) and Schneider Electric started a three day workshop on Contemporary Standards of Process Safety for SOCAR management, engineers and technical employees. During the three separate workshop sessions, the presentations will be made

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'We discussed Azerbaijan's investment opportunities in oil and gas industry of Ukraine', says Ukraine's top official Azerbaijan has agreed to consider the request of Ukraine about the supply of oil. The request was made at the 6th Baku meeting of

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receives a group of university students and representatives of student societies. The Saturday meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, gave the students the opportunity to openly express their opinions and demands as well

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Azer Turk Bank OJSC, one of the top-performing local banks occupying leading positions for implementation of innovative technologies, has implemented yet another novelty in the banking sector of Azerbaijan. Thus, for the first time in the country the

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U.S. House of Representatives panel will debate legislation on Thursday intended to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran, which could also affect other planemakers, including Airbus if they became law. A Financial Services subcommittee will

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  The United States Republican-controlled Congress is set to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran. The House of Representatives was to debate an anti-Iran legislature on Thursday that could influence trade between Tehran and Boeing as

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the implementation of a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two officials also discussed

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Iran's Hassan Rouhani has told India's Narendra Modi his country will remain committed to trilateral agreement on Chabahar, to which India is a party. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to promote its ties with India to a strategic level,"

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Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama to discuss global conflicts, including those in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Ukraine. According to official White House and Kremlin websites, the presidents had a phone conversation on July 6, during which President Putin

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Iran’s crude oil production rose by 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 3.6 million bpd in June 2016, compared to May 2016, according to a Reuters survey. Iran almost doubled its exports since early 2016, Market Realist reported on July

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T-90   The T-90 is a third-generation Russian battle tank that entered service in 1993. The tank is a modern variation of the T-72B and incorporates many features found on the T-80U. Originally called the T-72BU, but later renamed

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Caspian Energy Grid – London Launch   The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water by area and the resources to be found around in and under the Caspian Sea have been disputed for millennia. The issues

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Dry Cargo Vessel Launched in Russia   The Zhibek Zholy, a dry cargo vessel with a capacity of 7,500 dead weight tonnage (DWT), was launched July 12 in Shlisselburg, Russia, reported the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

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Russian Ministry of North Caucasus eyes Caspian hub project   The first session of a working group to analyze potentials of a Caspian transportation and logistics hub and to prepare proposals on its efficient implementation was held at the Russian Ministry of

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Turkmenistan reviewing project on long-term gas supply to Europe   Tasks on developing a procedure for implementing infrastructure projects with an aim to ensure the long-term supply of natural gas to European markets was discussed in Turkmenistan, read a message from

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Iran to hold intl. management conf. in St. Petersburg   Iran’s 5th Intl. Conference on Innovative Research in Management, Economics and Accounting will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 28. With the successful holding of four editions

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Pres. Rouhani to attend Baku trilateral meeting in Azerbaijan   President Hassan Rouhani is due in Baku on Aug. 8 to attend a trilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts. An Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting will be held

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Iran fairly criticizing US, EU on nuclear deal: Russian diplomat   A senior Russian diplomat says it is “fair” for Iran to reproach the West for dragging its feet in fulfilling its part of last year’s nuclear deal amid Tehran’s

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Yelena Dunayev: "Iran was closed, inaccessible and strange country for Russia"   Russia plans to complete the delivery of S-300 to Iran until the end of the year, the work under contract goes according to plan, the head of

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Turkmenistan intends to host trilateral summit on Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project   Turkmenistan plans to hold a summit of heads of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey by late 2016, where the prospects of the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction, in particular, will be

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Europe works on Turkmen gas import   The European Commission is following and implementing the Ashgabat declaration from 2015 on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, a source in the European Commission told Trend. Within the implementation of this declaration the

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Chabahar: In the Grand Chessboard of India’s Geo-Strategic Calculus   by Jajati K. Pattnaik and R. P. Pradhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Tehran marks a new geopolitical beginning in the Persian Gulf region putting Chabahar in the

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Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian presidents’ meeting to be platform for energy cooperation development   A meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, to be held in Baku on August 8, will be a good

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Malaysia’s Petronas company names new head in Azerbaijan   Hanafi Talib has been appointed the new head of Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry said July 27 that Hanafi Talib was presented to Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig

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Iran, Russia resolved to up ties in post-JCPOA era: Minister   Iran and Russia are resolute in improving bilateral relations following the implementation of last July’s nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries, Iranian Minister of Communications and

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Iran, Russia discuss creation of satellite, free trade zone   Russian companies are interested in the Iranian market, said Russia’s Energy Minister and Co-chair of the Russia-Iran Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation Alexander Novak. Novak made the remarks during the

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Turkmenistan, France strengthening co-op   Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with France’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador Patrick Pascal, said the message from Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry. Pascal is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties expressed intention to further

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Russian, Iranian nuclear officials hold talks    Nikolai Spassky, Rosatom’s deputy head, and Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday discussed ways to accelerate implementation of joint nuclear projects in Iran, including construction of new nuclear power plants

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Russian ambassador: Iran’s missile tests did not violate UN resolution   The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has rejected the claim that Iran’s missile tests were not consistent with the spirit of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231. In an

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Iran’s oil minister to mull oil, gas co-op with Azerbaijan   Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh will visit Baku Aug. 7 to discuss the cooperation in oil and gas sector with Azerbaijani officials. Zanganeh, who will accompany Iranian president Hassan Rouhani

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Putin praises prospects of Russia-Azerbaijan transit traffic capacities   The Russian leader welcomes consolidation of Iran's and Azerbaijan's railway infrastructure under the International North-South Transport Corridor. The integration of Iranian and Azerbaijani railroads within the north-south transport corridor opens up new

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Iran in talks with ‘Roscosmos’ for satellite building   ICT Minister Vaezi said Iran is currently negotiating with Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities ‘Roscosmos’ to reach the right deal for construction and launch of a national remote-sensing satellite. Mahmoud Vaezi,

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Moscow more than willing to extend nuclear partnership with Iran   Moscow intends to continue to help Tehran in the implementation of Iran nuclear deal, as parties agreed on plans for construction of 8 nuclear power plants in Iran,

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Iran would help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict   President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has told a press conference in Baku Iran has welcomed intermediation in Nagorno-Karabagh to help Republic of Azerbaijan solve the conflict with Armenia. President Rouhani is

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Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan presidents to attend summit in Baku   Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to take part in a summit with his Russian and Azeri counterparts in Baku, Azerbaijan, says Rouhani's deputy chief of staff for communications and information. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Rouhani

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Caspian, Middle East offshore start-ups could slow recovery, report claims   Douglas-Westwood (DW) data supports the view that the current crude oversupply situation will contract this year, but signs for 2017 are less positive. DW’s World Drilling & Production

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Cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran 'Would Help to Resolve Syrian Crisis'   At the meeting on August 9 in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss ways to resolve the ongoing

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Iran confirms importance of Rosatom’s participation in Bushehr NPP construction   Construction of reactors 2 and 3 for Iran’s Bushehr NPP to start before yearend, says the Russian foreign minister Iran has confirmed the importance of Russia’s Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom’s participation

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Baku Summit to Enrich Persian Gulf With Caspian Sea Resources   Leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to intensify their cooperation in the energy field. Political expert Sajjad Tayeri said

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Map of seismic risks in Azerbaijan to be developed soon   The Republican Seismic Survey Center (RSSC) at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) will soon sign a contract with the Geological Survey of Germany on implementation of the zoning

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Putin: Trade, economic relations with Turkey to be discussed in autumn   Trade and economic relations with Turkey will be discussed in the autumn, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference following the meeting with his Turkish counterpart

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<header class="article-header entry-header"> Kazakhstan seeks International Arbitration ruling over investment in Romania </header>   KMGI Deputy Director General Azamat Zhangulov talks to New Europe in an interview about his company’s investment in the Balkans region Nine years ago, in the Balkans,

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Iran, Russia FMs discuss regional, international issues on phone   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, have held a phone conversation on issues of regional and international significance. During the phone call, which was made

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August 12 marks Day of Caspian Sea   August 12 marks the Day of the Caspian Sea, the largest land-locked body of water on earth. The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, also known as

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CECO would benefit all Caspian littoral states   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken key steps toward the establishment of Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization. Iran has been experiencing tense relations with some of her southern neighbors, especially with

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Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran: New format for long-term partnership   On August 8, 2016 a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran took place in Baku. A joint declaration was adopted to underline and affirm intent

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Iran ready to swap oil with Russia   Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has reported on negotiations between Iran and Russia for oil swap. Speaking at a live IRIB program, Zanganeh said several domestic and foreign companies have launched

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Iran, Armenia to boost electricity exchange   An official has announced that Iran-Armenia electricity exchange volume will become trebled upon completion of the third transmission line. Vice President of Iran Power & Water Industries Equipment & Services Export

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Iran deploys Russia-delivered long-range missiles to Fordo nuclear site   Tehran has deployed a recently delivered Russian-made long-range missile system to central Iran to protect its Fordo nuclear facility, state television said Sunday. Protecting nuclear facilities is paramount “in all circumstances” Gen. Farzad

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Russian Shipyard May Construct Drilling Rigs for Oil Projects in Caspian Sea   CEO of Russia's Krasnye Barrikady Shipyard Aleksandr Ilichev stated that the Russian shipyard could carry out a feasibility study for Iranian oil exploration projects in the Caspian Sea. Russia's Krasnye

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Turkmenistan seeks to deliver its hydrocarbons to West   Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant hydrocarbon reserves, is keen to diversify the routes of its gas export. Being the sixth in the world for the volume of natural gas reserves, the

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China, Kazakhstan eye implementation of joint projects   China and Kazakhstan, the two strategic partners, are planning to implement some 51 joint projects in different spheres of Kazakhstan’s economy, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced about this following his working visit to

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Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA   - Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

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Iran, Russia Lay Foundation Stone of Bushehr 2 Nuclear Power Plant   The first stone of the second nuclear reactor of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was laid on Saturday, marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project.

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US, Russia pledge deeper cooperation in Syria should ceasefire hold   Russia and the United States have reached new terms on re-implementing a ceasefire in Syria that will take effect in 48 hours and could lead to the creation

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New Caspian oil fields to add to glutted global market   Two new Caspian Sea oil fields are due by the end of this year to add significant volumes of crude to a world market

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EBRD Backs Bulgaria's Plans for Gas Hub in Varna The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is prepared to back Bulgaria's plans for a regional natural gas hub and will support the project financially if it proves viable, the bank's

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Kazakhstan offers SOCAR to take part in Eurasia project   Kazakhstan offers Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR to consider the possibility of participation in the international Eurasia project, according to the protocol of the 13th session of the Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission

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Lavrov urges finding, examining ammunition used to hit aid convoy   For objective probe in incident with attack on UN humanitarian convoy in Syria it is necessary to find and examine ammunition used to hit the convoy, Russian Foreign

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Iran and Russia strengthen humanitarian cooperation   Yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly a meeting was held at ministerial level of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCAP)

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Ex-IRGC chief warns Russians of compromise on Iran’s share in Syria    Reducing the role of Moscow to providing air support to ground troops in Syria, the former IRGC commander has warned the Russians against being dragged into a

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Negotiations with US, Russia, IAEA constructive   Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said he held positive and constructive talks with US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, CEO of Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko and Director

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Iran, Russia to build 4 thermal power plants   Iran and Russia authorities have emphasized implementation of the Green Corridor customs and the need to finalize the contract for construction of four thermal power plants. Iran's Ambassador to

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Azerbaijan, BP to continue realizing joint projects   Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company and British BP seek to continue implementation of joint projects in the Caspian Sea.   The realization of joint projects by the two companies, as well as the current level of

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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The VII Azerbaijan-Russia Interregional Forum has become a platform for a range of political declarations. So, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the President of Dagestan, has stated at the forum that the parties have time to rise from

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Today, the Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Moscow. The two leaders discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on important regional issues during the talks. Russian President noted that

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IIKSS - The European Commission has so far allocated more than €187 million for the implementation of different projects within the TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) project, which is aimed at strengthening of economic relations, trade and transport links

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IIKSS - During the session of the cabinet of Ministers on November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that development of mutually beneficial partnership with neighbouring countries including with Caspian states is one of the priority directions of foreign

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IIKSS - Regular 17th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held. Number of new laws and legal and regulatory acts, developed in accordance with the priorities of the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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IIKSS - Representatives of the Mejlis of the country, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat, chancellors of universities, leaders of ministries and departments, mass media were invited to the session. Having announced the agenda, the Leader of the

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IIKSS -  Russia is profoundly disappointed with the results of the 8th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The conference was held in Geneva on November 7-25.

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IIKSS - Since 2007, the European Union has successfully implemented 48 twinning projects in Azerbaijan. Jeroen Willems, Head of the Cooperation Section of the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan announced about this during the event dedicated to summing up

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IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

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IIKSS - The 21st International Exhibition and Conference "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2016" will be held in Ashgabat on December 7-9, the Turkmen government said in a message. According to the message, the specialists from 40 countries

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IIKSS - International theoretical and practical conference “The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and International Practice: New Achievements of Cooperation for Stable Development” was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign

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IIKSS - The delegations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on December 8-9 met in Tashkent to discuss proposals on strengthening water cooperation, reported the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources of

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IIKSS - Kazakhstan’s removal from European Commission blacklisting has followed a sustained effort to modernise and revamp its air safety oversight. All Kazakh carriers were blacklisted under a blanket ban in 2009, with the sole exception of Air

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IIKSS - Having announced the agenda of the session, the Head of the State gave floor to Chairperson of the Mejlis A. Nurberdiyeva who reported on the activity of the Parliament for improvement of legislation base as well

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates discussed perspectives of the development of the bilateral relations, as Baku’s Ambassador to the UAE Dashgin Shikarov met the country`s deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan,

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IIKSS - The Azerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan cooperation in transit transportation has good prospects and it can be beneficial to both sides, Isimbek Abdiyev, research officer at the National Institute for Strategic Studies of Kyrgyzstan, candidate of economic sciences, came to

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IIKSS - A two-day seminar under the project “Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in drought-prone areas of Turkmenistan” implemented by the State Committee on Environment Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations

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IIKSS - National Institute of Education of Turkmenistan hosted final working meeting of the coordinators of regional programme “Reform of Educational System in the Central Asia” of German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Realization of this project was

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IIKSS - The Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland of the epoch of might and happiness is coming to an end. Bidding farewell to the year of 2016, which is marked by high achievements in

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IIKSS - Ninety percent of the work has been completed at the polyethylene and polypropylene production complex, which is being built in Turkmenistan’s Balkan region, the Neutral Turkmen newspaper reported. A reservoir park for water, hydrocarbon storage tanks,

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan will transit 300,000 tons of carbamide through Azerbaijan in 2017, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC said in a message Jan. 6. Azerbaijan Railways actively participates in implementation of the projects of international transportation corridors, important for Azerbaijan,

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov hold first in 2007 session of the Government where the vice-premiers gave report on their activities and drafts of certain documents were reviewed. First, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Hojamammedov

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IIKSS - Russian Rosneft and Chinese CNPC signed an amendment to the agreement envisaging additional oil supplies to China via Kazakhstan, the Russian company said. Moreover the contract on oil supplies from June 21, 2013 was prolonged till

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IIKSS - Ashgabat hosted an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, where President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov gave a keynote address, summarizing 2016 and outlining the prospects for 2017. As has been noted by the Head of

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IIKSS - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti as part of his visit to the Swiss Confederation to attend the

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IIKSS - During the trip of the Head of Turkmen State, special attention was paid to the issues of social and economic development of the region, realization of adopted state programmes including in industrial sector and agricultural sphere.

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IIKSS - During the visit of the head of JSC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kanat Alpysbayev to Iran the documentation on creation of a joint enterprise between KTZ Express (branch of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy) and Islamic Republic of Iran

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IIKSS-  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmenian counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov have discussed on the phone implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Both the leaders on Thursday also discussed further development of bilateral relations and regional

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IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

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IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

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IIKSS- After being in the works for the past 22 years, the multibillion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project got under way on Friday. The pipeline will serve as an energy corridor between Central and South Asia. The inaugural

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IIKSS- Creation of the international transport corridor was named one of the priorities of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, reports the news agency “Turkmenistan Today”. Speaking to the reporters following the high-level talks in Ashgabat on March 6,

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IIKSS- Russia's Rosneft agreed with Turkey's Demiroren Group to extend its oil products supply to the Turkish company to 2018-2020, when it plans to double annual delivery from this year's level, Rosneft said in a statement late Friday.

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IIKSS- Avaza National Tourist Zone hosted international training seminar Caspian Sea – sustainable development and management co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Enterprise on the Caspian Sea Issues, and the International Ocean Institute (IOI). As

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IIKSS- Iranian and Kazakh deputy FMs, at a meeting in Astana, investigated venues for bolstering bilateral relations and exchanged views over regional and international issues. During the joint session, which was attended by Iranian Deputy FM for Asia

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IIKSS- The largest Russian project in Iran is the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. This is a unique building which has no analogues elsewhere in the world. The construction of the station was started in 1974 by the

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IIKSS- Iran regards tourism a fertile source of generating wealth, seeking to make the best use of positive atmosphere created in the wake of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Based on official figures compiled

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IIKSS- Head of Gorgan Chamber of Commerce said a cooperation agreement has been inked in agriculture sector between Iran’s Golestan province and Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan. Ramezan Bahrami said the newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pertained to extra-territorial

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IIKSS- The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is important, especially for Turkey, Georgia and European countries, as it will reduce dependence on other gas resources from places such as Russia, according to Azerbaijan’s energy minister.  “The TANAP

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met on April 28 in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers on Syria. During the meeting, Zarif hailed

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  On May 5-6, 2018 the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states was held in Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a

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The campaign, which ended on April 11, was held ahead of schedule. If it had been held in the “normal mode,” the vote would have taken place on October 17. Thus, the shift of the election

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Caspian Sea oil and gas transmission projects - threat or opportunity   Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an Interview with Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency

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TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Raşit Meredow that Iran is ready to export technical and engineering services to Turkmenistan. “The Islamic Republic

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Future of the Iran nuclear deal following the United States’ withdrawal was in focus of a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, TASS reports. "The

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Kommersant: Gazprom signs deal to supply gas to Austria for another 20 years Russian energy giant Gazprom and Austria’s OMV extended a contract on gas supplies until 2040 on Tuesday. Austria, the first country in Western Europe to

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Pakistan is interested in intensifying cooperation with Turkmenistan and early completion of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain made a statement at a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Hussein arrived to Dushanbe to participate in the forum

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“The United States will continue supporting Azerbaijan's global energy projects,” said the US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as he met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Parviz Shahbazov on the sidelines of the 27th World Gas Conference (WGC 2018)

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The Labyrinth of the Caspian Sea Legal Regime in an interview with Tasnim Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with Tasnim News Agency International

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Turkmenistan needs to cooperate with Azerbaijan and Turkey to enter the gas market in Europe, expert on Central Asia, Bruce Pannier, stated last week. On June 22, the Russian legal information portal published the full

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The delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has paid a working visit to Geneva (Switzerland), the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Meetings were held with the Director General of the

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Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif revealed the implementation of monetary treaties with the countries including Iraq, Russia and Republic of Azerbaijan. Turning to the situation of monetary

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The top diplomats of China, EU, France, Germany, Russia and the U.K. have assured Iran that they were willing to salvage a historic nuclear deal abandoned by the U.S. The deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),

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The summit of the heads of the Caspian states will be held in August, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov said, Sputnik Kazakhstan reported. It was reported earlier that, the summit of the "Caspian group of five" will

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Iranian officials have repeatedly accused US of imposing illegal sanctions after pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to "hold [the] US accountable for

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Numerous contracts signed during the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to France are another victory of the foreign economic policy of the country's leadership, member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, industry and entrepreneurship, MP Rufat Guliyev

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Hossein Ashouri, deputy director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, said that the US sanctions will never affect Iran's railway cooperation with Russia, and its contacts will continue expanding. The previous

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 The re-imposed US sanctions are unlikely to make Iran change its policy in the Middle East, a Russian expert told TASS on Monday. "The sanctions that have come into effect from today may only reinforce Iran in its

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Caspian Environmental Service CaspEcoControl in Turkmenistan is inspecting activities of foreign and domestic companies engaged in sea and land transportation, production and transportation of energy resources, geophysical and geological surveys, the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources

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Kazakhstan will be able to state about the completion of the legal formalities for the boundaries, sovereign rights for subsoil use in the Caspian Sea after the location of the junction of the lines of delimitation of the sea-bed

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Azerbaijan and Belarus have a strong potential for expanding economic cooperation in the production sector, Belarusian expert Yuri Shevtsov told Trend, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable economic partners of Belarus in the region. In particular,

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The U.S. has invested more than $13 billion in Azerbaijan’s economy, of which more than $1 billion has been invested in the country’s non-oil sector. Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev made the remarks at the meeting with Brian McFeeters,

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Azerbaijan presented data on its daily oil production in August 2018 to the OPEC Joint Technical Committee as part of the Vienna Agreement, the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry told Trend on Sept. 10. Daily oil production stood at 774,000 barrels

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The chairman of the board of the Kazakh national company, Kazakh Invest, Saparbek Tuyakbaev, held a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexei Borodavkin and Russian trade representative in Kazakhstan Alexander Yakovlev in Astana, Central Asian media outlets reported

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Kazakhstan intends to use robots to develop regulatory and legal acts, the Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan Marat Beketayev said when speaking on the improvement of law-making activity during the government hour in the Senate of the Parliament of

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The Business Roadmap 2020 program will be extended until 2025, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said in his annual message to the people of Kazakhstan, Kapital.kz reported. "In 2010, we launched the Business Roadmap 2020 program. Within my visits to

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Iran Embassy in Russia announced on Friday that officials of the two countries are to discuss opening of new consulates during the upcoming Sixth Joint Consular Meeting. According to the Media Section of Iran’s Embassy in

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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a phone conversation noted solid potential for building up interaction in the economy, the Turkmen government said in a message. The sides stressed that the two neighboring countries

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The first meeting of the working group on the status of the Caspian Sea is scheduled to be held in Baku in November of this year, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on October 23. “As is known, in

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Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said on Tuesday that Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia will continue completion of construction operation of joint projects. Iran and Russia have

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It is well known that the trade sanctions that the US has imposed on the Iranian regime have been causing the latter to seek to develop alternatives for its development, effectively evading those sanctions and their effects.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has described relations and cooperation between Iran and Russia as friendly, voicing Tehran’s readiness to take advantage of all potentials for development of relations with Moscow. Iranian President

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The points of international law, Caspian Sea – the positions of the Caspian littoral States on the delimitation of the continental shelf International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – In fact, the four Caspian countries

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Russia and the European Union continue to maintain extensive contacts concerning the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said during a video link between Moscow

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Azerbaijan has continued its successful foreign policy under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership this year too, reads an article headlined "Strategic diplomacy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev and achievements of our foreign policy" by head of the Department of Foreign

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Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Tuesday that the cooperation between the naval forces of Iran and Russia will be expanded in the future. He made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with

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The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to the growth of investment attractiveness of the coastal countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press conference "The Convention on the Legal Status

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The Russian audience always showed interest in modern Azerbaijan and various aspects of its policy and this interest is growing day by day, editor-in-chief of the Baku xeber newspaper, political analyst Aydin Guliyev told Trend on Dec. 26. Stressing

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey would continue to be in close cooperation with Iran and Russia on regional developments, especially the Syria conflict as Ankara is reportedly preparing to launch a military incursion against US-backed Kurdish

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In 2018, Azerbaijan imported more than 1 million tons of wheat worth $ 205.967. According to the State Customs Committee, the imports decreased by 193,528 tons or 15.2 percent in annual comparison, the cost - by $ 21,200 or

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The oil production in Azerbaijan in 2019 will remain at the same level as last year and will average 800,000 barrels per day, the OPEC January report says. The cartel’s report says that according to the Ministry of Energy,

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Azerbaijan and Russia’s Karachay-Cherkessia Republic have the potential to expand cooperation in the industry, agriculture, investment, tourism and other fields, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said, Trend reports with reference to the Economy Ministry. Mustafayev made the remarks at

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Kazakhstan will report to the United Nations (UN) in New York this year on its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the first time, said Kazakh Vice Minister of National Economy Madina Zhunisbekova at a January meeting

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Yarag-Kazmalyar railway border crossing point in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan can be simplified, and funds are currently allocated for improving this checkpoint, Olga Rukhullayeva, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus, said during the Russian Investment

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Yarag-Kazmalyar railway border crossing point in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan can be simplified, and funds are currently allocated for improving this checkpoint, Olga Rukhullayeva, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus, said during the Russian Investment

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Kazakhstan will report to the United Nations (UN) in New York this year on its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the first time, said Kazakh Vice Minister of National Economy Madina Zhunisbekova at a January meeting

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Azerbaijan and Russia’s Karachay-Cherkessia Republic have the potential to expand cooperation in the industry, agriculture, investment, tourism and other fields, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said, Trend reports with reference to the Economy Ministry. Mustafayev made the remarks at

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The oil production in Azerbaijan in 2019 will remain at the same level as last year and will average 800,000 barrels per day, the OPEC January report says. The cartel’s report says that according to the Ministry of Energy,

read more

In 2018, Azerbaijan imported more than 1 million tons of wheat worth $ 205.967. According to the State Customs Committee, the imports decreased by 193,528 tons or 15.2 percent in annual comparison, the cost - by $ 21,200 or

read more

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey would continue to be in close cooperation with Iran and Russia on regional developments, especially the Syria conflict as Ankara is reportedly preparing to launch a military incursion against US-backed Kurdish

read more

The Russian audience always showed interest in modern Azerbaijan and various aspects of its policy and this interest is growing day by day, editor-in-chief of the Baku xeber newspaper, political analyst Aydin Guliyev told Trend on Dec. 26. Stressing

read more

The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to the growth of investment attractiveness of the coastal countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press conference "The Convention on the Legal Status

read more

Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Tuesday that the cooperation between the naval forces of Iran and Russia will be expanded in the future. He made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with

read more

Azerbaijan has continued its successful foreign policy under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership this year too, reads an article headlined "Strategic diplomacy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev and achievements of our foreign policy" by head of the Department of Foreign

read more

Russia and the European Union continue to maintain extensive contacts concerning the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said during a video link between Moscow

read more

The points of international law, Caspian Sea – the positions of the Caspian littoral States on the delimitation of the continental shelf International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – In fact, the four Caspian countries

read more

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has described relations and cooperation between Iran and Russia as friendly, voicing Tehran’s readiness to take advantage of all potentials for development of relations with Moscow. Iranian President

read more

It is well known that the trade sanctions that the US has imposed on the Iranian regime have been causing the latter to seek to develop alternatives for its development, effectively evading those sanctions and their effects.

read more

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said on Tuesday that Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia will continue completion of construction operation of joint projects. Iran and Russia have

read more

The first meeting of the working group on the status of the Caspian Sea is scheduled to be held in Baku in November of this year, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on October 23. “As is known, in

read more

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a phone conversation noted solid potential for building up interaction in the economy, the Turkmen government said in a message. The sides stressed that the two neighboring countries

read more

Iran Embassy in Russia announced on Friday that officials of the two countries are to discuss opening of new consulates during the upcoming Sixth Joint Consular Meeting. According to the Media Section of Iran’s Embassy in

read more

The Business Roadmap 2020 program will be extended until 2025, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said in his annual message to the people of Kazakhstan, Kapital.kz reported. "In 2010, we launched the Business Roadmap 2020 program. Within my visits to

read more

Kazakhstan intends to use robots to develop regulatory and legal acts, the Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan Marat Beketayev said when speaking on the improvement of law-making activity during the government hour in the Senate of the Parliament of

read more

The chairman of the board of the Kazakh national company, Kazakh Invest, Saparbek Tuyakbaev, held a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexei Borodavkin and Russian trade representative in Kazakhstan Alexander Yakovlev in Astana, Central Asian media outlets reported

read more

Azerbaijan presented data on its daily oil production in August 2018 to the OPEC Joint Technical Committee as part of the Vienna Agreement, the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry told Trend on Sept. 10. Daily oil production stood at 774,000 barrels

read more

The U.S. has invested more than $13 billion in Azerbaijan’s economy, of which more than $1 billion has been invested in the country’s non-oil sector. Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev made the remarks at the meeting with Brian McFeeters,

read more

Azerbaijan and Belarus have a strong potential for expanding economic cooperation in the production sector, Belarusian expert Yuri Shevtsov told Trend, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable economic partners of Belarus in the region. In particular,

read more

Kazakhstan will be able to state about the completion of the legal formalities for the boundaries, sovereign rights for subsoil use in the Caspian Sea after the location of the junction of the lines of delimitation of the sea-bed

read more

Caspian Environmental Service CaspEcoControl in Turkmenistan is inspecting activities of foreign and domestic companies engaged in sea and land transportation, production and transportation of energy resources, geophysical and geological surveys, the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources

read more

 The re-imposed US sanctions are unlikely to make Iran change its policy in the Middle East, a Russian expert told TASS on Monday. "The sanctions that have come into effect from today may only reinforce Iran in its

read more

Hossein Ashouri, deputy director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, said that the US sanctions will never affect Iran's railway cooperation with Russia, and its contacts will continue expanding. The previous

read more

Numerous contracts signed during the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to France are another victory of the foreign economic policy of the country's leadership, member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, industry and entrepreneurship, MP Rufat Guliyev

read more

Iranian officials have repeatedly accused US of imposing illegal sanctions after pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to "hold [the] US accountable for

read more

The summit of the heads of the Caspian states will be held in August, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov said, Sputnik Kazakhstan reported. It was reported earlier that, the summit of the "Caspian group of five" will

read more

The top diplomats of China, EU, France, Germany, Russia and the U.K. have assured Iran that they were willing to salvage a historic nuclear deal abandoned by the U.S. The deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),

read more

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif revealed the implementation of monetary treaties with the countries including Iraq, Russia and Republic of Azerbaijan. Turning to the situation of monetary

read more

The delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has paid a working visit to Geneva (Switzerland), the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Meetings were held with the Director General of the

read more

Turkmenistan needs to cooperate with Azerbaijan and Turkey to enter the gas market in Europe, expert on Central Asia, Bruce Pannier, stated last week. On June 22, the Russian legal information portal published the full

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The Labyrinth of the Caspian Sea Legal Regime in an interview with Tasnim Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with Tasnim News Agency International

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“The United States will continue supporting Azerbaijan's global energy projects,” said the US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as he met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Parviz Shahbazov on the sidelines of the 27th World Gas Conference (WGC 2018)

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Pakistan is interested in intensifying cooperation with Turkmenistan and early completion of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain made a statement at a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Hussein arrived to Dushanbe to participate in the forum

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Kommersant: Gazprom signs deal to supply gas to Austria for another 20 years Russian energy giant Gazprom and Austria’s OMV extended a contract on gas supplies until 2040 on Tuesday. Austria, the first country in Western Europe to

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Future of the Iran nuclear deal following the United States’ withdrawal was in focus of a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, TASS reports. "The

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TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Raşit Meredow that Iran is ready to export technical and engineering services to Turkmenistan. “The Islamic Republic

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Caspian Sea oil and gas transmission projects - threat or opportunity   Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an Interview with Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency

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The campaign, which ended on April 11, was held ahead of schedule. If it had been held in the “normal mode,” the vote would have taken place on October 17. Thus, the shift of the election

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  On May 5-6, 2018 the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states was held in Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met on April 28 in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers on Syria. During the meeting, Zarif hailed

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IIKSS- The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is important, especially for Turkey, Georgia and European countries, as it will reduce dependence on other gas resources from places such as Russia, according to Azerbaijan’s energy minister.  “The TANAP

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IIKSS- Head of Gorgan Chamber of Commerce said a cooperation agreement has been inked in agriculture sector between Iran’s Golestan province and Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan. Ramezan Bahrami said the newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pertained to extra-territorial

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IIKSS- Iran regards tourism a fertile source of generating wealth, seeking to make the best use of positive atmosphere created in the wake of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Based on official figures compiled

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IIKSS- The largest Russian project in Iran is the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. This is a unique building which has no analogues elsewhere in the world. The construction of the station was started in 1974 by the

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IIKSS- Iranian and Kazakh deputy FMs, at a meeting in Astana, investigated venues for bolstering bilateral relations and exchanged views over regional and international issues. During the joint session, which was attended by Iranian Deputy FM for Asia

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IIKSS- Avaza National Tourist Zone hosted international training seminar Caspian Sea – sustainable development and management co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Enterprise on the Caspian Sea Issues, and the International Ocean Institute (IOI). As

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IIKSS- Russia's Rosneft agreed with Turkey's Demiroren Group to extend its oil products supply to the Turkish company to 2018-2020, when it plans to double annual delivery from this year's level, Rosneft said in a statement late Friday.

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IIKSS- Creation of the international transport corridor was named one of the priorities of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, reports the news agency “Turkmenistan Today”. Speaking to the reporters following the high-level talks in Ashgabat on March 6,

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IIKSS- After being in the works for the past 22 years, the multibillion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project got under way on Friday. The pipeline will serve as an energy corridor between Central and South Asia. The inaugural

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IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

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IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

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IIKSS-  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmenian counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov have discussed on the phone implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Both the leaders on Thursday also discussed further development of bilateral relations and regional

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IIKSS - During the visit of the head of JSC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kanat Alpysbayev to Iran the documentation on creation of a joint enterprise between KTZ Express (branch of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy) and Islamic Republic of Iran

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IIKSS - During the trip of the Head of Turkmen State, special attention was paid to the issues of social and economic development of the region, realization of adopted state programmes including in industrial sector and agricultural sphere.

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IIKSS - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti as part of his visit to the Swiss Confederation to attend the

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IIKSS - Ashgabat hosted an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, where President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov gave a keynote address, summarizing 2016 and outlining the prospects for 2017. As has been noted by the Head of

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IIKSS - Russian Rosneft and Chinese CNPC signed an amendment to the agreement envisaging additional oil supplies to China via Kazakhstan, the Russian company said. Moreover the contract on oil supplies from June 21, 2013 was prolonged till

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov hold first in 2007 session of the Government where the vice-premiers gave report on their activities and drafts of certain documents were reviewed. First, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Hojamammedov

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan will transit 300,000 tons of carbamide through Azerbaijan in 2017, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC said in a message Jan. 6. Azerbaijan Railways actively participates in implementation of the projects of international transportation corridors, important for Azerbaijan,

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IIKSS - Ninety percent of the work has been completed at the polyethylene and polypropylene production complex, which is being built in Turkmenistan’s Balkan region, the Neutral Turkmen newspaper reported. A reservoir park for water, hydrocarbon storage tanks,

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IIKSS - The Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland of the epoch of might and happiness is coming to an end. Bidding farewell to the year of 2016, which is marked by high achievements in

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IIKSS - National Institute of Education of Turkmenistan hosted final working meeting of the coordinators of regional programme “Reform of Educational System in the Central Asia” of German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Realization of this project was

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IIKSS - A two-day seminar under the project “Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in drought-prone areas of Turkmenistan” implemented by the State Committee on Environment Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations

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IIKSS - The Azerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan cooperation in transit transportation has good prospects and it can be beneficial to both sides, Isimbek Abdiyev, research officer at the National Institute for Strategic Studies of Kyrgyzstan, candidate of economic sciences, came to

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates discussed perspectives of the development of the bilateral relations, as Baku’s Ambassador to the UAE Dashgin Shikarov met the country`s deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan,

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IIKSS - Having announced the agenda of the session, the Head of the State gave floor to Chairperson of the Mejlis A. Nurberdiyeva who reported on the activity of the Parliament for improvement of legislation base as well

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IIKSS - Kazakhstan’s removal from European Commission blacklisting has followed a sustained effort to modernise and revamp its air safety oversight. All Kazakh carriers were blacklisted under a blanket ban in 2009, with the sole exception of Air

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IIKSS - The delegations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on December 8-9 met in Tashkent to discuss proposals on strengthening water cooperation, reported the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources of

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IIKSS - International theoretical and practical conference “The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and International Practice: New Achievements of Cooperation for Stable Development” was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign

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IIKSS - The 21st International Exhibition and Conference "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2016" will be held in Ashgabat on December 7-9, the Turkmen government said in a message. According to the message, the specialists from 40 countries

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IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

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IIKSS - Since 2007, the European Union has successfully implemented 48 twinning projects in Azerbaijan. Jeroen Willems, Head of the Cooperation Section of the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan announced about this during the event dedicated to summing up

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IIKSS -  Russia is profoundly disappointed with the results of the 8th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The conference was held in Geneva on November 7-25.

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IIKSS - Representatives of the Mejlis of the country, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat, chancellors of universities, leaders of ministries and departments, mass media were invited to the session. Having announced the agenda, the Leader of the

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IIKSS - Regular 17th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held. Number of new laws and legal and regulatory acts, developed in accordance with the priorities of the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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IIKSS - During the session of the cabinet of Ministers on November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that development of mutually beneficial partnership with neighbouring countries including with Caspian states is one of the priority directions of foreign

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IIKSS - The European Commission has so far allocated more than €187 million for the implementation of different projects within the TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) project, which is aimed at strengthening of economic relations, trade and transport links

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Today, the Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Moscow. The two leaders discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on important regional issues during the talks. Russian President noted that

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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The VII Azerbaijan-Russia Interregional Forum has become a platform for a range of political declarations. So, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the President of Dagestan, has stated at the forum that the parties have time to rise from

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Azerbaijan, BP to continue realizing joint projects   Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company and British BP seek to continue implementation of joint projects in the Caspian Sea.   The realization of joint projects by the two companies, as well as the current level of

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Iran, Russia to build 4 thermal power plants   Iran and Russia authorities have emphasized implementation of the Green Corridor customs and the need to finalize the contract for construction of four thermal power plants. Iran's Ambassador to

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Negotiations with US, Russia, IAEA constructive   Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said he held positive and constructive talks with US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, CEO of Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko and Director

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Ex-IRGC chief warns Russians of compromise on Iran’s share in Syria    Reducing the role of Moscow to providing air support to ground troops in Syria, the former IRGC commander has warned the Russians against being dragged into a

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Iran and Russia strengthen humanitarian cooperation   Yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly a meeting was held at ministerial level of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCAP)

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Lavrov urges finding, examining ammunition used to hit aid convoy   For objective probe in incident with attack on UN humanitarian convoy in Syria it is necessary to find and examine ammunition used to hit the convoy, Russian Foreign

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Kazakhstan offers SOCAR to take part in Eurasia project   Kazakhstan offers Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR to consider the possibility of participation in the international Eurasia project, according to the protocol of the 13th session of the Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission

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EBRD Backs Bulgaria's Plans for Gas Hub in Varna The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is prepared to back Bulgaria's plans for a regional natural gas hub and will support the project financially if it proves viable, the bank's

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New Caspian oil fields to add to glutted global market   Two new Caspian Sea oil fields are due by the end of this year to add significant volumes of crude to a world market

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US, Russia pledge deeper cooperation in Syria should ceasefire hold   Russia and the United States have reached new terms on re-implementing a ceasefire in Syria that will take effect in 48 hours and could lead to the creation

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Iran, Russia Lay Foundation Stone of Bushehr 2 Nuclear Power Plant   The first stone of the second nuclear reactor of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was laid on Saturday, marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project.

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Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA   - Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

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China, Kazakhstan eye implementation of joint projects   China and Kazakhstan, the two strategic partners, are planning to implement some 51 joint projects in different spheres of Kazakhstan’s economy, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced about this following his working visit to

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Turkmenistan seeks to deliver its hydrocarbons to West   Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant hydrocarbon reserves, is keen to diversify the routes of its gas export. Being the sixth in the world for the volume of natural gas reserves, the

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Russian Shipyard May Construct Drilling Rigs for Oil Projects in Caspian Sea   CEO of Russia's Krasnye Barrikady Shipyard Aleksandr Ilichev stated that the Russian shipyard could carry out a feasibility study for Iranian oil exploration projects in the Caspian Sea. Russia's Krasnye

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Iran deploys Russia-delivered long-range missiles to Fordo nuclear site   Tehran has deployed a recently delivered Russian-made long-range missile system to central Iran to protect its Fordo nuclear facility, state television said Sunday. Protecting nuclear facilities is paramount “in all circumstances” Gen. Farzad

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Iran, Armenia to boost electricity exchange   An official has announced that Iran-Armenia electricity exchange volume will become trebled upon completion of the third transmission line. Vice President of Iran Power & Water Industries Equipment & Services Export

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Iran ready to swap oil with Russia   Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has reported on negotiations between Iran and Russia for oil swap. Speaking at a live IRIB program, Zanganeh said several domestic and foreign companies have launched

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Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran: New format for long-term partnership   On August 8, 2016 a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran took place in Baku. A joint declaration was adopted to underline and affirm intent

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CECO would benefit all Caspian littoral states   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken key steps toward the establishment of Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization. Iran has been experiencing tense relations with some of her southern neighbors, especially with

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August 12 marks Day of Caspian Sea   August 12 marks the Day of the Caspian Sea, the largest land-locked body of water on earth. The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, also known as

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Iran, Russia FMs discuss regional, international issues on phone   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, have held a phone conversation on issues of regional and international significance. During the phone call, which was made

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<header class="article-header entry-header"> Kazakhstan seeks International Arbitration ruling over investment in Romania </header>   KMGI Deputy Director General Azamat Zhangulov talks to New Europe in an interview about his company’s investment in the Balkans region Nine years ago, in the Balkans,

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Putin: Trade, economic relations with Turkey to be discussed in autumn   Trade and economic relations with Turkey will be discussed in the autumn, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference following the meeting with his Turkish counterpart

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Map of seismic risks in Azerbaijan to be developed soon   The Republican Seismic Survey Center (RSSC) at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) will soon sign a contract with the Geological Survey of Germany on implementation of the zoning

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Baku Summit to Enrich Persian Gulf With Caspian Sea Resources   Leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to intensify their cooperation in the energy field. Political expert Sajjad Tayeri said

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Iran confirms importance of Rosatom’s participation in Bushehr NPP construction   Construction of reactors 2 and 3 for Iran’s Bushehr NPP to start before yearend, says the Russian foreign minister Iran has confirmed the importance of Russia’s Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom’s participation

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Cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran 'Would Help to Resolve Syrian Crisis'   At the meeting on August 9 in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss ways to resolve the ongoing

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Caspian, Middle East offshore start-ups could slow recovery, report claims   Douglas-Westwood (DW) data supports the view that the current crude oversupply situation will contract this year, but signs for 2017 are less positive. DW’s World Drilling & Production

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Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan presidents to attend summit in Baku   Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to take part in a summit with his Russian and Azeri counterparts in Baku, Azerbaijan, says Rouhani's deputy chief of staff for communications and information. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Rouhani

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Iran would help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict   President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has told a press conference in Baku Iran has welcomed intermediation in Nagorno-Karabagh to help Republic of Azerbaijan solve the conflict with Armenia. President Rouhani is

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Moscow more than willing to extend nuclear partnership with Iran   Moscow intends to continue to help Tehran in the implementation of Iran nuclear deal, as parties agreed on plans for construction of 8 nuclear power plants in Iran,

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Iran in talks with ‘Roscosmos’ for satellite building   ICT Minister Vaezi said Iran is currently negotiating with Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities ‘Roscosmos’ to reach the right deal for construction and launch of a national remote-sensing satellite. Mahmoud Vaezi,

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Putin praises prospects of Russia-Azerbaijan transit traffic capacities   The Russian leader welcomes consolidation of Iran's and Azerbaijan's railway infrastructure under the International North-South Transport Corridor. The integration of Iranian and Azerbaijani railroads within the north-south transport corridor opens up new

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Iran’s oil minister to mull oil, gas co-op with Azerbaijan   Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh will visit Baku Aug. 7 to discuss the cooperation in oil and gas sector with Azerbaijani officials. Zanganeh, who will accompany Iranian president Hassan Rouhani

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Russian ambassador: Iran’s missile tests did not violate UN resolution   The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has rejected the claim that Iran’s missile tests were not consistent with the spirit of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231. In an

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Russian, Iranian nuclear officials hold talks    Nikolai Spassky, Rosatom’s deputy head, and Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday discussed ways to accelerate implementation of joint nuclear projects in Iran, including construction of new nuclear power plants

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Turkmenistan, France strengthening co-op   Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with France’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador Patrick Pascal, said the message from Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry. Pascal is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties expressed intention to further

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Iran, Russia discuss creation of satellite, free trade zone   Russian companies are interested in the Iranian market, said Russia’s Energy Minister and Co-chair of the Russia-Iran Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation Alexander Novak. Novak made the remarks during the

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Iran, Russia resolved to up ties in post-JCPOA era: Minister   Iran and Russia are resolute in improving bilateral relations following the implementation of last July’s nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries, Iranian Minister of Communications and

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Malaysia’s Petronas company names new head in Azerbaijan   Hanafi Talib has been appointed the new head of Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry said July 27 that Hanafi Talib was presented to Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig

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Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian presidents’ meeting to be platform for energy cooperation development   A meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, to be held in Baku on August 8, will be a good

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Chabahar: In the Grand Chessboard of India’s Geo-Strategic Calculus   by Jajati K. Pattnaik and R. P. Pradhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Tehran marks a new geopolitical beginning in the Persian Gulf region putting Chabahar in the

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Europe works on Turkmen gas import   The European Commission is following and implementing the Ashgabat declaration from 2015 on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, a source in the European Commission told Trend. Within the implementation of this declaration the

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Turkmenistan intends to host trilateral summit on Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project   Turkmenistan plans to hold a summit of heads of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey by late 2016, where the prospects of the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction, in particular, will be

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Yelena Dunayev: "Iran was closed, inaccessible and strange country for Russia"   Russia plans to complete the delivery of S-300 to Iran until the end of the year, the work under contract goes according to plan, the head of

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Iran fairly criticizing US, EU on nuclear deal: Russian diplomat   A senior Russian diplomat says it is “fair” for Iran to reproach the West for dragging its feet in fulfilling its part of last year’s nuclear deal amid Tehran’s

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Pres. Rouhani to attend Baku trilateral meeting in Azerbaijan   President Hassan Rouhani is due in Baku on Aug. 8 to attend a trilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts. An Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting will be held

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Iran to hold intl. management conf. in St. Petersburg   Iran’s 5th Intl. Conference on Innovative Research in Management, Economics and Accounting will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 28. With the successful holding of four editions

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Turkmenistan reviewing project on long-term gas supply to Europe   Tasks on developing a procedure for implementing infrastructure projects with an aim to ensure the long-term supply of natural gas to European markets was discussed in Turkmenistan, read a message from

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Russian Ministry of North Caucasus eyes Caspian hub project   The first session of a working group to analyze potentials of a Caspian transportation and logistics hub and to prepare proposals on its efficient implementation was held at the Russian Ministry of

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Dry Cargo Vessel Launched in Russia   The Zhibek Zholy, a dry cargo vessel with a capacity of 7,500 dead weight tonnage (DWT), was launched July 12 in Shlisselburg, Russia, reported the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

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Caspian Energy Grid – London Launch   The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water by area and the resources to be found around in and under the Caspian Sea have been disputed for millennia. The issues

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T-90   The T-90 is a third-generation Russian battle tank that entered service in 1993. The tank is a modern variation of the T-72B and incorporates many features found on the T-80U. Originally called the T-72BU, but later renamed

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Iran’s crude oil production rose by 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 3.6 million bpd in June 2016, compared to May 2016, according to a Reuters survey. Iran almost doubled its exports since early 2016, Market Realist reported on July

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Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama to discuss global conflicts, including those in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Ukraine. According to official White House and Kremlin websites, the presidents had a phone conversation on July 6, during which President Putin

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Iran's Hassan Rouhani has told India's Narendra Modi his country will remain committed to trilateral agreement on Chabahar, to which India is a party. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to promote its ties with India to a strategic level,"

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the implementation of a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two officials also discussed

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  The United States Republican-controlled Congress is set to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran. The House of Representatives was to debate an anti-Iran legislature on Thursday that could influence trade between Tehran and Boeing as

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U.S. House of Representatives panel will debate legislation on Thursday intended to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran, which could also affect other planemakers, including Airbus if they became law. A Financial Services subcommittee will

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Azer Turk Bank OJSC, one of the top-performing local banks occupying leading positions for implementation of innovative technologies, has implemented yet another novelty in the banking sector of Azerbaijan. Thus, for the first time in the country the

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receives a group of university students and representatives of student societies. The Saturday meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, gave the students the opportunity to openly express their opinions and demands as well

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'We discussed Azerbaijan's investment opportunities in oil and gas industry of Ukraine', says Ukraine's top official Azerbaijan has agreed to consider the request of Ukraine about the supply of oil. The request was made at the 6th Baku meeting of

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On June 28, Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) and Schneider Electric started a three day workshop on Contemporary Standards of Process Safety for SOCAR management, engineers and technical employees. During the three separate workshop sessions, the presentations will be made

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The European Union has formally agreed to extend its economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January 2017, the European Council announced on Friday. The decision was long expected. It had been delayed until Friday because Italy

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On 1 July 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the  Russian economy until 31 January 2017. These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia's actions

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Transporting Turkmen Energy to Europe: a New Approach   The importance of the launch of the Caspian Energy Grid initiative at the Research Institute for Energy Management & Planning of Tehran University (RIEMP) on June 20 should not be

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€2b to be invested in Greece within TAP project   About €2.3 billion of direct investment will be made in Greece within the construction project of Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Greek media reported citing SOCAR Energy Greece’s Head Anar Mammadov as

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SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects   Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008. But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

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Iran's Shanghai Cooperation Organization inclusion to bolster strategic ties: Russian professor   Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is going to make more strategic, ties between Tehran and Moscow, says an associate member of the Russian Academy of

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Caspian Overview: Azerbaijan Talks with Gazprom Azerbaijan’s energy monpoly Socar produced 5.4% less gas in the first five months of the year than in the same period of 2015. Output stood at 2.65bn m3, according to Socar’s latest figures, of

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Iran, Russia in talks over electricity exchange   A new report says Iran and Russia are in final talks over electricity exchange during high seasons. Payam Baqeri, head of Export Committee of the Iranian Power Industry Union, has told the Azerbaijan