ASHGABAT, June 26 (Itar-Tass) -- The first international conference on the fight against drug trafficking in the Caspian seaports opened on Tuesday, the press service of the Turkmen government said

BISHKEK, June 25 (Itar-Tass) - Deepening of cultural interaction among member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a highly important and topical task, Igor Chudinov, Kyrgyzs

MOSCOW, June 25 (Itar-Tass)- Moscow is giving Chechnya money for postwar reconstruction with a generous hand, but at the same time warns that control of the way it is spent will be strict.

ASHGABAT, June 25 (Itar-Tass) - Turkmen President Gurbanguly

Alma-Ata, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will on Tuesday begin an official visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of Kazakh Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin to discuss bilat

Berlin, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - More than 40 countries have confirmed their participation in an international meeting on Palestine that is opening in Berlin on Tuesday.

GENEVA, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - Representatives of the business

MOSCOW, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - Armenian President Serge Sargsyan who is arriving in Moscow for a three-day visit will on Tuesday meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Russian government's

MOSCOW, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - The presidents of Russia and Armenia, Dmitry Medvedev and Serge Sargsyan, will on Monday sign a joint statement of the heads of state.

TOKYO, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - Gazprom is now the world's third biggest company in market capitalisation terms.