Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev Arrives in Tehran
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev (C-R) smiles as he makes his way after arriving at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran on October 16, 2007. Presidents of the Caspian Sea littoral states including Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are attending the day-long summit. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Britain and energy multinational BP say they have lobbied the U.S. government to exempt a major Caspian Sea gas field from new sanctions imposed on Iran.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan will make good on commitments to supply Bulgaria with 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said this week.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan hailed its election as a UN Security Council member this week as a great breakthrough while Armenia says it won't affect its dispute with Baku.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 31 (UPI) -- Tehran may be meddling in Azeri affairs in an effort to keep Western energy investors at bay, a regional analyst said.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16 (UPI) -- Amid allegations Tehran is exploiting Arab unrest to destabilize its Persian Gulf rivals and Israel claims it has seized Iranian arms bound for Hamas, Iran is also suspected of instigating trouble in neighboring Azerbaijan, a key source of oil for the West.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch complained authorities in Azerbaijan had closed-door trials for demonstrators who took part in peaceful protests last week.
LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A former senior officer in the British Foreign Office called Thursday for Prince Andrew to be removed as a trade ambassador.
KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan and Ukraine agreed to establish a working group to increase the Azeri supplies of energy resources, the Ukrainian president announced.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said in New York Friday remarks to the United Nations by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were "offensive" and "hateful."
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 20 (UPI) -- Italian energy company Eni met with top government officials in Azerbaijan to discuss transporting gas across the Caspian Sea, executives said.
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