Russia & CIS

Vladimir Putin said that Russia will reduce defense spending in the next three years to 2.7-2.8 percent of GDP.

Brent crude futures were at $47.01 per barrel at 0222 GMT, virtually steady after slumping nearly 4 percent in the previous session.

A major road accident occurred yesterday evening in Armenia.

Railway Departments of Azerbaijan and Iran have signed a document on the construction and operation of the Astara loading and unloading terminal.

On June 15, Chairman of Milli Majlis Health Committee Ahliman Amiraslanov and MP Shamsaddin Hajiyev will visit Isparta city of Turkey.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday the crisis between Qatar and some Arab countries should be resolved “through peace and dialogue”.

Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 137 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said June 11.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that the visa free regime with the European Union came in force on Sunday, Sputnik reports.

Azerbaijan’s State Examination Center (SEC) is holding mock examinations on specialty groups 1 and 4 in 11 cities for applicants seeking to enter university.

"Azersu" OJSC disseminated information in connection with mass poisoning in Sumgayit.

Iran’s Aseman Airlines has signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets, APA’s Tehran bureau reported.

Warsaw will host an Azerbaijan-Poland business forum on June 27, AzerTag reports.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, APA reports.

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France, Richard Hoagland of the US and the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk arrived in Armenia on June 10.

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has canceled his visit to Turkey, the Turkish media outlets report citing diplomatic sources.

The Armenia district court judge has been arrested.

A farewell ceremony for the Azerbaijani Energy Minister Natig Aliyev is being held in Baku.

The body of Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig Aliyev, who died in Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul on June 8, was brought to Baku on June 10 morning.