A meeting between the foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale took place in Washington, Trend reports citing MFA press service.

An agreement on the optimal use of Hirmand River water between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan was signed.

Azerbaijani Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov has arrived on a visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to attend the 5th summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Trend reports.

A group of peacekeepers of the Azerbaijani army has been sent to Afghanistan to continue to serve within the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in accordance with the rotation plan, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijani Defense Ministry on June 12.

Despite the restrictions imposed against Iran, the country continues to supply petroleum products to Afghanistan.

The Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry on May 22.

A meeting was held at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

Azerbaijan and Afghanistan are steadily developing trade and economic cooperation along with the relations in political and humanitarian spheres.

A total of seven militants have been confirmed dead as military aircraft struck Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province on Saturday, an army statement said on Sunday, Trend reported citing Xinhua.

Exports of Iranian cement to Afghanistan increased after the resumption of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Afghan media reported.