The Republican Seismological Service Center of the Azerbaijani Academy of National Sciences stated that seismological background is normal in Azerbaijan and there is no need for concern. "The earthquake occurred in small earthquake centers in the Caspian Sea. It is a normal process. If there are earthquake centers, such kind of sensible or insensible tremors are natural," Republican Seismological Service Center Director Gurban Yetirmishli told Trend on Wednesday.

“Compared to 2004, the number of the lawyers has increased more than twice and reached 850. 60 percent of the lawyers are young,” Deputy Minister of Justice Togrul Musayev said at the international conference on the theme “Improving the law institution in Azerbaijan and increasing the opportunities for appealing to court”, APA reports.

Turkmenistan will invest heavily in energy projects, ensuring adherence made by the partnership commitments, said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a meeting with EU Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel, said on Wednesday the Turkmen government. "Today, the Turkmen government is investing heavily in large-scale energy projects that serves as a guarantee for the strict observance of the undertaken obligations of partnerships," said the Turkmen leader.

The White House said on Tuesday that Turkish criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had deepened the isolation of his regime Todayszaman reported. "We very much welcome the strong stance Turkey has taken," White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters traveling with President Barack Obama to Asia.

The main topic of negotiations during the European Commissioner for External Relations Catherine Ashton's visit to Georgia will be free trade with the EU, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at the opening of new headquarters of "Bank of Georgia" on Tuesday. "We need a European market, and we should surely get to there in the shortest period of time," he said speaking to the bank staff and management.

Azerbaijan has become a more transparent and open country as a result of reforms carried out in the past five years. The number of tourists visiting the country increased by 15 percent. This is an excellent indicator for Azerbaijan, World Tourism Organization (WTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai said at a meeting with Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev on Tuesday.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai, who is visiting Azerbaijan, APA reports. Abulfas Garayev welcomed the guest on behalf of the Azerbaijani government and expressed his gratitude to him for visiting our country. Minister mentioned that President Ilham Aliyev first received Taleb Rifai, they discussed the prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the World Tourism Organization.

The Azerbaijani Parliament has today discussed the draft amendments to the laws on power and gas supplies. According to APA, vice speaker of the parliament Valeh Alasgarov informed the lawmakers about the amendments and called it as an important step for protection of the rights of consumers.

Members of the Azerbaijani Parliament’s permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rafael Huseynov and Elkhan Suleymanov will attend the meetings of the PACE Committees on Monitoring and Legal Affairs and Human Rights, press service of the Azerbaijani Parliament told APA.

Azerbaijan’s embassy in Syria continues working normally, spokesman for Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told APA. He said the Foreign Ministry was attentively observing the situation and contacting Azerbaijan’s diplomatic representation in Syria. Following Syria’s suspension from the Arab League, thousands of residents of Damascus attacked the embassies of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other countries in Damascus on November 12-13.