Outgoing CIS Chairman, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbyev said that "frankly speaking, we had a difficult time of presidency because of the economic situation".
Russia confirms settlement of Karabakh conflict remains a high foreign policy priority, but a breakthrough to the present impasse in the peace negotiations during the Astana meetings on Friday is unlikely.
President Putin has inaugurated the 7th Annual Investment Forum of VTB Capital "Russia Calling!" It is being held in Moscow on October 13-14. It was first held in 2009.
World leaders express solidarity with the Turkish nation following deadly terrorist attack against a peace rally in Ankara which kills nearly one hundred.
Russia's decision to hit targets in Syria from its fleet in the Caspian Sea is a game-changer for the region, and a reminder of the grave threat to world peace resulting from ongoing conflicts.
Ambassador Herbert Salber met President Ilham Aliev in Baku on 30 September amid a sharp increase in violence related to the Karabakh conflict over the last days.