The President of Turkey visited Moscow to participate in the opening of a new Mosque, and for discussions with the Russian leadership on Syria and other issues.
Nikolay Bordyuzha, Secretary General of the CSTO alliance said that 2500 are currently fighting with the terrorist group Islamic State in the Middle East, and that sooner or later they will be returning home.
On the occasion of the national holiday the Armenian president paid tribute to those who died in the military service of the country at a ceremony in Yerevan.