6 October: In an exclusive interview with MEDIAMAX ahead of his forthcoming visit to the region, French President Nikolas Sarkozy said that the time has come for Armenians and Azerbaijanis "to make a risky choice for peace, as there is no bigger dang
6 October: Armenian media is reporting that an Armenian soldier was killed yesterday by sniper fire on the line of contact seperating Azerbaijani and Armenian forces (agencies)
Interview with Armen Rustamyan, a member of the Armenian Delegation to PACE, Head of the Armenian Parliament Foreign Relations Commission, parliamentarian from ARFD
The Presidents of Ingushetia, North Ossetia-Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria and Daghestan were amongst the leaders of North Caucasus Republics that accompanied Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian President Alexandr Khloponin on a visit to Baku.
5 October: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will seek the creation of an "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet countries as part of his foreign policy agenda if he is re-elected president next year. (Izvestia)