Commentary: The visit of President Erdogan to Brussels this week opens a new, more pragmatic phase in relations between Turkey and the European Union.

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.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, met the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group to review the current situation around the Karabakh conflict zone.

The Foreign Minister of Russia reaffirmed his support for the work of the co-Chair of the Minsk Group in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

OSCE Minsk Group co-Chair on Saturday urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to accept an OSCE mechanism to investigate ceasefire violations

Using sharp language, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan lambasted the Azerbaijani leadership for its current stance.

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met amid a very tense situation on the ground resulting in many military and civilian casualties.

High level discussions are going on in New York to try to resolve the Karabakh conflict, but on the ground violence escalates.

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.