Leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan are expected to sign a number of agreements but big dıfferences remain on a range of issues

President Ilham Aliev hailed the success of the "Contract of the Century" and spoke of new horizons in energy co-operation between Azerbaijan and partner countries.

The Holy Father accepted an invitation to visit Armenia in 2015 and said he was looking forward to the visit.

US co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Ambassador James Warlick said in Yerevan that "the occasional meetings taking place between Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents and Foreign Ministers are no longer enough".

The US co-Chair of the "Minsk Process" is expected to meet Armenian officials later today.

Meetings between Turkish and Greek businessmen, together with their Cypriot counterparts are showing how confidence-building measures can contribute to peace.

The US Secretary of State called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to enter into a more formal negotiation process to resolve the Karabakh conflict.

The meeting is taking place at a time of the gravest danger to peace in Europe since the end of the cold war..

Welcoming the Turkish President in Baku, the Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliev said the views of the two countries coincide on all issues.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, joined leaders of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic at ceremonies marking the 23rd anniversary since the Armenians of Karabakh declared independence.