Both countries have ignored possible US displeasure and are participating in the summit with high level delegations.

"For the resolution of the conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with the real party to the conflict, Nagorno Karabakh," says Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan commenting on Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's latest statement, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.

Interview of Kiro Manoyan, Head of ARFD Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office, with ArmInfo News Agency

The Russian Leader has launched a new presidential Council on Inter-ethnic relations.

On August 23, in accordance with an earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission monitored the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line in the Askeran direction, the NKR Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday met with Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.

With the peace talks stalled most efforts at the moment are focused on reducing tensions on the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces.

The German Chancellor will focus on Trandniestr Conflict and Moldova's EU aspirations during her trip.

According to the data of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Service, 10 thousand 667 foreign citizens visited the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as of August 21, 2012.

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