President Ilham Aliev inaugurated the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the country's independence. Azerbaijan’s Supreme Council adopted the Constitutional Act on State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 18 October 1991, and this was later confirmed by a popular referendum in December 1991.
The visit to the South and South east provinces was described as a morale booster at a time when Ankara is facing increased pressure from Kurdish insurgents
17 October: Russia is preparing for a battle with Europe over Caspian gas and a pipeline the European Union wants to construct to pump gas from Turkmenistan bypassing Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the issue with members of the Russia
15 October: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu on Friday held a consultation meeting on regional issues, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict wa
Participation of the Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov in the Yerevan meeting is significant despite the fact that it is downplayed in both countries.
14 October: Russia’s Communist Party has posted its election program on its website. The program, “To return our Motherland that has been stolen from us,” stipulates the renationalization of natural resources, widespread nationalization of industry and co