10 December: South Ossetian de facto President Eduard Kokoity has agreed to step down later today as part of a compromise agreement with opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva, a source in the South Ossetian presidential admini

U.S. analytical expert:

French National Assembly Commission passes bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial

President of Armenia:

Azerbaijan once again removes draft resolution entitled "Situation in the 'occupied territories' of Azerbaijan" from agenda of UN GA

9 November: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday of instigating public protests against the State Duma elections as tens of thousands signed up to rally over the weekend. (Moscow Times) The Mosc

December 8: Today marks the 20th anniversary of the meeting between leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha Natural Reserve in Belarus in 1991 and the signing of an agreement to set up the Commonwealth of Independent States (CI

7 December: The border between South Ossetia and Russia was closed Tuesday following a grenade attack on the home of the breakaway region's prosecutor and a decision to throw out a court appeal by presidential hopeful Alla Dzhioyeva (Kommersant)

Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan ready to meet again

6 December: The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan have met in Vilnius on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Meeting currently being held in the Lithuanian capital.No information has been released following the talks but a statement is expected