15 November: Azerbaijan and bulgaria have signed agreements on a number of spheres of co-operation at the end of a state visit by the Bulgarian president, Georgi Parvanov to Baku. Parvanov and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev earleir held talks on a rang

ASHTON IN THE CAUCASUS. The visit of the head of EU diplomacy is a sign that European engagement with the region is entering a new phase.

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14 November: The Russian language will be the second official language in South Ossetia. The proposal has been supported by 83.99 percent of the voters in a referendum held yesterday, South Ossetian Central Election Commission Chairwoman Bella Pliyeva sai

13 November: Voters in South Ossetia are voting today to elect a new president.Some 50,000 eligible voters in the self declared Republic will have to choose among 11 candidates running for the office of president. (agencies)

12 November: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the Russian political system is imperfect, telling top experts on Russia that he is preparing some reforms to fix it.The Russian prime minister rejected what he described as “alarmis

The President of Armenia receives the head of Euronest