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

ODIHR Representative:

The Economist:

Russia seeks expansion in Arctic Circle

11 November: Russian media sources covering the Presidential elections in the self declared Republic of South Ossetia are characterising the outcome as the most unpredictable in its twenty year history. Polling will take place on Sunday (agencies)

Head of EU Delegation in Armenia:

10 November: The Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated at a Press Conference in Tbilisi yesterday that "Since our Bucharest summit, Georgia has come a lot closer to NATO. But there is still work to be done, in a number of areas. Fur