Opinion: Richard Giragosian ponders on the impact of the return of Putin to the Presidency of Russia on Armenia and the wider region.

Opinion: Sergei Markedonov reflects on 20 years of Armenian-Russian relations and warns against phobias, fears, suspicions and uncertainties.

24 September: Dimitri Medvedev has proposed that Vladimir Putin be the governing United Russia Party candidate at the next Presidential Elections in March of next year, ending months of speculation (BBC)

Talks on trans-caspian pipeline system will begin next month

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23 September: Ukrainian President Victor Yanokovich will visit Moscow this weekend in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute on gas issues between Ukraine and Russia (Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

23 September: Three main Russian Political parties will hold their Congresses this weekend ahead of parliamentary elections in December; All eyes are on the Congress of United Russia for clues about whether Vladimir Putin might return to the Kremlin and D

22 September: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations 66th General Assembly in New York (agencies)

22 September: Four people were killed and 60 injured in two suicide bomb attacks in Dagestan's capital Makhachkala on Tuesday, according to police sources. Many of the casualties are policemen (RIA-Novosti)

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