31 October: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev has won the Central Asian state's presidential poll outright in the first round. Almost complete results from the first vote showed the moderate premier holding a commanding lead of 62.9 percent of
30 October: Giant Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) plans to boost export of its Samand cars to Ukraine in the near future.Managing Director of IKCO Javad Najmeddin said that the company plans to increase its Samand exports to Ukraine to 20,000
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan expressed his satisfaction with the present level of military-technical cooperation between Armenia and Russia and noted that this is of major importance in the relations between the two strategic allies.
29 October: At least one police officer has been killed in fighting in the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia, in the North Caucasus. Gunmen opened fire when police stopped a car for inspection in the town of Uchkeken.(RIA Novosti)
28 October: The European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, will visit Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in November. This will be Baroness Ashton's first visit to the region (agencies)
The relationship between Turkey and Azerbaijan has often been described as "strategic". More often it looked like one of convenience, but recently the partnership has become more equal and solid.