21 December:Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed social and economic development of the North Caucasus region in the Chechen city of Gudermes (Kommersant)

Medvedev says CIS "is an important stability factor in the post-Soviet space"

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The Economist rates Armenia as a "hybrid regime" again

Presence of Azeri snipers is an alternative to military action for Ilham Aliyev

19 December: Turkey has slammed France for what it calls attempts to judge Turkish history before coming to terms with its own “dirty, bloody past” and repeated warnings of consequences in response to a bill the French legislature is readying to vote on t

EVENTS IN KAZAKHSTAN CAST SHADOW OVER MOSCOW MEETINGS

16 December: The European Union Ambassador to Azerbaijan predicted that in 2012 there will be a stronger EU engagement in supporting the process of the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Ambassador Rolad Kobia said that the EU recognize

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Russia Prepares An Adequate Answer To Potential American And Israeli Strikes At Iran