West has faced an obstacle at the current stage in Syria, for it has failed to enlist the support of Syrians who still prefer President Assad to it, says Andrey Areshev, political expert, fellow at the Institute for Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian Region, in an interview with ArmInfo.

Traditional military sports camp has opened at Gandzasar Monastery, Martakert region, NKR. The organizer is the Motherland Defender youth organization, ArmInfo's correspondent to Stepanakert reports.

In a gesture that would be interpreted as a sign of the summit’s success, Saudi King Abdullah made Iranian President Ahmadinejad to sit right beside him. Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad was on the king’s other side at the opening session.

An Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence spokesperson has accused Armenia of the killing, but Armenian sources deny any involvement.

Azerbaijan has a history of success in Wrestling Sports and the victories delighted the nation.

In case of war in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey will support Azerbaijan even if the latter requests no military aid, SalamNews reports with reference to Sinan Ogan, Turkish MP, Director of the Turkish Centre for International Relations & Strategic Analysis (TURKSAM).

"A curious election took place recently in the Caucasus. It attracted very little notice but deserved more. In the tiny, unrecognized territory of Nagorny Karabakh-entirely Armenian but still regarded by the world as de jure part of Azerbaijan-an opposition candidate for president did extremely well", expert Thomas de Waal says in his article "Competitive Caucasus Elections" in The National Interest.

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are amongst the 70 countries who have won medals so far out of 204 teams competing, with a combined total of 11 medals.

"I am happy to see that the Armenian-Russian strategic partnership, based on the time-tested friendship between our peoples, continues its steady growth." - SARGSYAN

The recognition of Karabakh's independence by the State of Massachusetts demonstrates the importance of Nagorno-Karabakh to Washington, Head of the Regional Studies Center Richard Giragosian said at a press conference.