21 September: The Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has dismissed recent local elections in Nagorno Karabakh as having no legal effect, and are in violation of international law. Ihsanogly reiterat
The United States highly values Turkey as a regional ally but has been watching the new assertiveness in Turkish foreign policy for signs as to where this is going.
20 September: A spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry this morning described the situation on the line of contact seperating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces as tense, amidst reports of several cease fire violations during the night. (APA)
20 September: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in New York where later today he is expected to meet with US President Barak Obama (agencies)
Rovshan Rzayev, a long time member of the Azerbaijani Parliament, considered a professional in his field, talks of his experience as a displaced person and calls on the leader of the Karabakh Armenians to start dialogue between the two communities.