France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium took part in the universal European phonetone-2006 held November 16-19.

Programs of military cooperation will be signed with the Defense Ministers of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Vladimir Karapetian: the further steps for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement will be discussed during the visit.

The RA Defense Minister and chairman of the CIS Executive Committee discussed the issues referring to forthcoming meeting of the CIS Defense Minister in Brest.

Sahar TV Channel: the Muslim population of Azerbaijan should perform the orders of their religious leaders but not obey the government.

"If Turkey does not honor its commitments, the EU will need to reconsider the implications for the accession process," Matti Vanhanen said.

Each state should decide on its relations with NATO, the U.S. State Department representative said.

It would be incorrect to build external relations at expense of relations with Russia, Ara Abrahamyan stated.

The NKR President expressed gratitude to the American compatriots for lasting multisided support rendered to Artsakh.

Victor Soghomonian: the President will meet with the Cypriot leadership.