Turkey lies between the Middle East, Caucasus, and the Balkans. Turkey has a large amount of influence, and that could help bring about stability in the region, Javier Solana said.

Actually, one party assumed the responsibility for the future of the republic and it will have to account, Aram Sargsyan said.

The newly appointed Austrian Ambassador handed the copy of his credentials to the Armenian Foreign Minister.

The victory of pro-governmental political forces is conditioned by the economic success achieved by the republic during the recent years, Ahmed Bilalov said.

The Armenian people have demonstrated greater political maturity through these elections.

"Armenia has thus made an important step forward in fulfilling a key priority of the EU / Armenia Action Plan under the European Neighborhood Policy," Benita Ferrero-Waldner said.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Russia on Monday seeking to patch up a relationship so strained by differences over Kosovo and missile defense that some have warned of a new Cold War.

Four fundamental documents have been coordinated. They will be signed July 17 during a CSTO session, Nikolay Bordyuzha said.

In a major show of strength over one million secular Turks demonstrated in the Aegean port city of Izmir against the Islamic-rooted government ahead of Turkey's early general elections.