The opening ceremony of the tournament will be held on January 16.

"To adopt the statement as PACE document, the Azeri delegation will have to garner over 300 signatures, what is not an easy job," the head of the Armenian delegation said.

Konstantin Kosachev: the European Union should not use the project as a tool to "artificially separate the friendly countries from Russia."

The new Eastern Partnership offers the prospect of closer political and economic ties, with very concrete help to unlock the advantages available through the ENP, the European Commissioner said.

Armenia is the 112th in the FIFA chart.

"How is such a country, which totally ignores and does not implement resolutions of the UN Security Council, allowed to enter through the gates of the UN (headquarters)?" the Turkish Prime Minister said.

The file was submitted to Moscow military prosecutor's office.

The EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy will meet with the Armenian President and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The Azerbaijani authorities keep on politicizing such a humanitarian and sensitive issue as the searching of the missing and the release of hostages, for getting doubtful propaganda dividends.