The NATO FM summit in Brussels ended with recommencement of relations between NATO and the RF, which was quite expected. NATO's operation in Afghanistan would be destined to a final collapse without Moscow, or, to be more exact, without transit of goods through the RF. Seeking to reassure the newer members of NATO, such as the former Soviet Republic of Lithuania, that the move was not "a bit premature", U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a fresh start in bilateral relations between Russia and the military alliance. "We can and must find ways to work constructively with Russia where we share areas of common interest, including helping the people of Afghanistan," she said.

The impact of the world financial crisis on the Armenian economy and social state of people has already become perceptible, especially in the population employment sector. The alarm has already sounded for a number of employment agencies: employers' offers are decreasing in ratio with the increasing labor supply.

The year of 2008 was also a time of reformatting the South Caucasus Region. After the «five-day» war of Georgia against South Ossetia it became clear that new division lines were to be outlined in the region. No doubt unwilling to do it himself, President of Georgia made a «regal» present to RF that had long been waiting for an opportunity to gain revenge against the USA for the too profound an interference it had in the solution of Caucasus problems. The result was a much more chaotic bedlam in which even the most «skillful» states were unable to "catch a fish".