Unable to put up with the defeat in Karabakh war, Azerbaijan is preparing for new adventures.

The arrival of representatives of rather obscure and marginal party – Powerful Turkey – in Yerevan has become a subject of close attention of the Armenian media and some experts rather than the RA National Security Service (NSS). Possibly, everything would have been normal – rather serious Turkish experts and political analysts arrive in Armenia often and nobody invites them to the NSS. But two representatives of Powerful Turkey were invited for a “conversation,” what has caused various comments. Definitely, the October 30 events in Yerevan were an evident PR action. However, it is unclear why Armenians have fallen for it.

The Council of Europe’s Forum for the Future of Democracy has hardly answered the main question – what will democracy look like in future.

The past week started with the arrival of Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Ali Larijani.

The political week in Armenia started with appointment of Vladimir Gasparyan as Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia.

Chairman of the Social and Political Department at the Azerbaijani presidential administration, Ali Hasanov states that Baku has repeatedly applied to the OSCE and other international organizations, asking them to send an assessment mission to the territories around Nagorno Karabakh.

The report of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and Military Prosecutor’s Office on alleged suicide of Armenian captive Manvel Saribekyan has shocked the Armenian society, once again reminding Armenians of who their eastern neighbor is. The Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijan and cruel murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan showed of what the racist authorities of Azerbaijan are capable. It is hard to trust the version of the Armenian captive’s suicide after all this.

Political events in Armenia started with discussions on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as usual.

Karabakh, as usual, prevailed in political discussions during the past week. Director of Caucasus Institute, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan said that no UN special representative is capable to facilitate the Karabakh conflict settlement. “The OSCE Minsk Group abolishment, far less its duplication in another instance will decelerate even the current process,” Iskandaryan told aPanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, similar statements are propaganda rather than real attempts aimed at accelerating the conflict resolution. “Readiness for compromises is required for real facilitation,” Iskandaryan said.

The past week started with debates on expedience of recognition of Nagorno Karabakh’s independence by Armenia. According to Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan, such move will change nothing in the negotiation process but will have a strong impact on internal political life of Armenia.