25 January 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) today said the organization would stand ready to help with the deployment of an international peacekeeping force in the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh should the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on it.
Armenian President Kocharian said he is optimistic about the talks (file photo) (ITAR-TASS) 24 January 2006 -- The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Paris next month to seek ways to resolve a long-standing dispute over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
24 January 2006 -- Georgian Energy Minister Nika Gilauri today questioned Russia's motives for suspending repair work on the damaged Mozdok-Tbilisi gas pipeline.
24 January 2006 -- Repair work on the pipeline providing Georgia and Armenia with Russian natural gas been suspended.
Turkish officials collecting and culling poultry, 13 January (epa) 23 January 2006 -- The outbreak of bird flu in Turkey shows the world would have little time to react to a potential pandemic of human influenza, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk (file photo) (epa) PRAGUE, 23 January 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A court in Turkey has dropped a case against one of the country's best-known writers, Orhan Pamuk, who had been charged with insulting Turkish identity.
Armenian President Kocharian (file photo) (CTK) 22 January 2006 -- Armenian President Robert Kocharian arrives in Moscow today for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
22 January 2006 -- Georgia and Armenia face an energy crisis in the depths of a harsh winter after two explosions on Russian pipelines cut their supply of natural gas.
Soldier under Polish command on the streets of Karbala (file photo) (epa) 21 January 2006 -- A 46-strong contingent of Armenian servicemen today left Yerevan for southern Iraq.
Turkish officials in Istanbul round up poultry for destruction (file photo) (epa) 20 January 2006 -- Turkey's agriculture minister has accused neighboring countries of covering up the presence of bird flu on their territories.
(official site) Armenia and Azerbaijan were set to square off today for a semifinal soccer match in the Commonwealth Cup being played in Moscow. But the Armenians refused to play, claiming Russia had failed to give them proper security guarantees. The Russian Football Union, however, says the team's withdrawal may have more to do with politics than with security.
Talks between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia have ended in London with an announcement that the two countries' leaders are to meet next month in France to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh territorial dispute.
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