Turkey seeks U.S. help in Armenia row (UPI)
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 3 (UPI) — Turkey is seeking the support of the United States and Switzerland over an Armenian court ruling that threatens the peace process between Turkey and Armenia.
Aliyev, Merkel to focus on regional security, Caspian gas supplies (Itar-Tass)
BAKU, February 4 (Itar-Tass) – Bilateral cooperation and regional security will top the agenda of the talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev, who begins his three-day visit to Germany on Thursday.
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR ROBUST AID AS ADMINISTRATION’S BUDGET INCLUDES $40 MILLION FOR ARMENIA AND ASYMMETRICAL … (Armenian Assembly of America)
Washington, DC – Today, the Administration released its budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, which includes $40 million in economic assistance to Armenia, announced the Armenian Assembly of America.
Police chief among 16 dead in Russia Caucasus violence (Deepika)
MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Feb 6 (Reuters) The police chief of the southern Russian city of Makhachkala was shot dead in his car, one of 16 people killed in a string of attacks in the mainly Muslim North Caucasus.
AZERBAIJAN: IRAN IMPLEMENTS VISA-FREE TRAVEL FOR AZERIS, EXCEPT JOURNALISTS (EurasiaNet)
Iran’s decision to drop visa requirements for short-term visitors from neighboring Azerbaijan went into effect on February 1, but with a catch; Azerbaijani journalists will still need permission.
OSCE, UN, EU join efforts for strengthening stability in South Caucasus (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will travel to the South Caucasus on February 15.
Davutoglu: Turkey committed to move forward dialogue with Armenia (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Turkish Foreign Minister and Chief of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Federation discussed Armenian-Turkish process.
First Armenian information and entertainment channel TV Armenia ru to operate in Russia (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The purpose of the channel is to cover the life and activities of Armenians living in different countries.
Police chief among 16 dead in Russia Caucasus violence (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Police chief of Dagestan’s capital shot dead * 11 killed in gun battles near Chechnya’s capital (changes dateline, adds details) MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Feb …
Azerbaijan, Romania specify gas cooperation plans (Itar-Tass)
BAKU, February 2 (Itar-Tass) – Azerbaijan and Romania signed here on Tuesday a memorandum on energy cooperation. It envisages supplies of liquefied gas to Romania on the Baku-Kulevi (Georgia)-Constanza (Romania) route.
