A meeting of CSTO PA standing committee kicked off in Yerevan.

"A favorable environment for cooperation, harmony, confidence and mutual understanding will be achievable in the region only after the disputes and conflicts in the Caucasus are resolved peacefully and irrevocably," Babacan said.

The second meeting this year between Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin and leader of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic Igor Smirnov is about to take place.

Ali Babacan: the platform does not intend to become an alternative to any institution, mechanism or any international organization that deals with the problems of the Caucasus.

Azerbaijanis do not exclude the possibility to resolve the Karabakh conflict by use of force.

Iran's President accused the U.S. and NATO is mongering war in South Ossetia.

Defense News: Russia will sell 80 Kornet E (NATO designation: AT-14) laser-guided anti-tank missile systems to Turkey in a $70 million deal.