The Turkish army's actions in Northern Iraq obviously didn't bring the anticipated results. The negative reaction from the part of the USA followed it immediately. In fact, the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates demanded that the Turkish troops are withdrawn from the regions of Northern Iraq. The Turkish Joint Staff had to justify itself mentioning that "the blood of a
Turkish soldier is more valuable than the military operation." It is clear, that the Kurdistan Workers Party is a trouble not for Turkey and Iraq only, but also for Kurdistan itself. In any case, this is what the Prime Minister of Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani attempts to show.

We are already used to nervous response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to all that is going on in Armenia, and it was simply impossible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to leave the elections of the new president of Armenia unnoticed. It is quite clear that Baku and Turkey are completely disappointed with the results of the elections; Levon Ter-Petrosyan didn't win in the elections, which means that all the hopes of the press and officials are destroyed. That is why some immediate measures should have been taken, even if it was only coming up with an announcement, which was done in a very typical way.

Europe is going to face big upheavals. Kosovo, after all, has decided to declare its independence with the support of the USA and some EU member countries. One-sided declaration of Kosovo independence is both inevitable and inadmissible. The EU has split into different parts: Cyprus, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia and Romania for some inner reasons spoke against the independence of the province. France, Great Britain, Germany and Italy, that is to say, the countries practicing the US policy in Europe are for the declaration of the sovereignty of the province.

For 20 years since the beginning of the Karabakh conflict many suggestions have been made for its resolution. As a rule, all of them were based on one soul idea, according to which the both parties should work towards reaching a compromise to come to a peaceful agreement. The plan of the American politician Paul Goble is among the so-called "compromise settlements". However, Goble's plan remained only a plan, since it included an argument, which, according to a western mind was totally irrational. "Own lands" mustn't be given up to the enemy or it would be the same as to stop being a representative of your own nation.

During the 44th conference on security policy issues held in Munich the problems of NATO's functioning and the prospect of its expansion, the issues of disarmament, nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, the calls of the European security, the situation in Afghanistan and prospective of its resolution, the basic course of development of Russia, and the issues of security in Asia were discussed. Much attention was focused particularly to the discussion of the Kosovo issue, Iranian nuclear program, Turkey's European course, and its policy in the field of security.

The EU is starting a new geopolitical project called "Nabucco" which according to the EU and the USA will decrease the dependence on Russian gas and on Russia in general. The project itself is immense; the general size is about 3.3 thousand km and the maximum carrying capacity is assessed 31 milliard cubic meters (bcm) a year. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Egypt and even Iraq are among the possible gas purveyors for the future pipeline. It is presumed that "Nabucco's" route will be Turkey-Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria and with some estimation it will cost minimum 4.6 milliard EUR.

The visit of Russia's Prime Minister Victor Zubkov to Armenia on the eve of the elections gave rise to a lot of conjecture about its aim and outcomes, and it is mostly believed that the aim of the visit is the one - supporting Serge Sargsyan in the Presidential elections. At least this is what the Armenian Mass Media believes, however missing one very important detail; it is not the Russian, but the Armenian citizen who is going to vote. In this regard the support from the outside has always had the opposite effect on any candidate's reputation.

The opening of the new EU representation in Armenia is one more step on its way to further consolidation of EU position in South Caucasus. These countries are of great importance for the EU, and this importance is still growing as Russia's standings in the region get weaker. It is no secret any longer that Europe needs Russia exceptionally in the sphere of energy, though this very factor is used to get much freedom in political planning, especially in the countries having unsolved conflicts.

The latest statement made by Nicola Sarkozy and Angel Merkel regarding Turkey's possibility of integration into the EU, was naturally not something new or unexpected, in any case for the President of France. "Turkey may have no place in the EU with the reason, that it is situated in Asia Minor. If we keep on continually broadening the EU, in this way we will destroy the political Europe," emphasized the French President. One of the most interesting things in the statement is that the Europeans "suddenly" found out that from geographic point of view (not to mention the political point of view) Turkey is not at all a European country.

Most probably the Kosovo issue is close to its completion. The Kosovo Albanians are in a hurry and one of the reasons may be considered the upcoming Presidential elections in Russia and the USA. Another reason for it is that Kosovo fears that the EU will change its positions. The truth is, that the government of the territory and the NATO representatives have finally agreed upon the action plan after the scheduled declaration of independence of the Serbian province. However, as the experts warn, the declaration of independence may cause war.