Interview with famous Russian political analyst Stanislav Belkovski.

Do you share the view of some Russian, America and Azerbaijani media outlets that the latest developments in the South Caucasus including the recent Russia-Armenia deal extending lease of Gyumri military base by 49 years shows that U.S. position in the region has weakened while that of Russia has strengthened?
Russian-Armenian protocol extending presence of Russian military base in Gyumri by 49 years was almost inevitable, because both Yerevan and Moscow was interested in this. But Russia has no immediate decisions about how it will act in the event of renewed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Azerbaijan has the second highest basic pension in CIS. The basic pension is currently $106, State Social Protection Fund Chairman Salim Muslimov told media today.
The basic pension is $124.20 in Kazakhstan, $90.20 in Russia and $82.10 in Belarus.

The Trans-Caspian Oil Transport System (TCOTS) which will transport Kazakh oil through Azerbaijan will be put into operation in late 2012 - early 2013 with the development of the Kashagan field, Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Serik Primbetov said at the news conference today.

According to a competent research, Azerbaijan occupies the fourth place in the world for risk of contracting computer viruses.
This was stated in a report published by specialists of AVG company, producing a well-known anti-virus package and other programs to protect personal computers.

Azerbaijan will not use administrative resources to limit media's participation in the 2010 parliamentary elections, Presidential Administration Social and Political Department Chief Ali Hasanov said today at an event dedicated to the media's role in covering the elections.
"We want the electoral climate to be completely transparent and fair," Hasanov said.

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijan's permanent representative to UN in 1994-2001, Executive Director of the All-Russia Congress of Azerbaijan Eldar Guliyev.
- In your opinion, will Russia side with Armenia as a CSTO ally in event of resumed hostilities in Karabakh?
The Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization has no paragraph which would tell how to fight against any country outside the Union and to do so on its territory. The Charter clearly stipulates that the CSTO member states can help each other in repelling attacks from third countries. Thus, the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which Azerbaijan intends to return under its control as its historical land in event of renewed hostilities, do not fall under the organization's charter. Azerbaijan is not going to attack Armenia. This means that Russia and other members of the CSTO will never enter into a possible war on the side of Armenia.

Interview with Azerbaijani military commander Ibad Huseynov.
It should be noted, that for many years, the real reason of Armenian terrorist Monte Melkonian's death was hidden from the public. Melkonian was one of the leaders of the Armenian terrorist organization "ASALA", as well as a trained killer, who fought against Israelis in Lebanon. However, when he came to Nagorno-Karabakh, this war turned out to be his last.

“During his visit to Azerbaijan, Turkish President Abdullah Gul did not make his stance on possible opening of the Armenia-Turkey border as part of the NATO exercises clear. But Baku believes that Ankara will not take such a step,” Head of the International Relations Department of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov said.

A delegation of the Lithuanian Resurrection Party together with a group of the Azerbaijani MPs visited the mass grave in Azerbaijan's Guba region on Aug. 18. The delegation members were briefed on the atrocities committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis in 1918 in the region.

Actual Forecasts Bulletin. Russia: Third Millemium published an article by the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration head, academician Ramiz Mehdiyev "Course of Azerbaijan: from stabilization to modernization" in its issue 23, according to AzerTAc state news agency. The magazine is issued in Moscow by founder and publisher Rodina journal (Russia),