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Kazakhstan has expressed interest in exporting goods via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad that will be launched sometime next year.

An EU summit designed to draw six ex-Soviet states to the West opens with its ambitions dented Thursday after Ukraine, the biggest of the six, caved into Moscow to hand Europe a mighty "Nyet".

Standing next to a newly refurbished bell tower, priest Aristakes Aivazyan says it needed divine intervention to save Armenia's medieval Haghartsin monastery.

Kazakhstan's Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov believes it especially important that all the member countries equally benefit from the Eurasian integration.

The presidents of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Tuesday to discuss a peace settlement over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, the European security body OSCE said.

Yerevan expect to be ready for signing of the treaty to join the Customs Union and Common Economic Space in February 2014.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to visit Armenia.

Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union.

Armenia intends to ascend the Customs Union and take part in establishment of the Eurasian Economic Council.

Armenia said Tuesday it would join the Russia-led customs union to help promote close integration among neighbours.

Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin has met with Ambassador of Armenia Vassiliy Kazaryan who is finishing his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.

Armenia's ruling party has comfortably won a mayoral election in the capital Yerevan.

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has won re-election with over 58 percent of the vote, official results published Tuesday showed, as his main rival cried foul.

Armenia votes in presidential polls Monday with incumbent leader Serzh Sarkisian set for victory in an election watched closely.

During the meeting the parties stressed consistency and progress in interaction between Kazakhstan and Armenia on a wide range of issues.

An Armenian presidential candidate was shot and wounded late Thursday by an unknown assailant in the capital Yerevan less than a month before election day.

Kazakhstan singer Alisher Karimov won the 3rd place in the international contest of young pop singers Yerevan Calls on October 6-14.

More than one thousand Russian, Armenian, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan military men are participating in the training.

Armenia warned Azerbaijan it was ready for war as tensions soared Monday between the ex-Soviet foes after Baku pardoned and promoted an Azerbaijani officer who axed an Armenian soldier to death.

The self-declared state of Nagorny-Karabakh, recognised by no country in the world, votes in leadership elections as fears grow of a new conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over its status.
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