Russia has not got into the difficult situation brought by global financial crisis and may emerge from it a stronger economy, President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan said on Thursday that Armenia worked for the normalization of its relations with Turkey and he was optimistic about it.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Thursday new clashes may break out in the Caucasus region if the European Union (EU) observers fail to function as security guarantors.