A number of media outlets report that the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations organized a panel discussion on the “Situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”.

Here is what is happening between Turkey and Azerbaijan in regard to Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan in late 1990s started war against the civilian population of the Nagorno Karabakh Armenians, who voted to be independent from Azerbaijan due to cultural and human rights related oppression. Armenia supported the move and Turkey blockaded Turkish-Armenian border showing solidarity with Azerbaijan. The later holds Turkey hostage to relations with Armenia. Turkey says you can't do that.

Ahead of the upcoming meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the capital of Moldova Chisinau on October 8, one of the leading newspapers in Turkey publishes a story that Nagorno Karabakh belongs to Armenians and the faster resolution of the issue is in Azerbaijan's interest.

This morning Azerbaijan's presidential administration staff member dropped a very serious hint that may lead to the recognition of Nagorno Karabakh's independence. The news report came from Azeri media.

In an exclusive interview to Armenian online newspaper Aysor, the Deputy Speaker of the British House of Lords Baroness Caroline Cox said "Azerbaijan used its citizens as a shield in Khojalu." The interview was taken on September 22, when Cox was visiting Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh for the launch of a charity even founded by her and the British “Lilis Consulting” company.

Turkey has positioned itself in a very confusing situation with Armenia. On one hand it pre-signs protocols about normalization of relations with Armenia where there is no single word about linking the process to Armenia's relations to Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh, on the other hand it tells Azerbaijan that unless the issue of Nagorno Karabakh is solved the Turkish Armenian border won't open. Armenian warning to Turkish statements of linking two processes did not delay.

The European Judo Championship in Armenia is not only a big sports event, but also a small contribution to reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. For the first time the national judo team of Azerbaijan visited Armenia to participate in the European Judo Championship. One of the Azeri team members won gold. The national hymn of Azerbaijan was played and the flag raised. Armenia had no problem with that. The two countries are negotiating for Nagorno Karabakh independence through referendum.

In Azerbaijan, the idea of “one nation, two states” is often referred to: it means that the Turkish people and Azerbaijani people are from the same roots, parts of one nation, but live in two different states.

In recent months the authorities of Azerbaijan and some officials have displayed a position toward Eurovision, voting rules and its participants that can't be described anything but low. First Azerbaijan started to question those people who voted for the Armenian Eurovision 2009 entry in a direct violation of Eurovision rules. Now their target is the Turkish entry Hadise because of her brave position on Armenia-Turkey rapprochement.

In a very positive and balanced approach to the conflict of Nagorno Karabakh Turkish writer Kadri Gursel wrote in yesterday's Milliyet advising that Azerbaijan's interest will be better served if it forgot about Nagorno Karabakh. Looking at the issue from a realistic point of view and championing peace in the region he sees no way to return Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijani rule. This is in the light of Turkey Armenia rapprochement.

It's hard to say if Azerbaijan is getting ready to take a historic position, preparing to recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh Republic or the opposite, but one thing is clear: after the recently Moscow meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan some positive signs from various levels are coming from Azerbaijan on compromise talk and peace with Armenia

The leadership of Azerbaijan keeps insisting that it wants the Nagorno Karabakh problem be solved keeping the territorial integrity of the country intact. Now an expert from Turkey says that the territorial dispute in the Caspian Sea with Turkmenistan is a bigger worry for Azerbaijan than Nagorno Karabakh.