6 June: US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has arrived in Baku for the last lap of her visit to the South Caucasus. She is due to meet later today with President Ilham Aliev and other Azerbaijani officials, as well as civil society leaders.(agencies)

Clinton travelled to Baku from Batumi where she met Georgian leaders and reiterated US support for Georgia's independence and territorial integrity.

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