Turkey has challenged Russian monopoly in the South Caucasus. Ankara's deep military partnership with neighboring Azerbaijan, and its decision to openly support the latter during the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone significantly asserted its role in the conflict and the region, argues Fuad Shahabzov in this op-ed

Under the 10 November agreement Russian troops will now patrol the strategic Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh.

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday ahead of the meeting NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said Ministers will address Russia military build-up around the Alliance including in Belarus and Nagorno-Karabakh, and what more should be done to respond to Russia’s growing military activity. 

A new round of UN-mediated Syrian peace talks are starting this week in Geneva to agree on national principles before drafting a new constitution. Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, has been pushing towards revising Syria's constitution as a step towards ending the country's nine-year-old civil war.

Maya Sandu also spoke in favor of replacing the Russian troops in Transnistria with a civilian observer mission under the auspices of the OSCE.

Turkey's presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin told the religious leaders it was extremely important to fight against hate crimes and discrimination with a single voice, especially at a time when anti-Islamism, anti-Semitism and anti-Christianity are on the rise all over the world.

A Montenegro foreign ministry statement said that Bozovic “directly disrespected” Montenegro by describing a 1918 decision to join Yugoslavia, then a Serbia-dominated kingdom, as an act of “liberation” and “free will” by the Montenegrin people.