Central Asia receives little attention in the EU but a recent Council decision highlighted priorities in the area. Gideon Wakefield argues in this op-ed that it is in the Fergana Valley where the EU's absence is most felt, and where its presence is most needed.
The Georgian government has called on the international community to react after a Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated its airspace near the village of Zaardiantakri close to the administrative boundary with South Ossetia.
Government approves new rules which require journalists to be accredited, and limits the number of journalists from any one media outlet that can apply for accreditation.
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are engaged in road building close to the northern sector of their international border. Tavush has become a flash-point in the Karabakh conflict.
An Armenian soldier was killed on Wednesday by sniper fire in the Karabakh conflict zone. Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to report cease-fire violations in different locations.