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Shock at the cold-bloodied murder of an Armenian family in Gyumri by a renegade Russian soldier continues to resonate among Armenian communities worldwide.

With the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process stalled, even the fragile cease-fire is now in danger. It is time for the co-Chair of the Minsk Process to change their tone in dealing with the conflict sides,

Turkey used the visit of the Azerbaijani president to highlight the special relations between the two countries.

The murder of six members of an Armenian family in Gyumri has created new tensions in relations with Russia.

Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of opening fire whilst the monitoring was ongoing.

This was the latest in a series of incidents involving Russian servicemen at the 102nd military base in Gyumri

12 January 2015: There are reports of further incidents in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenia says that cease fire violations resulted in one Armenian soldier injured on Monday afternoon. In the meantime Azerbaijan has said that Armenian reports of an incident in the Tavush region on Sunday were a complete fabrication. Commonspapce.eu is in no position to verify the accuracy or otherwise of these reports

The issue is of particular importance for Armenia, due to its dependence on Georgia for its trade and transport links with Russia.

The marchers wanted to demonstrate unity after the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, police officers, and a kosher supermarket.