Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia expects "the gradual restoration of bilateral cooperation with Ankara to benefit peace, security and stability in Transcaucasia."
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan at the Kremlin on Wednesday (15 March). Sargsyan is currently on an official visit to the Russian Federation.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim made a short unplanned visit to the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on Wednesday evening (15 March) on his way back to Turkey from Athens.
The Armenian President is accompanied by several senior ministers. During his visit to Moscow the Armenian President is expected to meet the Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
A wave of ugly rioting that hit the Georgian Black sea port of Batumi on Saturday night was initially attributed to a spontaneous outburst after an incident over a parking ticket. But a somewhat more sinister picture has now started to emerge, suggesting this was a planned provocation.
Commonspace.eu political editor said that what started as a small incident over a parking ticket quickly turned into a full-scale riot, and this reflects deeper tensions in Adjaran society that have been brewing under the surface for some time.