The two Georgians were detained on 22 February together with Archil Tatunashvili, who was subsequently reported as having died whilst in detention in South Ossetia.

The Musavat and the National Council of Democratic Forces have both announced they will not take part in the election. Opposition leaders on Saturday (10 March) addressed a rally in Baku calling for a boycott of the election

In a statement, Giorgi Kvirikashvili vents his frustration at Russia and calls for "a genuinely constructive approach from the Russian side"

Addressing the UN Security Council on Thursday, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said that the OSCE chairmanship was committed to continuing efforts to resolve protracted conflicts in Karabakh, Georgia and other parts of the OSCE area.

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Friday received the Minister of Defence of Georgia, Levan Izoria who is currently visiting Baku. The Defence Minister of Azerbaijan Colonel General Hassanov also attended the meeting.

International Women's Day is widely celebrated in the Caucasus region, but women in the region continue to face discrimination and abuse at all levels of society

In an interview with the Azerbaijani TREND news agency, Andrew Schofer warns against "simple solutions" and urged "continued good faith efforts on the part of the parties themselves"

The Chief of Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, said that this year's military drills will focus on air forces and will be held on the territory of four member states

Dennis Sammut discusses the recent death of a Georgian whilst in detention in South Ossetia and says the incident has taken international ramifications and needs to be defused as soon as possible

Georgian Prime Minisiter, Giorgi Kvirikashvili was in Yerevan on Friday (2 March) for talks with the Armenian leadership.