Toivo Klaar's appointment as the new EU Special Representative to the region comes at an important moment in the EU's relations with the countries of the South Caucasus, and is an expression of the EU's long-standing committment to the region and its people.

Giorgi Gakharia is the new Minister of the Interior with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister. Several Ministries have been abolished or were amalgamated with others

The EU delegate to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna reiterated the committment of the EU to contribute towards a peaceful solution of the conflict through support for the Minsk Group, the work of the EUSR for the South Caucasus and initiatives such as EPNK

Armenia should take additional steps to overcome its regional isolation and boost its economic cooperation with the outside world, otherwise in the long-term it would be more and more difficult for it to counter Azerbaijani and Turkish pressure, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed.

Participants put forward a number of suggestions for measures that can be implemented in support of the on-going international mediation to resolve the Karabakh conflict peacefully.

Deported by the Soviet leadership in 1944 the Meskhetian Turks have never been properly rehabilitated, and they have lived largely in squalour in different parts of the former Soviet Union since.

Duma Member Vyachelav Nikonov was speaking at the 11th Russian World Assembly taking place in Nizhny Novgorod from 2-4 November. It is attended by delegates from 73 countries, and from all Russian regions.

President Sargsyan said Armenia is ready to offer favorable conditions for Indian companies and drew the attention of the Indian side to the free economic zone, being established in Meghri on the border with Iran, which can become an effective platform for cooperation.

During the trilateral Summit, the presidents focused on continued cooperation to finalise railway and road infrastructure work within the framework of the North-South Transport Corridor

A trilateral meeting between the Presidents of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will take place in the Iranian capital later today. Putin and Aliyev also held separate meetings with the Iranian leadership