President Sargsyan paid a visit to the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies branch in Stepanakert

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia among the countries that sent greetings to the new French president

In this commentary, Dennis Sammut says this should serve as a trigger for urgent action on many issues - OSCE reform, a holistic engagement with the problems of the Caucasus, a resolution of the Karabakh conflict, and a recognition of the deadly legacy of landmines

Azerbaijan is a fuill member of the OIC, and the organisation has provided Azerbaijan with important political support in international fora, particularly the United Nations, where the 57 OIC members form an important bloc.

In between meeting the Chancellor of Germany, speaking on the phone with President Trump, and preparing for a meeting with the President of Turkey, Russia's President Putin on Tuesday also found time to meet the new President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov

"There is a strong will on both sides to have an ambitious agreement that replaces the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement of 1996, reflecting the significant development of relations between EU and Azerbaijan since then", EU spokesperson has stated.

An Armenian general is now at the helm of the CSTO military alliance. In this op-ed Dr Benyamin Poghosyan argues that for Armenia this may prove to be a double edged sword.

Runners are covering a distance of 21 kilometers from Baku's Flag Square to the Olympic Stadium. Profits from the marathon will go towards projects for children in need. The event is an initiative of the Heydar Aliev Foundation

A terse official statement has been issued at the end of a meeting of the Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers - Sergey Lavrov, Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian - held in Moscow on Friday 28 April, "on the initiative of the Russian side".

Commentary: Dennis Sammut, says a breakthrough on Karabakh in the coming weeks remains a possibility, despite the all-round pessimism in the region and beyond.