The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister told the Permanent Council in Vienna the organisation should be "action oriented" but said that the role of its office in Baku had to be "reviewed".

Former President of the self-declared NKR said that signing a cease fire agreement saved many lives.

The clumsy way in which the Georgian Dream coalition has gone about selecting its candidate means that Giorgi Margvelashvili has to work hard between now and October to secure the support of the Georgian public, and his election is not a done deal.

Azerbaijan is marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of Heidar Aliev, hailed as the national leader by the government headed by his son but derided as the founder of a despotic political dynasty by its opponents. Dennis Sammut comments on the man and his legacy.

Europeans celebrate 9 May as Europe Day. 9 May is also celebrated in the countries of the former Soviet Union as Victory Day.

At the opening of the South Caucasus Forum in Baku the President of Azerbaijan makes a rare reference to democratic reforms.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia has registered an overwhelming victory in elections for Yerevan City Council amidst allegations of widespread irregularities in a hardly fought contest.

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Role of leadership of the self declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in the peace negotiations remains nebulous.

Sharp reaction by Georgian civil society after police break up Mayday rally organised by "Laboratory 1918".