19 May: The White House has announced that President Obama has nominated carreer diplomat John A Heffern as the new US Ambassador to Armenia (whitehouse.gov)

Borrell underlined that the European Union will make every effort to support the peace process and to remain a committed partner to the Afghan people. "Of course, we will have to take into account the evolving situation, but disengagement is not an option.  We are clear on that: there is no alternative to a negotiated political settlement, through inclusive peace talks.