The Minsk Group co-Chair diplomats met in Warsaw earlier this week, but no clear strategy of taking the stalled peace process forward has so far emerged.
Azerbaijani public diplomacy activists opt for transparency as best defence. Official Baku says that public diplomacy is wrong, but civil society activists in Azerbaijan and worldwide are not impressed.
Stefan Fule calls for more determined and resolute commitment to the Eastern Partnership and the values that underpin it, after a meeting with the Visegrad 4.
Ambassador James Warlick says that track two programs bring trust and understanding between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.His tweet came shortly after the arrest in Baku of prominent public diplomacy activist Leyla Yunus.
"Where others see rivalries, we see opportunities for cooperation; where others think in near sighted self-interest and revert to using economic coercion, threats and covert action to instigate protests and instability, we strive to establish a common area of prosperity, stability and democracy, where the respect for human rights is the norm."
The events in Eastern Anatolia in 1915 are a blot on 20th century world history. The massacre of hundreds of thousands of civilians, most of them Armenians, in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire, has left a huge scar that has never been healed.
A lot of issues remain to be resolved before the next summit of the regions' leaders in September. The five countries are negotiation a Convention to regulate relations in the region which has become increasingly important for its oil and gas reserves.
There are signs that the Obama administration is losing patience with Moscow, and has now come to the conclusion that Russia is no longer a reliable international partner and needs to be contained not engaged.