A defiant Ilham Aliev says that Azerbaijan's position on the Karabakh conflict remains unchanged and speaks about his country's defence procurement. Meanwhile SIPRI reports that Azerbaijan had the highest increase in military spending in the world in 2011.

Armenian-Iranian relations can illustrate a dialogue between two civilizations

The guiding principle of the Azeri propaganda machine is "if you tell a big lie and keep telling it, people will believe it"

Serzh Sargsyan was out on the campaign hustings yesterday as activists from all nine parties and bloks contesting the 6 May elections intensify their activity in one of the most hotly contested elections in Armenia's history

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Eastern Partnership needs Armenian Government's assistance

Cooperation with NATO does not hold Armenia from placing a priority on CSTO

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World governments have welcomed the discussions held in Istanbul over the weekend between Iran and six world powers. The meeting has defused some of the tension that had been building up for months on the Iran nuclear issue.

Expectations about the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia are rising. A PACE delegation visited the country over the last days. In the meantime LINKS Analysis has issued its second brieifng on the elections.