On Sunday (23 July) Nalbandian was in Stepanakert where he met with Bako Sahakian, president of the self-declared republic, and the two had a long conversation on the ongoing peace efforts

Morgherini's visit is seen as an expression of EU support for the efforts of the Kuwaiti Emir in trying to resolve the crisis between Qatar and some other GCC countries.

The Azerbaijani President met with the Russian president on Friday evening.

Caucasus Concise Editorial: There is huge potential in the swiftly developing relations between the South Caucasus and the Gulf countries, despite risks and obstacles

Bako Sahakyan was re-elected during a vote in the parliament of the self-declared republic. Azerbaijan dismissed the election as an Armenian act of self-deception

Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadyarov told RIA Novosti news agency in an interview, "calls such as 'this conflict has no military solution, the parties must show political will and respect the ceasefire regime', must necessarily be accompanied by demands on Armenia tio withdraw its troops from occupied Azerbaijani territories."

The Armenian president said that the sale of Russian military equipment to Azerbaijan "casts a shadow on a lot of things". Speaking in an interview with Armenia TV, Serzh Sargsyan said that a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart will likely take place in the autumn

Across the country, citizens attending all-night vigils, watched President Erdogan's speeches in Istanbul and Ankara on large television screens placed at city centres

"Russia effectively uses the complicated geopolitical situation of Armenia to strengthen its grip on Yerevan, and uses its alliance with Armenia as an efficient tool to further its position in the South Caucasus", writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary for commonspace.eu

Opinion: "At a work-shop with young people from 14 countries in Borjomi last weekend I was once more reminded of the great resource of hope, ideas, energy and good-will that lies largely untapped, but that is much needed if we are going to seriously engage in tackling global and regional challenges ahead", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed.