Armenian and Azerbaijani societies continue to prepare for war despite the prospect of a presidential summit in the autumn. The best-case scenario is a continuation of low intensity conflict along the line of contact says Dr Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary.

Armenian Ministry sources, and sources in the self-declared nagorno-Karabakh Republic say the situation on the line of contact and on the international border is generally calm

The visit is being seen as an important development in relations between Armenia and Israel

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of "deliberately and systematically targeting Azerbaijani army positions, as well as civilians and civil facilities in residential areas".

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A US Navy ship has fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in the Gulf, US officials say. It happened at around 03:00 local time (00:00 GMT), as the Iranian ship began to approach the USS Thunderbolt.

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"Armenia is not interested in the negotiated resolution of the conflict and aims to keep and strengthen the status quo" said the spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry

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.