The agreement will offer a renewed basis for political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan,

Russia and Iran for the moment have shared interest in containing western and Turkish influence in the South Caucasus. In the long term however their relationship in the region is likely to become more competitive than cooperative, says Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary

More than 200 servicemen will participate in the drills, and about 50 units of aviation and special military equipment will be used.

Teams from more than fifty Islamic countries will participate in the Games which start on 12 May.

Bako Sahakyan met with soldiers on the front line and reviewed the military situation on the LOC

The Saudi Press Agency reported from Riyadh that during the meeting relations between the two countries, particularly in the defense fields, and ways of developing them, were reviewed.

In this commentary, Dennis Sammut says that Armenia and Azerbaijan have failed to learn the right lessons from the fighting in April 2016

The European Union has issued a statement following Parliamentary Elections in Armenia on 2 April.

At the end of a short visit to Baku by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev a number of documents were signed including a joint declaration by the two heads of state

"In the end what matters is the assessment that the Armenian people themselves give, be it in the media, social media, or one suspects, more quietly in their discussions with family and friends."