President Ilham Aliyev said agriculture was a top priority for the government and noted that new opportunities in the sector were helping to eliminate unemployment in the country's regions

The two sides signed a memorandum of undersanding defining the main directions of cooperation between free trade areas in Armenia and Iran, in particular to ensure development of free trade areas of Meghri and Aras.

Leaders of the South Caucasus countries join in condemnation of attack in Barcelona and extend solidarity to Spanish government and people.

According to the Geostat figures, Azerbaijan invested USD 558 million dollars in Georgia's economy, and Turkey USD 203.5 million, out of a total direct foreign investment in 2016 of USD 1565.9 million.

China's growing involvement in the South Caucasus may provide Armenia a much needed flexibility in its foreign policy, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu

By progressing on the path to becoming a truly European country Georgia is challenging Russia's narrative, and this may result in the Russian people questioning their own governance model, argues George Mchedlishvili in this op-ed.

In a message, Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili said "a day will come when we will build a strong, developed, democratic and peaceful state together with Abkhazians and Ossetians".

US and EU join Georgia in criticising President Putin for his visit to Abkhazia, but authorities in Sukhumi are defiant, describing the response as "pretty nervous"

The visit came despite Georgian protestations. The international community recognises Abkhazia as part of Georgia.

Turkmen President ended his official visit to Azerbaijan. Both sides hailed the level of relations between the two countries, and declared themselves pleased with the results of the visit.