Extensive negotiations between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue under the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group

The Armenian Ministry of Health has strongly criticised the abduction of two doctors and two paramedics and said they were kidnapped whilst conducting their humanitarian work.

As thousands protest in the Armenian capital, the Armenian government seeks to bring this crisis to a swift conclusion, even if that requires use force

The Russian and Turkish governments confirmed the meeting will take place in St Petersburg

News update, Tuesday, 26 July:The situation around the Erebuni Police station in Yerevan remains tense. Overnight two members from Sasna Tsrer, were injured by police fire as they tried to break a police cordon to deliver food to their besieged colleagues. Reports say that the two were hospitalised but are not in a critical condition.

President Aliev sets 26 September as date forr a referendum after the Constitutional Court approves text of proposed changes

Commentary: The Armenian political scene has been caught in a time-warp for the last quarter of a century. There is plurality and competition, but the participants are by and large all veterans of a war that took place in the last century, and who see politics from the prism of that war.

News update, Saturday 23 July 11.00 GMT: The last two hostages held in Erebuni police headquarters in Armenia have been released. The armed men who stormed the building on Sunday have not yet surrendered

The hostage situation at Erebuni is coming to a close, but the political crisis it triggered in Armenia is likely to continue

"Cautious optimism is an essential quality for a peace-builder!"