The rally was organised by the National Council, an opposition umbrella organisation, and was sanctioned by the authorities under tightly controlled rules. The ruling YAP party dismissed the rally as a non-event.

The President's speech came on the eve of controversial polls in South Osseta that have been characterised as illegitimate by the European Union and the United States

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said it was necessary for the CIS to deal with the conflicts within it before thinking of anything else.

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