Turkey mourns the death of more than 38 people in a dual bomb attack in central Istanbul. More than 136 people were also injured. Flags flew at half mast on buildings all over the republic.

At the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Hamburg, Armenia and Azerbaijan urged to move forward with peace negotiations on the Karabakh conflict

A political will to take relations forward is emerging both within the EU, and in the three countries of the South Caucasus themselves, and good people to people relations between EU citizens and Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Georgians are helping the process considerably.

LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research) and the European Policy Centre hosted the Brussels meeting in the framework of the EPNK programme. Participants discussed issues related to peacekeeping and confidence-building in the context of Karabakh conflict and conflict settlement process

The recently concluded 16th Convention of the Republican Party of Armenia demonstrated the ruling party's ambition to dominate the country's political life for years to come, argues Sos Avetisyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu

The Azerbaijani President inspected various municipal facilities in Terter and Aghdam regions, where he also viewed reconstruction of houses and facilities that had been damaged in the April fighting.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, told journalists that Cavisoglu had briefed him about the extensive discussions he held recently with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Karabakh.

The Director of LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research), Dennis Sammut spoke to 1news.az about the chances of war and peace in Karabakh. We publish the full text of the interview.

Visa liberalistation issue casts a shadow on visit of Georgian Prime Minister to Brussels, but both sides are determined not to let it spoil an otherwise exemplary relationship

"The delays may seem justified and reasonable from the perspective of different stakeholders in Brussels, but in Georgia, and in the wider region, they are seen as unnecessary procrastination. Urgent action is necessary before more harm is done, and the political leadership of the EU needs to rise to the occasion, on a matter which is in their competence, and in their ability, to resolve."