After having been ratified by the 28 member states the Association Agreement came into force on 1 July opening the way for closer political and economic co-operation between Georgia and the EU

The session will run from July 1 to 5

The US Secretary of State will meet the prime minister, president and opposition leaders

Diplomats hope the relative calm on the line of contact that has been observed over the last days can be sustained throughout the usually difficult summer months

The OSCE's chairperson in Office was meeting with IDPs from Shusha in Baku

The Russian president is planning to resume cooperation with Turkey, and begin lifting sanctions

At least three people were involved in the coordinated attacks at Ataturk airport

In a letter to the Russian President, Turkish leader Erdogan is reported to have said "sorry" for the downing of a Russian plane in 2015. The Russians say he "apologised".

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will hold discussions with the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia on the unresolved conflicts in the region.

Ecumenism and peace were the key messages of the visit, during which the Pope once again used the word genocide to characterise atrocities committed against Armenians in Anatolia in 1915.