The visit of President Sargsyan to Tbilisi highlighted the willingness of both countries to turn an awkward situation to their mutual advantage.

The Azerbaijani Permanent Representative to the OSCE welcomed the idea of "meetings between the communities and between Armenians and Azerbaijanis".

Minsk Group co-Chair end visit to the region and say Presidents will meet soon to "discuss key elements of a settlement and other issues".

Both sides accuse each other of opening fire.

Ambassador Warlick said that the Minsk Group co-Chair hope they can organise a meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in December.

The toll road, with a total length of 1956 km, will pass through several regions of Russia and is expected to be finished in 2019.

Eduard Nalbandian was speaking at at the opening of III International Forum of MGIMO Graduates, currently being held in Yerevan.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council gave the green light for negotiations to start on 12 October. The new agreement will exclude a number of provisions of the current Partnership Agreement (PCA) that came into force in 1999.

Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said the issue of a meeting between the Presidents will be discussed during the visit of the Minsk Group co-Chair to the region next week.

Minister Eldar Mahmudov was dismissed on Saturday, and large scale anti-corruption investigation is under way. Some sources suggest there could be more to the matter.