Resolving the conflict is a top priority, said senior European Union officials after a meeting of the EU-Armenia Partnership Council in Brussels.

Although other, narrower, restrictions were introduced on Sunday evening

OSCE to serve as a platform for real and honest dialogue on today’s security challenges, says Steinmeier.

South Ossetia received advanced military hardware from Russia throughout 2015

Ministries have until January 20 to specify their restrictions.

The car incident is not being treated as suspicious by authorities

A procession in the centre of Tbilisi was the highlight of festivities in the Georgian capital. Celebrations also took place in Russia and among Orthodox communities world-wide.

The Editorial Team of commonspace.eu extends its best wishes for the new year 2016 to all our readers in the South Caucasus and worldwide. Happy New Year.

It is difficult to say that the year has been an entirely good one for any of the countries in the region. Commonspace.eu looks back at the year 2015 in the South Caucasus.

The editorial team of commonspace.eu extends season's greetings to our readers in the Caucasus region and beyond. We wish you all a very happy Christmas.