General Pavel Kurachenko, chief of the Russian General Staff said both sides had already approved the agreement which will be signed later this year.

During the visit it was confirmed that Russia will give Armenia a soft loan of US$200 million to enable it to replenish and modernise its military equipment.

Bilateral relations, the work of the EEU and issues related to the settlement of the Karabakh conflict are on the agenda.

Sixty five thousand troops and six thousand reserves are participating in military exercises that are to last one week

Military exercises being held by Armenia and Azerbaijan add drama to the real fighting that is ongoing. It is not going to require much for fiction to become fact.

The incidents are the latest in a series of ongoing breaches of the cease fire that in recent days seem to have targeted civilian communities.

An incident where three civilians were hurt whilst attending a wedding party in Azerbaijan's Terter Region highlights plight of front-line communities.

The unexpected visit of Foreign Minister Lavrov to Baku has fueled speculation about “new” Russian initiatives in the Caucasus. In this op-ed Dennis Sammut argues that Moscow continues to wield both stick and carrot in its relations with Baku.

What is the reason for withholding information from the relatives of soldiers killed in non-combat incidents in Armenia?

The opening of a NATO Training Centre in Georgia breaks a false taboo about Russian monopoly in the region.