Elements of the air forces of the two countries are participating in the exercises called "TurAz falcon 2015" which will continue until 18 September.

Clashes erupted in Mingachevir after the funeral on a local resident who died in police custody the night before.

Central Asia receives little attention in the EU but a recent Council decision highlighted priorities in the area. Gideon Wakefield argues in this op-ed that it is in the Fergana Valley where the EU's absence is most felt, and where its presence is most needed.

The Georgian government has called on the international community to react after a Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated its airspace near the village of Zaardiantakri close to the administrative boundary with South Ossetia.

Government approves new rules which require journalists to be accredited, and limits the number of journalists from any one media outlet that can apply for accreditation.

Inter-state credits from Armenia are a major source of funding for the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

Co-operation between the naval forces of Russia and Azerbaijan has intensified recently.

They met servicemen and inspected the living facilities of soldiers close to the line of contact near the Goygol Settlement in the district of Tovuz.

Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are engaged in road building close to the northern sector of their international border. Tavush has become a flash-point in the Karabakh conflict.

An Armenian soldier was killed on Wednesday by sniper fire in the Karabakh conflict zone. Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to report cease-fire violations in different locations.