Both governments have in the past pledged to do their utmost to ensure that their different international obligations do not harm their bilateral relations.

Five-thousand buses and some boats were used to bring the party faithful to the rally.

Federica Morgherini has issued a statement on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biophobia.

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met in Nicosia's neutral buffer zone on Friday. UN envoy Espen Barth Eide said they "shared their vision for a united Cyprus".

Twenty one years ago the sides in the Karabakh conflict agreed a cease fire. Since then hundreds, including civilians have lost their lives in daily violations of the truce.

Russian officials delighted with Kerry-Putin meeting, amid nostalgia for cold-war style diplomacy that recognised Russia's superpower status.

The US Secretary of State phoned his Russian counterpart on Sunday to congratulate the Russian people on Victory Day.

President Putin paid tribute to the sacrifices of Soviet troops during World War Two. He also thanked "the people of Great Britain, France and the United States for their contribution to victory".

A full dress rehearsal of the traditional military parade took place on Red Square on Thursday in the presence of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Russian wholehearted endorsement of the "genocide agenda" creates problems for Turkey's narrative in describing genocide recognition as a western conspiracy.