Yerevan said that "The parties discussed the current phase of the NK peace process and issues pertaining to future steps."

Russian diplomat says Aliev has agreed to meeting with Sargsyan before the end of the year as efforts continue to break impasse in Karabakh negotiations.

Ambassador Lefort met last week with representatives of the Stepanakert authorities within his mandate to assist in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict. More such meetings are necessary.

The selection of Irakli Garibashvili as the new Prime Minister concludes a process of political transition. The new President and PM have many problems ahead of them.

Efforts to organise a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan before Christmas continue, but a meeting is not certain yet.

Eight hundred intellectuals, academics and public personalities from seventy countries are attending the 3rd Baku Humanitarian Forum which opened this morning.

Armenians raise issue of arms supplies to Azerbaijan but Russian delegation says it is all legal.

Commentary: Georgia's neighbours watch carefully to see what kind of new leadership is emerging in Tbilisi

Relations between Azerbaijan and the EU are at a delicate moment. Both sides need to make an effort to reach out to each other on areas of common interest.

Georgia's many problems have not gone away this autumn Sunday, but the prospects for the country now look better than ever before in modern times.