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.

Election marks a turning point in modern Georgian history and opens possibility for the country to take its place as an equal among European nations.

Belarus President said he hoped Georgia will return to the CIS after Presidential elections, but this is unlikely. Observer participation may however be possible.

Foreign Ministers met yesterday to prepare for a summit of CIS Heads of State which opens today in Minsk.