Baku will host the next Eurovision Song Festival from 22 – 26 May 2012. This will provide both an opportunity and a risk to both Armenia and Azerbaijan as their difficult relationship plays out on an unusual stage. At stake will be more than a simple song.
20 July: Senior Azerbaijani official has said a visa-free travel regime proposed by Turkey in 2009 had fallen victim to Iranian pressure on Azerbaijan, prompting the last minute cancellation of the deal between Baku and Ankara (Todays Zaman).