Ell and Niki will compete in the finals

Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting ends without agreement on a final declaration

EP President will visit region next week

12 May: Turkey's current account defecit hits record of US$ 9.77 billion in March 2011 according to data released by the Turkish Central Bank (Vatan newspaper)

12 May: The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek will visit Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia next week (agencies)

12 May: Armenian news sources report the death of a 33 year old Armenian civilian from Azerbaijani sniper fire on the line of contact (agencies)

Armenian MP: International community should apply sanctions against Baku

OSCE Minsk Process

According to the poll most people still find refugees and IDPs to be the major challenge facing Azerbaijan

Poll finds that Armenians are also becoming less worried about security and defence.