Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and

Borrell underlined that the European Union will make every effort to support the peace process and to remain a committed partner to the Afghan people. "Of course, we will have to take into account the evolving situation, but disengagement is not an option.  We are clear on that: there is no alternative to a negotiated political settlement, through inclusive peace talks.