Nagorno-Karabakh is formally recognised as part of Azerbaijan by the international community, but the Armenian population of the territory seceded during the conflict in the 1990s. The Azerbaijani population of the territory was displaced as a result of the conflict.
The Georgian army today is better trained and more battle hardened then it was in 2008, but drastic changes are still necessary if it is to become a fighting force fit for purpose argues Timothy Ogden in this op-ed
The three countries expressed satisfaction at the level of relations between them and promised increased co-operation in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres
On Sunday, Armenia did not turn up for a NATO military exercise in Georgia as was expected. In this op-ed Dr Benyamin Poghosyan says that "given the lack of a clear official explanation to the decision to pull back from Agile Spirit 2017 military exercise, the most probable reason may be another attempt not to jeopardize the strategic alliance with Russia".
The present day Georgian government has returned to the time tested strategy of balancing regional powers to secure the country's existence, argues Emil Avdaliani in this op-ed.
With the help of the international community the sides in the Karabakh conflict should work out modalities on how they can deal with the humanitarian aspects of the problem of unexploded mines and ordinance, says the political editor of commonspace.eu in this commentary
According to the website of the Armenian president the road was built with the help of donations by the Armenian diaspora.
"We are interested in progressing our bilateral track through speedy negotiations on a new strategic agreement with the EU", Foreign Minister Mammadyarov told a meeting of Visegrad 4 foreign ministers in Budapest.
"Long term economic development may play a key role in defining the balance of power between Armenia and Azerbaijan" says Dr Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed
Russian State Duma Education Committee Chairman, Vyacheslav Nikonov says that the solution is to "expand the geography of our Eurasian Union".
