Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia.

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations.

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region.

Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov.

Starting from May 24, the Armenian border troops officially take over the protection of sections of the border in the Tavush region.