Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has canceled a planned meeting with the Armenian prime minister in Brussels next month over Yerevan’s demand for French leader Emmanuel Macron to mediate peace talks between the two sides.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has criticized “unrealistic remarks” made by Azeri president Ilham Aliyev.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have negotiated a ceasefire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, a senior Armenian official said.

A ceasefire agreed between Azerbaijan and Armenia fell apart minutes later amid a flare-up in hostilities between the two estranged neighbors.

Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic Republic supports a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Israeli presence undermines security wherever the regime manages to gain foothold.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev praised the regular political negotiations between Baku and Tehran, calls for stronger bilateral cooperation between the two neighboring countries.

Another huge data leak appears to have exposed undeclared assets linked to several high-ranking officials around the world. Dubbed the Pandora Papers, the investigation has found trails of offshore entities stretching from the United States to Asia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif holds talks with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.

Russian President Putin holds a trilateral meeting with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss a peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh.