YEREVAN, May 17. /Mediamax/. The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, under domestic and outside pressure, seem nearer than ever to a peace agreement in their territorial dispute. An accord could remove a key peril to Caspian Sea oil development, The Wall Street Journal writes today.

YEREVAN, May 17. /Mediamax/. OSCE Minsk Group U.S. co-chairman Carey Cavanaugh said the greatest obstacle to a peaceful settlement was no longer at the negotiating table. However, he did not define concretely what kind of obstacle he meant.

YEREVAN, May 17. /Mediamax/. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will hold a five-day joint trade fair in Tokyo from June 25.