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10 May 2013

Heidar Aliev: Founder of modern Azerbaijan and of a political dynasty

Azerbaijan is marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of Heidar Aliev, hailed as the national leader by the government headed by his son but derided as the founder of a despotic political dynasty by its opponents. Dennis Sammut comments on the man and his legacy.

03 May 2013

Opinion: "Armenia-Azerbaijan region needs a high-level US envoy" - Azerbaijani Ambassador to the US Elin Suleimanov.

(This article was first published in The Hill.)

15 April 2013

Commentary: The Bolero of Minsk. "Something has to change that will shuffle all the certainties and create a new basis for negotiations".

"Something has to change that will shuffle all the certainties and create a new basis for negotiations".

08 April 2013

OPINION: Ashot Manucharyan: "By removing all its forces from the presidential race the Kremlin made it clear that it wanted the ruling regime to stay in power."

ArmInfo’s Interview with Ashot Manucharyan, member of the Karabakh Committee, national security advisor to the first President of Armenia

04 February 2013

To what extent have Azerbaijan's relations with Russia deteriorated? Commonspace.eu political editor discusses recent developments in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia and their long term impact.

Commonspace.eu political editor discusses recent developments in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia and their long term impact.

26 January 2013

OPINION: Vadim Mukhanov - "Regular Russian-French-American mediation will sooner or later put pressure on parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict"

ArmInfo’s Interview with Vadim Mukhanov, senior researcher at the Center for Caucasus Studies of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations

17 January 2013

OPINION: David Stepanyan - "“Karabakh”: impulses, reality, and forecasts."

Latest impulses and forecasts regarding the Karabakh peace process are directly linked to the January 28 meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers in Paris.

04 December 2012

Opinion: 2012: DEMOCRACY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS – TIME TO BE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

In an end of year essay on the state of play in the South Caucasus, long time regional analyst Dennis Sammut says that democrats in the South Caucasus, and their friends, need not be ecstatic about the achievements of 2012. But they can allow themselves a moment of optimism and satisfaction.

27 November 2012

OPINION: Marat Terterov "Oligarchic system of Armenian economy is the first obstacle in the way of signing of Association Agreement with EU"

ArmInfo’s Interview with Director of European Geopolitical Forum (Brussels) Marat Terterov

17 November 2012

OPINION: Gayane Novikova "The President of Armenia is interested in promotion of European values and mechanisms"

Dr. Gayane Novikova, Director of the Center for Strategic Analysis, Yerevan, Armenia; Visiting Scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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	After twenty years of preparation, it is time to convene the Minsk Conference. Brussels conference focuses on the OSCE's record in the field of conflict resolution and lessons for the European Union.


	Azerbaijan Foreign Minister addresses 66th UN General Assembly Azerbaijan feels responsible for promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue based on mutual respect and understanding.


	Armenian President address to the UN General Assembly in New York on 23 September 2011 "Freedom, peace, and democracy are our choice, and we are committed to this path".


	OPINION: Mateusz Piskorski: Armenia will shortly start negotiations on joining Eurasian Union in 2014 ArmInfo’s interview with Mateusz Piskorski, Director of the European Center of Geopolitical Analysis, PhD in Political Science


	"Our approach is peaceful". Exclusive interview with Georgia's Minister for Reintegration, Paata Zakareshvili In an exclusive interview with CommonspaceEXTRA, Georgia's Minister for Reintegration, Paata Zakareshvili emphasizes continuity in the policy of the Georgian government towards the conflict regions but a very different approach in their implementation. Will this be enough for a breakthrough in the current negotiations?


	OPINION: Dennis Sammut - "The South Caucasus is changing in multiple ways" News.Az interviews Dennis Sammut, executive director of the British organization LINKS.

Reports


	ODIHR issues first interim report on Armenian elections saying registration process was inclusive but citing concerns on voters list. Errors in the voters list were highlighted as a possible problem, with 2.5 million voters registered. Eight political parties and 1 political block are contesting the election and the registration process was considered inclusive.


	Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome has published a paper on the future of the OSCE Minsk Process The author says that the Minsk process is an instrument of diplomacy and not an article of faith and like any other instrument from time to time it needs sharpening.


	GIVING A VOICE TO THE PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED BY THE KARABAKH CONFLICT Key personalities from the region itself speak of the past, present and future.

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