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The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections
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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections

21 October 2025
Tensions are mounting in Armenia ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, with the nation’s future hanging in the balance. Despite the excitement surrounding the Trump-brokered Washington Declaration in August, it is unclear whether it can overcome the lingering division that set in after defeat by Azerbaijan in the 44-day war. Recent surveys have shown a slight majority against the proposed TRIPP.
Onnik James Krikorian
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus

16 October 2025
Will the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) set to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhijevan and Türkiye via Armenia help establish lasting peace and prosperity for all?  Interestingly, if the Washington Declaration speaks about restoration of all communications, with reciprocal benefits for Armenia, the spotlight has been about the TRIPP and only about it. This oversight misses a vital point necessary for lasting peace and stability in the region.
Benyamin Poghosyan

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Armenian community of Estonia demand apologies from Hungary
Armenian community of Estonia demand apologies from Hungary
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Armenian community of Estonia demand apologies from Hungary

7 September 2012
Armenian public organizations of Estonia have appealed to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary in Estonia Mr. Erik Haupt with an open letter demanding apologies by the Hungarian Government to the family of the murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan and the Armenian people.
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Budapest regrets the decision to trust Baku
Budapest regrets the decision to trust Baku
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Budapest regrets the decision to trust Baku

7 September 2012
Justice Ministry of Hungary was surprised at pardon granted to Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov after he was extradited from Hungary, says the statement by the Justice Ministry of Hungary.
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OPINION: Safarov case: The wider implications.
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OPINION: Safarov case: The wider implications.

6 September 2012
The fact that Safarov.s crime was committed on European territory in the context of an event to which both victim and culprit were guests of NATO means this case cannot be seen in the context of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations alone.
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European Parliament President disturbed by politically motivated pardoning of Ramil Safarov in Azerbaijan
European Parliament President disturbed by politically motivated pardoning of Ramil Safarov in Azerbaijan
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European Parliament President disturbed by politically motivated pardoning of Ramil Safarov in Azerbaijan

5 September 2012
"The Strasbourg Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced People should not be abused for political purpose," European Parliament President Martin Schulz made the following statement after Ramil Safarov was pardoned by Azerbaijan's President.
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Political expert: Critical stage has come in the Karabakh negotiating process because of Ramil Safarov's pardoning
Political expert: Critical stage has come in the Karabakh negotiating process because of Ramil Safarov's pardoning
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Political expert: Critical stage has come in the Karabakh negotiating process because of Ramil Safarov's pardoning

5 September 2012
Critical stage has come in the Karabakh negotiating process because of Ramil Safarov's pardoning, political expert, Stepan Grigoryan, said at today's press-conference.
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Parliament of Armenia launches debates on draft statement on extradition of Azerbaijani criminal Safarov by Hungary
Parliament of Armenia launches debates on draft statement on extradition of Azerbaijani criminal Safarov by Hungary
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Parliament of Armenia launches debates on draft statement on extradition of Azerbaijani criminal Safarov by Hungary

5 September 2012
The Armenian National Assembly has launched debates on a draft statement on extradition of Ramil Safarov, who killed Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan, by the Hungarian authorities and his pardoning by the Azerbaijani president.
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Azerbaijan's PR work to promote the image of a new, modernizing, dynamic country now has to contend with a contrary image of the government welcoming home an axe-murderer: expert
Azerbaijan's PR work to promote the image of a new, modernizing, dynamic country now has to contend with a contrary image of the government welcoming home an axe-murderer: expert
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Azerbaijan's PR work to promote the image of a new, modernizing, dynamic country now has to contend with a contrary image of the government welcoming home an axe-murderer: expert

5 September 2012
This is a black week for those who are seeking a peaceful settlement of the long-running Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Thomas de Waal, senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, says in his BBC article concerning Ramil Safarov, an Azeri officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to life in jail for brutally killing an Armenian in Budapest in 2004 but recently extradited to his home country and pardoned by the local authorities.
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Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan: Safarov is part of big game of Azeri-Turkish authorities, a game where he is doomed to die
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan: Safarov is part of big game of Azeri-Turkish authorities, a game where he is doomed to die
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Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan: Safarov is part of big game of Azeri-Turkish authorities, a game where he is doomed to die

5 September 2012
Ramil Safarov is part of a big game of the Azeri-Turkish authorities, a game where he is doomed to die, Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan, hero of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, said during a press- conference on Tuesday.
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