Lydia Izovitova

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Armenia says it has captured prisoners after Azerbaijani incursion near Kalbajar.

South Caucasus

Armenia says it has captured prisoners after Azerbaijani incursion near Kalbajar.

10 July 2014

There has been no comment yet from the Azerbaijani side.

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Senior Azerbaijan diplomat accuses Minsk Group co-Chair of monopolizing process. Azimov however said he is against change in the format.

South Caucasus

Senior Azerbaijan diplomat accuses Minsk Group co-Chair of monopolizing process. Azimov however said he is against change in the format.

10 July 2014

Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said he is against a change in the format, but the conduct of the co-Chair limits the effectiveness of the Group.

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Countries should not sell arms that can be used in a future Karabakh war.

South Caucasus

Countries should not sell arms that can be used in a future Karabakh war.

7 July 2014

The British Government policy of not selling weapons that can be used in the Karabakh conflict contrasts with Russia's policy of flooding the region with weapons.

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Renzi invites Europe to take a "selfie" and stop being boring. Italy's Matteo Renzi creates a stir with a speech in the European Parliament.

3 July 2014

Italy's young Prime Minister Matteo Renzi creates a stir with a speech in the European Parliament calling for Europe to rediscover its soul, history and values.

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Russia isolated at OSCE PA in Baku. Parliamentarians condemn Russia's annexation of Crimea and call for its reversal.

2 July 2014

In their "Baku Declaration" Parliamentarians condemn Russia's annexation of Crimea and call for its reversal. The declaration also expresses deep concern at the fate of victims of politicised court cases in Azerbaijan.

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Baku's twilight zone. The OSCE PA meeting in Azerbaijan opens up space for internal debate.

South Caucasus

Baku's twilight zone. The OSCE PA meeting in Azerbaijan opens up space for internal debate.

30 June 2014

The meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Baku highlights Azerbaijan's readiness to manoevre around complicated foreign and domestic political agendas in front of a home audience.

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DONE! Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are now associate member states of the EU and partners in a free trade area.

27 June 2014

Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are now associate member states of the EU and partners in a free trade area. Despite many obstacles they had to overcome, the asspirations of millions of their citizens can now start to be fulfilled.

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Large scale military exercises mark Armed Forces Day in Azerbaijan

South Caucasus

Large scale military exercises mark Armed Forces Day in Azerbaijan

26 June 2014

President Aliev, wearing combat fatigues, watched the exercises that involved 4000 personnel and hundreds of tanks, military vehicles, fighter planes and helicopters.

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25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni

South Caucasus

25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni

25 June 2014

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Armenia says it has captured prisoners after Azerbaijani incursion near Kalbajar.

Senior Azerbaijan diplomat accuses Minsk Group co-Chair of monopolizing process. Azimov however said he is against change in the format.

Countries should not sell arms that can be used in a future Karabakh war.

Renzi invites Europe to take a "selfie" and stop being boring. Italy's Matteo Renzi creates a stir with a speech in the European Parliament.

Russia isolated at OSCE PA in Baku. Parliamentarians condemn Russia's annexation of Crimea and call for its reversal.

Baku's twilight zone. The OSCE PA meeting in Azerbaijan opens up space for internal debate.

DONE! Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are now associate member states of the EU and partners in a free trade area.

Large scale military exercises mark Armed Forces Day in Azerbaijan

25 June: An Armenian soldier was killed last night as a result of Azerbaijani fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armenian media named the soldier as 19 year old Armen Avetisyan. In a separate incident yesterday a tractor hit a mine in the Martuni