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Kommersant: The Russian factor at Armenia’s upcoming snap parliamentary elections will be decisive if not crucial
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Kommersant: The Russian factor at Armenia’s upcoming snap parliamentary elections will be decisive if not crucial

8 April 2021
The Russian newspaper Kommersant has commented on the recent visits to Moscow by the Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and former president, Robert Kocharian, during which the two – which the newspaper describes as "key political rivals and irreconcilable foes" – had separate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 
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EU fires warning shot at Georgia
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EU fires warning shot at Georgia

8 April 2021
A blunt statement issued by the spokesperson of the European Union on Wednesday (7 April) called on Georgia to revise the selection process of Supreme Court judges in line with Venice Commission recommendations, warning that this was also "a condition for the disbursement of the second tranche of macro-financial assistance to Georgia under its current programme".
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EU Special Envoy for Ethiopia says Saudi Arabia has ‘important role’ to play in Africa
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EU Special Envoy for Ethiopia says Saudi Arabia has ‘important role’ to play in Africa

6 April 2021
In an exclusive interview with Arab News, The EU Envoy for Ethiopia emphasised the importance of international co-operation to bring the conflict in the Tigray region to an end. Pekka Haavisto, Finland’s foreign minister, said it is important that the EU works with Saudi Arabia, given it has “good relations with all parties in the whole of Africa”.