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UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend ban on arms sales to Iran

15 August 2020

Washington left isolated on an issue that once drew a broad consensus.

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Solidarity - De-escalation - Dialogue

15 August 2020

EU foreign ministers discussed the situation in Eastern Mediterranean and Belarus in a video conference on Friday (14 August), ahead of their meeting in Berlin at the end of the month.

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Turkish Defence Minister pledges support to Azerbaijan in conflict with Armenia

14 August 2020

Hulusi Akar arrived in Azerbaijan on Wednesday evening (12 August) to observe the end of the first phase of military exercises between the armies and air forces of Turkey and Azerbaijan which have been taking place in recent days.

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Opinion: China and Iran eye 25 year strategic deal

12 August 2020

The agreement may change the power balance in the wider Middle East and can also increase Chinese interests in Armenia, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu

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Karabakh de facto president wants to move his office to Shushi/Shusha

12 August 2020

Speaking in the territory's parliament on Tuesday (11 August), Arayik Harutyunyan once again spoke about moving the parliament building to Shushi, but this time he also raised the the possibility of moving the presidential residence to the town.

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Tensions rise in Eastern Mediterranean

10 August 2020

In a terse statement issued in Brussels on Sunday evening (9 August) EU Foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell described the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean as "extremely worrying".

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Georgian police bring situation in Akhalkalaki under control

9 August 2020

The incident appears to have erupted after a 27-year-old resident of Kulakam village was reported to have been murdered.

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Armenia sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon

9 August 2020

It is understood that up to thirteen people of Armenian descent were killed in the explosion. Lebanon is the home of a large and thriving Armenian community which maintains close relations with the home country.

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Opinion: The OSCE is dysfunctional but necessary

7 August 2020

Dennis Sammut discusses the future of the OSCE in this op-ed which first appeared on the website of the journal Security and Human Rights Monitor

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UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend ban on arms sales to Iran

Solidarity - De-escalation - Dialogue

Turkish Defence Minister pledges support to Azerbaijan in conflict with Armenia

Opinion: China and Iran eye 25 year strategic deal

Karabakh de facto president wants to move his office to Shushi/Shusha

Tensions rise in Eastern Mediterranean

Georgian police bring situation in Akhalkalaki under control

Armenia sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon

Opinion: The OSCE is dysfunctional but necessary