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Pashinyan warns that Black Shirts threaten Armenian democracy

6 June 2019

The Armenian prime minister has called on the law enforcement agencies to give an iron-hard counter-blow to those threatening to bring violence into Armenian politics

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Ramiz Mehdiyev fires a shot across the bows on Karabakh

5 June 2019

In a rare intervention on the topic of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the veteran head of the Azerbaijani presidential administration says that Pashinyan’s administration is not interested in continuing negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict, and is trying to shift the responsibility in this matter to others.

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Muslims in the Caucasus and world-wide mark the end of Ramadan

5 June 2019

At the Tezapir Mosque in Baku, the prayers were led by Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Bureau, who is considered as the most senior Islamic cleric in the Caucasus.

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Armenia, Cyprus and Greece hold first meeting in trilateral format

5 June 2019

At a joint press conference, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said that the aim of trilateral cooperation between the three countries was to promote peace, stability and prosperity through enhanced political dialogue and co-operation.

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EU Special envoy discusses Karabakh with Azerbaijan president

4 June 2019

EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar, and Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev on Monday also discussed the current state of EU-Azerbaijan relations

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After fatal shootings on the front line, Yerevan and Baku exchange diplomatic fire

2 June 2019

"Last week's reported deadly incidents, coming when the OSCE mediators were still in the region trying to kick start a fresh round of talks, seem to suggest that someone is trying to derail their efforts." Who and why, asks commonspace.eu political editor in a comment.

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Karabakh Armenians say soldier killed by Azerbaijani fire on Saturday

1 June 2019

The Armenian soldier killed on Saturday morning was named as nineteen year old Silpyan Melkonyan.

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Armenian Parliament sets up committee to investigate the April 2016 military escalations

1 June 2019

In the meantime, the Armenian foreign ministry has described as "fake news" Azerbaijani claims that one of its soldiers has been killed by Armenian sniper fire on Thursday.

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Azerbaijan says soldier killed by Armenian sniper fire

31 May 2019

The Azerbaijani foreign ministry said that the killing coincided with the visit of the Minsk group diplomats in Baku, and was a provocation. A spokesperson for the leadership of the Karabakh Armenians said the information was inaccurate.

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Pashinyan warns that Black Shirts threaten Armenian democracy

Ramiz Mehdiyev fires a shot across the bows on Karabakh

Muslims in the Caucasus and world-wide mark the end of Ramadan

Armenia, Cyprus and Greece hold first meeting in trilateral format

EU Special envoy discusses Karabakh with Azerbaijan president

After fatal shootings on the front line, Yerevan and Baku exchange diplomatic fire

Karabakh Armenians say soldier killed by Azerbaijani fire on Saturday

Armenian Parliament sets up committee to investigate the April 2016 military escalations

Azerbaijan says soldier killed by Armenian sniper fire