Shaima Ameen Abdullah

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OPINION: Awaiting the Irish Spring: Richard Giragosian holds great expectations from the incoming Irish Chairmanship of the OSCE

13 January 2012

Richard Giragosian holds great expectations from the “Irish Spring,” as the start of the Irish chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) offers a fresh degree of optimism from the promise of an innovative Irish approach to conflict transformation in the South Caucasus.

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Turkey feels bound only by sanctions taken under Chapter 7.

13 January 2012

The Turkish government distances itself from further sanctions against Iran and reassures the Islamic Republic over the missile shield.

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South Caucasus

OPINION: Dennis Sammut "The people of the South Caucasus need to rethink the relationship between them, beyond the constraints of the present situation".

12 January 2012

Armenians Azerbaijanis and Georgians, and indeed Abkhaz and Ossetians and other nationalities in the region, need to think beyond the constraints of the present situation and to start articulating ideas that can eventually be picked up by governments and politicians so that in twenty years’ time the world can look at the South Caucasus and see a prosperous and dynamic region at peace with itself and with its neighbours.

Dennis Sammut

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Andrzej Kasprzyk appointed OSCE Special Representative for the 16th time

12 January 2012

The Polish diplomat has been in the post since 1997 and provides continuity to the work of the OSCE Minsk Process dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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WAITING FOR A PLANE: Ara Harutyunyan says that Stepanakert Airport is ready but Baku insists use of the airport without its permission would be illegal.

11 January 2012

Ara Harutyunyan says that Stepanakert Airport is ready, and all it needs to start working is a plane, but Baku insists use of the airport without its permission would be illegal.

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Armenian political expert:

South Caucasus

Armenian political expert:

10 January 2012

Washington will not risk unleashing war against Iran on threshold of presidential election

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Opinion: Richard Giragosian argues that bold moves are possible in Armenian foreign policy but only after elections

10 January 2012

The coming conflict in Armenian politics will have to pass before major foreign policy breakthroughs can be expected.

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Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to meet in Sochi

South Caucasus

Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to meet in Sochi

10 January 2012

Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev, will hold another round of negotiations through mediation of their Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi on January 23-24

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TRYING AGAIN. Will 2012 be a year of peace, war or status quo?

10 January 2012

Media reports suggest that Russian President Medvedev will host another meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Sochi at the end of this month. Will 2012 be a year of peace, war or status quo?

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OPINION: Awaiting the Irish Spring: Richard Giragosian holds great expectations from the incoming Irish Chairmanship of the OSCE

Turkey feels bound only by sanctions taken under Chapter 7.

OPINION: Dennis Sammut "The people of the South Caucasus need to rethink the relationship between them, beyond the constraints of the present situation".

Andrzej Kasprzyk appointed OSCE Special Representative for the 16th time

WAITING FOR A PLANE: Ara Harutyunyan says that Stepanakert Airport is ready but Baku insists use of the airport without its permission would be illegal.

Armenian political expert:

Opinion: Richard Giragosian argues that bold moves are possible in Armenian foreign policy but only after elections

Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to meet in Sochi

TRYING AGAIN. Will 2012 be a year of peace, war or status quo?