Nicholas Chkhaidze

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Commentary: EU's close engagement with the South Caucasus is ambitious and long lasting

14 June 2019

In this comment, the political editor of commonspace.eu says that the message of the European Union, to the region and beyond, is that its engagement with the South Caucasus is ambitious and long lasting.

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Another Armenian soldier killed in Karabakh conflict

14 June 2019

This is the fourth person reportedly killed in incidents between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces on the line of contact in the Karabakh conflict zone in the last two weeks.

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The defence ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey hold their 7th trilateral meeting

12 June 2019

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said at the opening ceremony "We continue to work for stability, peace and tranquility, which will be extremely beneficial for our countries as well as the region"

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Pashinyan meets with OSCE Envoy on Karabakh

12 June 2019

According to the prime minister's press service the two discussed the Karabakh conflict and conflict resolution process.

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Quadcopters to be used for reconnaissance by Russian military units in the Caucasus

11 June 2019

Reconnaissance quadcopters have assumed combat duty in Russian Southern Military District's units in the North Caucasus and the South Caucasus for the first time.

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Turkey in diplomatic row with Iceland over treatment of national football team

11 June 2019

According to Turkish forward Burak Yılmaz, the Icelandic authorities made the team wait more than three hours at passport control and subjected them to strict security checks, repeatedly searching the players' belongings thoroughly.

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Another Azerbaijani soldier killed in the Karabakh conflict zone

10 June 2019

The soldier was named as Elgar Vugar Khalilov. The exact circumstances of the killing were not reported, but an Azerbaijani Defence Ministry statement blamed what it called "Armenian provocations".

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International community rebuffs elections in South Ossetia

10 June 2019

"The European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which these so-called ‘elections' will take place," Maja Kocijancic spokesperson for the European External Action Service said in a comment about Sunday's elections.

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Armenian Justice Minister resigns

7 June 2019

There has been turmoil in the Armenian justice system in recent weeks, with prime minister Pashinyan calling for deep reforms of the sector

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Commentary: EU's close engagement with the South Caucasus is ambitious and long lasting

Another Armenian soldier killed in Karabakh conflict

The defence ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey hold their 7th trilateral meeting

Pashinyan meets with OSCE Envoy on Karabakh

Quadcopters to be used for reconnaissance by Russian military units in the Caucasus

Turkey in diplomatic row with Iceland over treatment of national football team

Another Azerbaijani soldier killed in the Karabakh conflict zone

International community rebuffs elections in South Ossetia

Armenian Justice Minister resigns