Alexandra Dumitrescu

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Armenia and Azerbaijan should sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

6 July 2017

In a speech in Strasbourg this week High Representative Federica Morgherini spoke about the importance of the International Criminal Court. Her message is of particular importance in the Caucasus region

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Azerbaijan expresses outrage following death of civilians on front line

5 July 2017

A woman and a baby were killed last night in Fizuli region as a result of cease fire violations. Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of using civilians as human shields but Azerbaijan described Armenian actions as barbaric (Updated with Minsk Group co-Chair statement)

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Azerbaijani civilians killed in serious incidents on Karabakh line of contact

5 July 2017

Azerbaijan is reporting civilian casualties in the village of Alhanli in the Fizuli region. Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of serious cease-fire violations on Tuesday evening (4 July).

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Iran signs major deal with France's Total

4 July 2017

The deal, worth USD 4.87 billion, is the first major western investment in Iran's energy sector since international sanctions were lifted against Tehran under its nuclear accord with world powers

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Confidence-building measures are an important tool in support of peace in Karabakh, but not a substitute for peace deal

1 July 2017

Experts from Armenia and Azerbaijan discussed ways to take forward work on confidence-building in meetings in Vienna facilitated by LINKS (DAR)

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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expected to meet in Austria on 11 July

1 July 2017

A meeting between Mammadyarov and Nalbandian is expected to be held on the margins of the OSCE informal Ministerial Meeting taking place in the town of Mauerbach

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A continent that had got accustomed to peace, reflects on the risks of war

29 June 2017

Editorial Comment: A sombre mood dominated the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference, held in Vienna this week. But European politicians have yet to find the will to engage in the sort of hard political negotiations that are now clearly required to address the challenging security situation on the continent.

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Is a new U-turn possible in Armenia-EU relations?

28 June 2017

In this commentary for commonspace.eu Benyamin Poghosyan says chances that Armenia will change its mind again about its relations with the EU are low, but this can still happen if Russia's relations with the west deteriorate further

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Kurz opens OSCE Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna

27 June 2017

Ukraine and Karabakh conflict in focus during the annual meeting attended by diplomats and experts currently taking place in the Austrian Capital

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Armenia and Azerbaijan should sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Azerbaijan expresses outrage following death of civilians on front line

Azerbaijani civilians killed in serious incidents on Karabakh line of contact

Iran signs major deal with France's Total

Confidence-building measures are an important tool in support of peace in Karabakh, but not a substitute for peace deal

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expected to meet in Austria on 11 July

A continent that had got accustomed to peace, reflects on the risks of war

Is a new U-turn possible in Armenia-EU relations?

Kurz opens OSCE Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna