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Monday Commentary: Davos and the process of modernising the South Caucasus

29 January 2018

"There needs to be a Davos in Yerevan, Baku and Tbilisi, and in every town and village in the South Caucasus for ideas to be generated, visions to be formed, and for the momentum for modernisation to gather speed", says Dennis Sammut in this commentary

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International monitors in the Karabakh conflict zone to increase by seven

27 January 2018

The Russian co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Process, Igor Popov, told APA news agency that the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed this at their meeting in Krakow last week, but that some details still had to be worked out

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South Caucasus

Armenians report incidents in the Karabakh conflict zone; Azerbaijanis say nothing happened

26 January 2018

The incident is said to have happened near the village of Kuropatkino. Armenian sources say Azerbaijan suffered casualties in the incident, but Azerbaijani sources say the situation on the Line of Contact is calm.

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President Macron calls for "bold compromises and specific actions by both sides" in the context of Karabakh

24 January 2018

The French President welcomed his Armenian counterpart at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday for discussions on bilateral relations and international issues.

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Russia

Russians name their 20th century heroes

23 January 2018

Astronaut Yuri Gagarin, singer-songwriter and actor Vladimir Vysotsky and Soviet Marshall Georgy Zhukov top the poll

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Monday Commentary: Has there been a gear-change in the Karabakh talks?

22 January 2018

The meeting in Krakow between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan did not lead to a breakthrough, and none was expected. But there appears to be a change of gear in the negotiations, says Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary

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Türkiye and the Levant

Turkey launches military operation across the Syrian border

21 January 2018

Early reports suggest that the Kurdish militias are using a tactic of melting into the civilian population rather than defending military positions, complicating the Turkish operation

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijan marks anniversary of 20 January

20 January 2018

President Ilham Aliyev led tributes to those who died in 1990 when Soviet troops entered Baku and attacked unarmed civilians demanding the independence of Azerbaijan from the USSR

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South Caucasus

Armen Sargsyan proposed as next President of Armenia

19 January 2018

Armen Sargsyan is currently the Armenian Ambassador in London and served for a short time as prime minister of Armenia in the 1990s. He will be proposed to the post of president by the ruling Republican Party

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Monday Commentary: Davos and the process of modernising the South Caucasus

International monitors in the Karabakh conflict zone to increase by seven

Armenians report incidents in the Karabakh conflict zone; Azerbaijanis say nothing happened

President Macron calls for "bold compromises and specific actions by both sides" in the context of Karabakh

Russians name their 20th century heroes

Monday Commentary: Has there been a gear-change in the Karabakh talks?

Turkey launches military operation across the Syrian border

Azerbaijan marks anniversary of 20 January

Armen Sargsyan proposed as next President of Armenia