A region-wide awareness campaign “Landmine free South Caucasus” is taking place from 4-10 April 2019. Events are being held in a number of cities and districts of the region, and the campaign features information material in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Russian and English. Commonspace.eu supports the campaign for a landmine free South Caucasus #landminefreeSC

Civil Society activists call for increased efforts to peacefully resolve the Karabakh conflict

Speaking at a round table meeting in Baku Dennis Sammut urged all stakeholders to step up their efforts to turn the aspirations expressed by the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan into tangible action

A round table meeting was held in the Azerbaijani capital on 8 April in the framework of the campaign LANDMINE FREE SOUTH CAUCASUS

In the Tavush District, 14,170 residents live in 9 villages close to a mine infected area. In Paravakar village, a concert was held for young people, and gifts were presented to families affected by demining incidents

A short video of the mime performance is being distributed as part of the campaign "Landmine Free South caucasus taking place region wide from 4-10 April.

In the framework of the LANDMINE FREE SOUTH CAUCASUS campaign, a number of activities are being held with schoolchildren throughout the region to raise their awareness of the problem of landmines

In a message to the event, Ana Hakobian, wife of Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, said human safety should be at the centre of demining action and the right to human life was a supreme value which should not be sacrificed for political calculations

Meeting in Washington D.C. on Thursday (4 April 2019), NATO Foreign Ministers agreed a package of measures to improve NATO's situational awareness in the Black Sea region and strengthen support for partners Georgia and Ukraine.

The 16th Session of the EU-Azerbaijan Council was held in Brussels on Thursday (4 April). Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists after, that 95 % of the text of a new agreement had already been agreed, and asked for flexibility on the part of the EU so that the agreement can be initialled shortly