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Stories under this heading cover the South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as the unrecognised entities of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

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ASALA has not threatened to Azerbaijani Embassy in Budapest
ASALA has not threatened to Azerbaijani Embassy in Budapest

ASALA has not threatened to Azerbaijani Embassy in Budapest

"We categorically deny the misinformation spread by the Azerbaijani authorities that our organization has sent threatening letters to their embassy in Budapest," says the Refutation Statement disseminated by The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) on September 11, 2012.
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U.S. Ambassador to Armenia: Washington expects explanations from Baku and Budapest over extradition and pardoning of Azerbaijani murderer
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia: Washington expects explanations from Baku and Budapest over extradition and pardoning of Azerbaijani murderer

U.S. Ambassador to Armenia: Washington expects explanations from Baku and Budapest over extradition and pardoning of Azerbaijani murderer

Washington expects explanations from Baku and Budapest over extradition and pardoning of Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern said at the ceremony of signing an agreement to extend cooperation with the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia.
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New public movement created in Nagorno-Karabakh
New public movement created in Nagorno-Karabakh

New public movement created in Nagorno-Karabakh

The movement has been founded by MP Vitaly Balasanyan (the key rival of NKR President Bako Sahakyan during the last presidential election), Chairman of the NKR Public Council for Foreign Policy and Security Masis Mailyan and President of the Stepanakert Press Club Gegham Balasanyan and has been named "Constitutional Artsakh."
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U.S. Department of State not sure whether it makes sense organizing meeting on Karabakh in the contest of UN General Assembly now after incident with Safarov
U.S. Department of State not sure whether it makes sense organizing meeting on Karabakh in the contest of UN General Assembly now after incident with Safarov

U.S. Department of State not sure whether it makes sense organizing meeting on Karabakh in the contest of UN General Assembly now after incident with Safarov

From the State Dept. Briefing on Clinton at APEC Summit: "As you know, we had this incident that we were quite unhappy about where an Azerbaijani who had been incarcerated in Hungary was recently released.
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European Parliament to discuss release of Ramil Safarov during its plenary session Sept 10-13
European Parliament to discuss release of Ramil Safarov during its plenary session Sept 10-13

European Parliament to discuss release of Ramil Safarov during its plenary session Sept 10-13

The European Parliament will discuss the release of Ramil Safarov during its Sept 10-13 plenary session in Strasbourg. According to the EU's official web-site, the European Parliament may adopt a resolution on the matter.
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Nagorno-Karabakh and Abkhazia committed to develop cooperation
Nagorno-Karabakh and Abkhazia committed to develop cooperation

Nagorno-Karabakh and Abkhazia committed to develop cooperation

Speaker of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Ashot Gulyan met on Saturday with Vice President of Abkhazia Mikhail Logua, who was in Stepanakert for attending the inauguration of NKR President Bako Sahakyan.
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Nagorno-Karabakh President inaugurated
Nagorno-Karabakh President inaugurated

Nagorno-Karabakh President inaugurated

On 7 September at the Stepanakert Culture and Youth Palace NKR National Assembly held a special meeting dedicated to the Inauguration Ceremony of the NKR President.