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France opens new consular agency in Goris; Ambassador says France will always remain on Armenian side
7 June 2025
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Transparency International condemns censorship of TV channels and intimidation of critical media in Georgia
5 June 2025
Transparency International has denounced censorship conducted by the ruling party of Georgia including attempts to intimidate critical media and suppress independent journalism in Georgia and called for international support to defend Georgian democracy and media freedom. In a statement released on 4th June, Transparency International said independent media in Georgia must be able to ask critical questions and demand answers from the government and noted that the legal intimidation of critical broadcasters is in direct contradiction to both the Georgian Constitution and the country’s international obligations.
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War or peace in Karabakh? In Brussels experts discuss 2016 escalation, and future scenarios
5 April 2018
Risks of further violence in and around Karabakh remain high, but experts also see some opportunities for peace in the domestic and international context
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Russia to move Caspian Flotilla closer to Azerbaijan border
2 April 2018
Russia is to make a major naval redeployment, moving its Caspian Flotilla from Astrakhan to Kaspiysk, which is 18 km south east of the capital of Daghestan, Makhachkala.
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Monday Commentary: The South Caucasus is hosting the world
2 April 2018
World leaders will converge on Baku and Yerevan over the next months for the summits of La Francophonie and the Non Aligned Movement. A wonderful development, writes Dennis Sammut, but it would be even better if South Caucasus leaders can also meet together to address the challenges of the region
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ODIHR issues interim report on forthcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan
1 April 2018
Inaccuracy of the voters list, restrictive political environment, and absence of a genuinely competitive contest, were some of the issues raised by interlocoteurs of the OSCE-ODIHR Election Observation Mission, according to its interim report published on 29 March.
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Opinion: The spectre of authoritarianism in Eurasia
30 March 2018
By accepting the post of prime minister Serzh Sargsyan joins the club of authoritarian leaders in the Eurasian Economic Union and the CSTO, argues Alexander Petrosyan in this op-ed.
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Georgia expels Russian diplomat over the Salisbury affair
30 March 2018
Georgia has become the first South Caucasus country to join the diplomatic rebuff of Russia spearheaded by the US, the UK and the EU in retaliation for the chemical poison attack in the British town of Salisbury earlier this month.
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Incident leaves Halo Trust demining staff dead and wounded in Karabakh
29 March 2018
Land mines are a huge problem in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone affecting communities on both sides of the line of contact.
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Bako Sahakian: "Azerbaijani refugees can return if they recognise the jurisdiction of the Artsakh Republic"
29 March 2018
The entire Azerbaijani population of Nagorno-Karabakh was displaced in the 1990s. For Azerbaijanis recognising the jurisdiction of the defacto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is unacceptable, which is why no one has returned
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Iranian President arrives in Baku on official visit
28 March 2018
President Rouhani earlier said that "Iran attaches importance to its cooperation with neighboring states from security and economic points of view" and hoped that during his visit to the neighboring countries "he would be able to solve regional problems and lead the region towards further stability and security".