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South Caucasus countries edgy after Israel and Iran bombard each other
14 June 2025
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Armenia and Azerbaijan Dialogue in the context of the European Political Community
12 June 2025
The latest European Political Community summit held in Tirana in May this year, featured Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev at a time when Baku’s period of bad blood with Brussels seems to be over and Europe once again is viewed as a constructive partner. It is not a coincidence that Aliyev briefly met Pashinyan in Tirana for the first time in months and even had a seemingly friendly conversation with French President Macron despite the two countries’ intense feud.
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James Warlick to step down as co-chair of the OSCE Minsk process on Karabakh
22 November 2016
Commonspace.eu political editor said in a comment "He will certainly be missed, at least by those in the region and beyond trying to understand developments around the Karabakh peace process".
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Turkmenistan is committed to broad constructive co-operation in the Caspian Region in line with its status as a neutral country.
20 November 2016
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov spoke about the importance of further consolidation of efforts aimed at development of balanced solutions of Caspian issues, including improvement of the legal framework needed to provide reliable foundation for development of mutually beneficial partnership in different spheres
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Irakli Kobakhidze elected new Chairman of Georgian Parliament
19 November 2016
The Georgian Parliament convened for the first time on Friday after elections in October. The Parliament also elected the first Vice Speaker and five Vice Speakers.
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"Now is the time to act, so that the citizens can also see the results," EU Hahn tells Eastern Partners
18 November 2016
An informal ministerial meeting of the Eastern Partnership countries was held in Armenia with a focus on innovation. EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn described the meeting as constructive
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Are Armenia and Azerbaijan preparing for another small war in Karabakh?
17 November 2016
In this commentary for Caucasus Concise, regional analyst Dr Dennis Sammut considers the risk of further escalation of violence in the Karabakh conflict zone, as tension on the line of contact increases, and in the context of a fluid international situation
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Tense situation in Karabakh conflict zone
17 November 2016
One Azerbaijani soldier was killed on Tuesday, and Azerbaijan says it has shot down an Armenian drone. Azerbaijan is currently conducting large scale military manoevres, but the Chief of Staff of the Armenian Army says the situation "is as it has been for the last twenty four years".
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EU and Azerbaijan to start talks on comprehensive agreement
15 November 2016
The European Union will start negotiations with Azerbaijan on a comprhensive agreement which will form a contractual arrangement between the two sides. A decision was adopted by the Council of the EU on Monday. Baku has welcomed the decision
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Armenia’s new electoral law: a historical consensus, or a sophisticated deception?
14 November 2016
A new electortal law, adopted earlier this year, provides a new framework, which has on the whole been welcomed by local political forces and the international community. However, as political analyst Sos Avetisyan writes from Yerevan, in this commentary for commonspace.eu, the government still has subtle ways in which it can influence the outcome of next spring's parliamentary elections
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Azerbaijani President visits the front line at the start of large scale military exercises
12 November 2016
President Ilham Aliev, wearing military fatigues, inspected command and control capabilities of the Azerbaijani army, and observed Armenian positions on the front line.