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South Caucasus
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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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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Ambitious plans to turn the Port of Baku into a Eurasian transport “hub of hubs”
10 November 2016
At an event in the European Parliament in Brussels, Port of Baku Director-General, Taleh Ziyadov, said legislation to be presented by the end of the year will turn the new facility into a Free Economic Zone with special legal status
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Italian Foreign Minister visits Armenia
8 November 2016
At a meeting this morning Armenian Foreign Minister Nalbandian and Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni discussed issues related to the Karabakh conflict, the new Armenian-EU framework agreement, as well as various bilateral and international issues.
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Italian Foreign Minister holds talks in Baku during second lap of his South Caucasus visit
8 November 2016
Paolo Gentiloni earlier had meetings in Tbilisi with the Georgian leadership during which he expressed his support for Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations
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Saakashvili resigns as governor of Ukraine's Odessa region
7 November 2016
The former President of Georgia accused Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko of handing over Odessa to corrupt clans, and the enemies of Ukraine.
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Armenian and Georgian leaders discuss relations
5 November 2016
The meeting took place at a new border crossing between the two countries where a new "friendship" bridge is also to constructed
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Azerbaijan to hold large scale military exercises next week
3 November 2016
The Defence Ministry said that the purpose of the exercises will be to test the armed forces command and control capacity and check weapon systems.
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International observers give positive assessment of run-off elections in Georgia
1 November 2016
"Yesterday's second round reconfirmed that Georgia's 2016 parliamentary elections enabled candidates to campaign freely and voters to make informed choices about their options," said Ignacio Sanchez Amor, the Special Co-ordinator and leader of the short-term OSCE observer mission.
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Commentary: Georgia's new political journey
31 October 2016
The period of democratic transition is over, and a new phase, where the emphasis must be on state and democratic consolidation, has opened. The October 2016 Parliamentary elections in Georgia were not perfect, but they were the best the country ever had, and within the accepted international standards. Well organised, competitive and fair elections now need to become a habit, so that politicians and voters alike can focus on policies and substance.
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Voting closes in run-off elections in Georgia to fill fifty parliamentary seats (Updated)
30 October 2016
The elections were held in those single seat contituencies where candidates failed to secure 50% of the vote in the 8 October polls.