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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.

For those interested specifically in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and events and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2020 44-day war, check out our sister page, KarabakhSpace.eu.

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Armenia and Azerbaijan Dialogue in the context of the European Political Community

Armenia and Azerbaijan Dialogue in the context of the European Political Community

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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Zero tolerance of political violence is a must for Georgia ahead of elections
Zero tolerance of political violence is a must for Georgia ahead of elections

Zero tolerance of political violence is a must for Georgia ahead of elections

Opinion: The campaign, ahead of next Saturday's parliamentary elections in Georgia has been calm and largely peaceful. Unfortunately, over the weekend several isolated incidents occured involving supporters of different political parties. They resulted in several people being hospitalised
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Armenia holds partial local elections

Armenia holds partial local elections

Municipal elections in Armenia are staggered over a period of weeks. In this latest round of voting no incidents were reported. Voter apathy however remained a factor. Results are expected to be announced later today.