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South Caucasus
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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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Georgian Prime Minister tells UN General Assembly his country was proud to be the fifth freest economy in the world
22 September 2016
In his address, Giorgi Khvirikashvili said that Georgia had promoted the values of the United Nations since regaining independence 25 years ago, emerging from civil war to become a dynamic European democracy.
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Abkhaz Foreign Minister leaves office
21 September 2016
The Russian news agency TASS reported this morning that Chirikba on Tuesday (20 September) issued a statement in which he said, "I don't find it possible for me to continue working as Foreign minister of the Republic of Abkhazia"
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Council of Europe body issues statement on local elections in Armenia
20 September 2016
The delegation from the Congress of local and regional authorities of the Council of Europe, that monitored last Sunday's partial local elections in Armenia, has issued a statement, posted on the Congress website. The Head of the delegation in its statement raised the issue of the accuracy of the electoral list, as well as what it calls the "grey zone" of assisted voting.
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Azerbaijan president receives delegation from the European Parliament
20 September 2016
One of the issues under discussion is the return of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
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General debate starts at 71st Session of UN General Assembly in New York
20 September 2016
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is expected to address the gathering on Wednesday. Armenia and Azerbaijan are represented in this year's session at foreign minister level
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Erebuni casts a shadow over local self-government elections held in five regions of Armenia on Sunday
19 September 2016
Voter turnout was reported to be around 49.42%. Local election monitoring organisations reported various violations
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Sharp exchanges between Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents at CIS Bishkek summit
18 September 2016
"The spat in Bishkek is an indication that the atmosphere between the two sides remains poisoned and that President Putin efforts at "peace-making" do not seem to be going very far".
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"Georgia has a pluralistic political and media landscape and a working legal framework"
17 September 2016
A delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited Tbilisi this week and concluded that "there is an environment for democratic elections".
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Pope’s forthcoming visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan is not only full of symbolism, but is also highly significant
16 September 2016
The Pope will arrive in Tbilisi on 30 September and will stay until 2 October when he flies to Baku before returning to Rome that same evening. This will be the Pope's second trip to the South Caucasus this year. In June he visited Armenia