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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.

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Armenia aims to become tech hub of South Caucasus with new AI data factory

Armenia aims to become tech hub of South Caucasus with new AI data factory

Armenia is set to host its own artificial intelligence data factory, with the project valued at $500 million and scheduled to begin operations in 2026. This investment initiative is being jointly implemented by Firebird, the Armenian government, and NVIDIA, JAMnews has reported. “FirebirdCloudAI is Armenia’s largest and most important tech investment the country’s ‘Stargate’. The idea was born when Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA, visited Yerevan in 2023. Today, it’s becoming reality. The AI factory, equipped with thousands of Blackwell GPUs, will spark innovation across Armenia,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on X.

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Barroso in Azerbaijan. (updated) The President of the European Commission, paid a short but highly significant official visit to Baku on Saturday.
Barroso in Azerbaijan. (updated) The President of the European Commission, paid a short but highly significant official visit to Baku on Saturday.

Barroso in Azerbaijan. (updated) The President of the European Commission, paid a short but highly significant official visit to Baku on Saturday.

The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso emphasised the importance of relations between the European Union and Azerbaijan during a short but highly significant official visit to Baku during which he met with President Ilham Aliev.
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Are voters waking up from the 'Georgian Dream"? Days before local elections, Georgia's ruling coalition is faced with plummeting ratings and accusations of intimidation by political opponents.
Are voters waking up from the 'Georgian Dream"? Days before local elections, Georgia's ruling coalition is faced with plummeting ratings and accusations of intimidation by political opponents.

Are voters waking up from the 'Georgian Dream"? Days before local elections, Georgia's ruling coalition is faced with plummeting ratings and accusations of intimidation by political opponents.

Days before local elections, Georgia's ruling coalition is faced with plummeting ratings and accusations of intimidation by political opponents. Joseph Alexander Smith reports from Tbilisi for commonspace.eu.
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OSCE Chairman arrives in the South Caucasus on a vist that will focus on the unresolved conflicts and human rights concerns.
OSCE Chairman arrives in the South Caucasus on a vist that will focus on the unresolved conflicts and human rights concerns.

OSCE Chairman arrives in the South Caucasus on a vist that will focus on the unresolved conflicts and human rights concerns.

The President of the Swiss Confederation and current Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE will focus on the unresolved conflicts and human rights concerns during his visit.
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Sargsyan: "Karabakh not part of Armenia". The Armenian leader said issue of Karabakh joining the EEU as part of Armenia was never discussed.
Sargsyan: "Karabakh not part of Armenia". The Armenian leader said issue of Karabakh joining the EEU as part of Armenia was never discussed.

Sargsyan: "Karabakh not part of Armenia". The Armenian leader said issue of Karabakh joining the EEU as part of Armenia was never discussed.

The Armenian leader said that the issue of Karabakh joining the Eurasian Economic Union as part of Armenia was never under discussion. He described the comments of the Kazakh President in Astana as "unpleasant" but not damaging.
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Minsk Group diplomats meet Aliev.
Minsk Group diplomats meet Aliev.

Minsk Group diplomats meet Aliev.

At a meeting with international experts, held in Bern earlier this week, the diplomats were encouraged to take bolder measures in their efforts to break the current impasse, and help bring the sides to the next step of negotiations.
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Aliev: "The war with Armenia is ongoing" and "the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh regime will never be given a legal status".
Aliev: "The war with Armenia is ongoing" and "the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh regime will never be given a legal status".

Aliev: "The war with Armenia is ongoing" and "the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh regime will never be given a legal status".

In a tough speech marking the anniversary of the establishment of the first Azerbaijani Republic in 1918 the President said that "the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh regime will never be given a legal status"