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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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Armenia hails Crimea referendum. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin.
Armenia hails Crimea referendum. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin.

Armenia hails Crimea referendum. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin.

The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with President Putin to discuss bilateral issues and the international situation. The two leaders agree the Crimea referendum "constitutes another case of exercise of peoples’ right to self-determination".
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Armenia will "complement and harmonise interests". President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin.
Armenia will "complement and harmonise interests". President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin.

Armenia will "complement and harmonise interests". President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin.

President Sargsyan makes fleeting reference to Ukraine at EPP summit in Dublin, and says Armenia is committed to "seeking effective cooperation mechanisms with the EU."
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Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.
Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.

Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.

Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.