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South Caucasus

The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

commonspace.eu team brings decades of experience of working in the South Caucasus and we are pleased to share our insights with our loyal readers through the website, and the sister newsletter, Caucasus Concise.

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Ruling party in Georgia secures tense local election victories as EU expresses concern on democratic process

7 October 2025

Candidates of the ruling Georgian Dream party have won local elections held on 4 October in all five self-governing cities namely Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi, and Poti based on preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission. The results appear to consolidate the ruling party’s control over Georgia’s largest municipalities amid a backdrop of political tension and opposition boycotts of the local elections.

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Almaty Summit advances reforms to strengthen the Trans-Caspian transport route

3 October 2025

On Wednesday (1 October), Almaty hosted a high-level summit attended by delegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey to coordinate measures to improve the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor. The meetings produced a series of agreements intended to streamline logistics, boost infrastructure, and unify tariff policies along the corridor.

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Interview

OPINION: Andrey Ryabov: "Transference of the Karabakh conflict to the military stage is the main threat for Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus"

5 December 2011

Interview of Andrey Ryabov, a member of the Moscow Carnegie Center Research Council, with ArmInfo News Agency

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Opinion

South Caucasus

Opinion: RIZVAN HASANOV - "We can live in peace"

30 November 2011

War veteran blames politicians for conflict and hopes to go back to his home in Karabakh

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Religious leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan call for withdrawal of snipers from contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh

South Caucasus

Religious leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan call for withdrawal of snipers from contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh

29 November 2011

In their joint statement after a meeting in Yerevan on Monday Catholicos of All Armenian Karekin II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Sheikh-ul-islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh expressed support for the efforts to peacefully settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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Armenian Foreign Ministry draws attention of EU special representative to Armeno-phobia propaganda of Azerbaijan at the state level

South Caucasus

Armenian Foreign Ministry draws attention of EU special representative to Armeno-phobia propaganda of Azerbaijan at the state level

29 November 2011

On November 28, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan hosted the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort, press-service of Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

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Religious leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan ready to help Armenian and Azeri presidents to settle Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

South Caucasus

Religious leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan ready to help Armenian and Azeri presidents to settle Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

29 November 2011

The religious leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are ready to help the Armenian and Azeri presidents to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Sheikh-ul-islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh said during a meeting with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Monday.

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