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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.

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

8 November 2011
If we wanted to create a nuclear weapon, we would say it
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Over the OSCE monitoring Azerbaijan did not lead a group of observers to the front line
Over the OSCE monitoring Azerbaijan did not lead a group of observers to the front line
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Over the OSCE monitoring Azerbaijan did not lead a group of observers to the front line

4 November 2011
On November 4, according the agreement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic earlier, the OSCE Mission held a scheduled monitoring at the line of contact between NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces in the Askeran direction
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Expert:
Expert:
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Expert:

4 November 2011
Given no international guarantees and security systems in the region, Armenia can rely on its own self only
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Russian political expert:
Russian political expert:
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Russian political expert:

4 November 2011
Azerbaijan's status of UN SC's non-permanent member will hardly make Armenia yield its positions in Karabakh peace process
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Shavarsh Kocharyan:
Shavarsh Kocharyan:
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Shavarsh Kocharyan:

3 November 2011
Azerbaijan responsible for lack of progress in Karabakh peace process
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