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Armenian Defence Minister spells out how Armenia sees the use of its newly acquired Iskander missile system

22 February 2017

Vasgen Sargsian said that the system was under the operational control of Armenia, which sees it both as a deterrant, and as a guaranteed strike weapon, if necessary.

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Mehriban Aliyeva appointed First Vice President of Azerbaijan (Updated 3)

21 February 2017

Mrs Aliyeva is the wife of the Azerbaijani President. President Aliyev later introduced the new 1st Vice president to members of the National Security Council. Reaction in Azerbaijan to the appointment has been mixed. Turkish President Erdogan congratulated president Aliyev and Vice President Aliyeva in a phone cponversation this evening.

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Karabakh Armenians approve constitutional changes in referendum

21 February 2017

In the vote on Monday, 69,540 voted in favour and 7,686 voted against, to proposals to change the constitution of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. 2,202 votes were invalid. 79,428 voters (76.44% of those registered) participated in the referendum.

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Armenian President speaks on security issues in meeting with senior military

21 February 2017

President Sargsyan said he sees no reason to believe that there can be a breakthrough in the negotiations to resolve the Karabakh conflict. "Under such circumstances, the military balance between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the only way to maintain stability and fragile peace", he told a meeting of senior officers.

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Armenians of Karabakh hold constitutional referendum

20 February 2017

The referendum in the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is to approve constitutional changes that aim to introduce a presidential system. The international community has dismissed the referendum as irrelevant.

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Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers met in Munich

17 February 2017

After a hiatus of many months Armenia and Azerbaijan are talking again about a settlement of the Karabakh conflict. Diplomats chairing the OSCE Minsk Process called on Armenia and Azerbaijan "to demonstrate greater flexibility and to resume comprehensive negotiations"

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EU's engagement with Karabakh is important for peace and humanitarian reasons, but Baku's acquiescence remains necessary

16 February 2017

In this op-ed Dennis Sammut argues that the EU needs to find ways of engaging with Nagorno-Karabakh, but to do so meaningfully will require that it has a role in the peace process, and Baku's aquiesence is always going to be necessary

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Karabakh: back to diplomacy

15 February 2017

After weeks of tension on the line of contact, diplomats hope that meetings in Munich and Moscow over the next days will lead to a resumption of negotiations

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EUSR Salber meets with Georgian Prime Minister

15 February 2017

Georgia and the EU emphasised the importance of the Geneva International Talks as the paramount mechanism for discussing problematic issues relating to the conflict regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and for making appropriate decisions.

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Armenian Defence Minister spells out how Armenia sees the use of its newly acquired Iskander missile system

Mehriban Aliyeva appointed First Vice President of Azerbaijan (Updated 3)

Karabakh Armenians approve constitutional changes in referendum

Armenian President speaks on security issues in meeting with senior military

Armenians of Karabakh hold constitutional referendum

Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers met in Munich

EU's engagement with Karabakh is important for peace and humanitarian reasons, but Baku's acquiescence remains necessary

Karabakh: back to diplomacy

EUSR Salber meets with Georgian Prime Minister