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Defender of the Fatherland

20 May 2020

Dimitri Medoev who has been at the forefront in Soutn Ossetia's quest for diplomatic recognition is honoured on his sixtieth birthday

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Dagestan faces pandemic crisis

19 May 2020

"The situation in the republic of Dagestan is complicated and of course calls for additional - and urgent - measures," President Vladimir Putin said during a video conference with officials on Monday (18 May). Putin also spoke to the president of Azerbaijan about the large number of Azerbaijanis waiting to cross the border from Dagestan to Azerbaijan.

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Opinion - Conflict in Libya: Turkey, Russia, and the need for a united EU policy

17 May 2020

EU should not accept even tacitly a Turkey-Russia hegemonic role in North Africa and the Arab Levant argues Noman Ahmed in this commentary for commonspace.eu

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Opinion - Trust and reciprocity: the necessary ingredients for EU-China cooperation

17 May 2020

In a guest contribution in several newspapers, the Head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, says the EU's relations with China are undergoing change but the focus of the EU-China relationship should be on "trust, transparency, and reciprocity".

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Georgia will not extend the state of emergency beyond 22 May

15 May 2020

Georgia is considered to have successfully contained the coronavirus pandemic, keeping the number of infections and deaths to among the lowest in Europe

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South Ossetia attempts to join a convention of the Shanghai Treaty Organisation

14 May 2020

The move is seen as a brazen attempt by the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali to expand their diplomatic footprint, and is likely to have the blessing of Russia

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Opinion: Armenia-Iran relations after 2018: Continuity or ambiguity?

13 May 2020

Benyamin Poghosyan discusses the state of relations between the two neighbours in this op-ed

Benyamin Poghosyan

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Strategic, Ambitious, Flexible and Inclusive

12 May 2020

The EU has set out the vision for making the Eastern Partnership a framework for cooperation, allowing participants to tackle common and global challenges jointly in a wide range of areas, especially in the current unprecedented situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pashinyan's visit to Shushi/Shusha upsets Azerbaijan

11 May 2020

Speaking in Karabakh the Armenian premiere said "the security of the people of the Artsakh Republic and the realisation of the right to self-determination are not subject to bargaining". Baku has called the speech "irresponsible behaviour"

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Defender of the Fatherland

Dagestan faces pandemic crisis

Opinion - Conflict in Libya: Turkey, Russia, and the need for a united EU policy

Opinion - Trust and reciprocity: the necessary ingredients for EU-China cooperation

Georgia will not extend the state of emergency beyond 22 May

South Ossetia attempts to join a convention of the Shanghai Treaty Organisation

Opinion: Armenia-Iran relations after 2018: Continuity or ambiguity?

Strategic, Ambitious, Flexible and Inclusive

Pashinyan's visit to Shushi/Shusha upsets Azerbaijan