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Republican Party remains strongest force in Armenia according to results of local elections held on Sunday

3 October 2016

Commonspace.eu correspondent in Armenia Vahagn Antonian reports on the outcome of the elections from the city of Vanadzor

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South Caucasus

Armenia has new Defence Minister. Nalbandian re-appointed as Foreign Minister

3 October 2016

Vigen Sargsian has been appointed as the new Defence Minister of Armenia. Eduard Nalbandian has been re-appointed as Foreign Minister, completing the government reshuffle following the appointment of a new prime minister

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Armenia holds partial local elections

3 October 2016

Municipal elections in Armenia are staggered over a period of weeks. In this latest round of voting no incidents were reported. Voter apathy however remained a factor. Results are expected to be announced later today.

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South Caucasus

LIVE BLOG - Pope Francis visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan

2 October 2016

Read about the visit, the events around it and many impressions and comments on our blog.

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Azerbaijan to restore relations with the European Parliament

1 October 2016

"There was a feeling among many MEPs that the resolution of September 2015, whilst saying a lot of things that needed to be said, was clumsily drafted"

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South Caucasus

Commentary: The political significance of Pope Francis' visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan

30 September 2016

The Vatican hopes that the papal visits to the South Caucasus will highlight the importance of the region and the need for peace and dialogue

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Nagorno-Karabakh: Is it time to bring peacekeeping and confidence building back on the agenda?

30 September 2016

A new European Policy Centre discussion paper by Amanda Paul & Dennis Sammut has just been published

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South Caucasus

Opinion: Armenia's latest government reshuffle: what does it mean?

30 September 2016

New Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan is putting the finishing touches to the composition of his new government. In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Sos Avetisyan says that the Ministerial changes have a limited scope, but other governmental appointments shed light on the long term power configuration.

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Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and

South Caucasus

Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and

29 September 2016

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Republican Party remains strongest force in Armenia according to results of local elections held on Sunday

Armenia has new Defence Minister. Nalbandian re-appointed as Foreign Minister

Armenia holds partial local elections

LIVE BLOG - Pope Francis visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan to restore relations with the European Parliament

Commentary: The political significance of Pope Francis' visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh: Is it time to bring peacekeeping and confidence building back on the agenda?

Opinion: Armenia's latest government reshuffle: what does it mean?

Pope Francis will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend. Commonspace.eu will run a live blog on the Papal visit starting on Thursday at 16.00 Tbilisi local time (12.00 GMT) with reports about the visit, and comments from analysts in Tbilisi, Baku and