Jolyon Wiersum

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Russia marks 70th anniversary of victory in Great Patriotic War

10 May 2015

President Putin paid tribute to the sacrifices of Soviet troops during World War Two. He also thanked "the people of Great Britain, France and the United States for their contribution to victory".

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Preparations for Victory Day celebrations in full swing in Moscow.

7 May 2015

A full dress rehearsal of the traditional military parade took place on Red Square on Thursday in the presence of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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Erdogan snubs Putin, as Russian-Turkish relations cool.

6 May 2015

Russian wholehearted endorsement of the "genocide agenda" creates problems for Turkey's narrative in describing genocide recognition as a western conspiracy.

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Georgia's awkward neighbours.

South Caucasus

Georgia's awkward neighbours.

5 May 2015

Georgia has summoned the Armenian Ambassador following meeting between Chairman of Armenian Parliament and South Ossetian official. In this op-ed Dennis Sammut discusses tensions in Georgia's relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Armenian Population of Karabakh votes in controversial elections.

South Caucasus

Armenian Population of Karabakh votes in controversial elections.

3 May 2015

101,653 voters will elect 33 deputies from among 206 candidates to form the parliament in the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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Vafa Guluzade, veteran Azerbaijani diplomat dies.

South Caucasus

Vafa Guluzade, veteran Azerbaijani diplomat dies.

2 May 2015

Guluzade was one of the architects of Azerbaijani foreign policy after independence in 1991, and was chief Karabakh negotiator until 1999.

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Minsk Group co-chair pour cold water on NKR elections

South Caucasus

Minsk Group co-chair pour cold water on NKR elections

1 May 2015

In a statement the co-Chair said that they hoped for a meeting between the Presidents by year end, but dismissed impact of Karabakh elections on the peace process.

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EU Special Representative Salber meets Aliev in Baku.