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South Ossetia returns body of Georgian at centre of diplomatic row

21 March 2018

The transfer of the body of Tatunashvili back to Georgian jurisdiction was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross. It is now expected that the Georgian authorities will hold an autopsy on the body to ascertain the cause of death.

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Sargsyan says no good news to share on Karabakh negotiations

20 March 2018

The Armenian president told the leadership of the Armenian army "attempts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh problem through military means are doomed to failure"

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Happy Nowruz

20 March 2018

The three thousand year old festival marking the arrival of Spring and Persian new year is celebrated in Iran, Azerbaijan, parts of Georgia, Central Asia and among diaspora communities world-wide

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Monday Commentary: Health and Safety issues in South Caucasus need to be taken seriously

19 March 2018

An incident in Georgia's Gudauri resort is the latest in a number of serious accidents throughout the region that many feel were avoidable writes Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary. It is time for the region to put safety first!

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Putin re-elected president of Russia

19 March 2018

A Russian state TV exit poll gave him 73.9% of the vote. The victory was widely predicted and marks an increase in his share of the vote from 2012, when he won 64%. The exit poll put the turnout at 63.7%, down on 2012, and the lowest in a presidential election in Russia since 1991

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Russia votes for its next president. No surprises expected

18 March 2018

Incumbent president Vladimir Putin cast his vote on Sunday morning at polling station number 2151 in the Russian Academy of Sciences on Moscow's Kosygina Street. Eight candidates are running for the highest office in the Russian Federation.

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Sahakyan meets US Congressmen in Washington, but the visit is snubbed by officials

17 March 2018

Azerbaijan says that the visit of the president of NKR to Washington "undermines the US approach to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict"

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Opinion: Turkey and Russia aspire to replace a century of western domination of the Middle East

16 March 2018

A "eurasianist" ideology is helping to consolidate a Russia-Turkey strategic alliance, as a viable tool to achieve long term strategic interests in the Middle East and beyond, says Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed

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New quadrilateral format brings together Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey

16 March 2018

The four countries issued a statement after a meeting of their foreign ministers in Baku on 15 March reaffirming their commitment "to further enhance solidarity and cooperation" between them

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South Ossetia returns body of Georgian at centre of diplomatic row

Sargsyan says no good news to share on Karabakh negotiations

Happy Nowruz

Monday Commentary: Health and Safety issues in South Caucasus need to be taken seriously

Putin re-elected president of Russia

Russia votes for its next president. No surprises expected

Sahakyan meets US Congressmen in Washington, but the visit is snubbed by officials

Opinion: Turkey and Russia aspire to replace a century of western domination of the Middle East

New quadrilateral format brings together Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey