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Parliamentary Elections will be held in Armenia on 9 December (Updated)

1 November 2018

The process for triggering early elections in Armenia has been completed. Parliament failed to elect a prime minister on a second round triggering the dissolution of parliament and early elections, now scheduled for 9 December.

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A defiant Zurabishvili says she will fight on and is determined to win

31 October 2018

Zurabishvili made a televised address after speculation on Tuesday that she was about to withdraw her candidacy. Zurabishvili came first in Sunday's first round of presidential elections in Georgia, but failed to secure 50% of votes cast.

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Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey met in Istanbul

30 October 2018

Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said: "On any platform or under any condition, Turkey supports the territorial and boundary integrity of Georgia and Azerbaijan. We strongly stress that at every platform."

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Armenian Defence Minister says ceasefire violations are at their lowest

29 October 2018

The Minister said that a direct communications link agreed with the Azerbaijani side was operating and the work was ongoing.

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Georgian election goes to second round

29 October 2018

Salome Zurabishvili and Grigol Vashadze will go head to head in a run-off after no candidate secured more than 509% of the vote in Sunday's poll

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Georgia's presidential election

28 October 2018

Voting has closed in elections to choose a new president. 25 candidates contested the election, with over three million voters eligible to vote. Voting proceeded largely peacefully and briskly throughout the day. Turnout appeared to be similar to that in presidential elections in 2013, but 3-4 % lower than in parliamentary elections in 2016.

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Istanbul hosts four-party summit on Syria (Updated)

27 October 2018

The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany, and France on Saturday expressed their determination to end the bloodshed in war-torn Syria as quickly as possible

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Bolton to the sides in the Karabakh conflict: It's up to you

26 October 2018

Today Bolton is in Georgia on the last lap of his tour of the South Caucasus. Expectations are high that there he will say a bit more about how the US plans to approach the region in the future.

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John Bolton holds talks with leaders in South Caucasus

25 October 2018

The US National Security Advisor is the highest ranking US official to visit the region for some time. In Baku at the start of his tour, Bolton met with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.

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Parliamentary Elections will be held in Armenia on 9 December (Updated)

A defiant Zurabishvili says she will fight on and is determined to win

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey met in Istanbul

Armenian Defence Minister says ceasefire violations are at their lowest

Georgian election goes to second round

Georgia's presidential election

Istanbul hosts four-party summit on Syria (Updated)

Bolton to the sides in the Karabakh conflict: It's up to you

John Bolton holds talks with leaders in South Caucasus