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Serzh Sargsyan says that Armenia's relations with Georgia "are precious"

12 April 2017

Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelize visited Yerevan on Tuesday (11 April) for talks with the Armenian leadership

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Georgia stops gas purchase from Gazprom

12 April 2017

Minister of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, says "no deals will be concluded to purchase Russian gas until late 2017".

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Bibilov claims victory in South Ossetia poll

10 April 2017

Early reports from Tskhinvali suggest that Parliamentary Speaker Anatoli Bibilov has claimed an outright victory in South Ossetia's presidential election which took place on Sunday (10 April) ousting the current incumbent, Leonid Tibilov, but other reports say a run-off is necessary

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Azerbaijani opposition rallies with calls against corruption and oppression

9 April 2017

The rally was organised by the National Council, an opposition umbrella organisation, and was sanctioned by the authorities under tightly controlled rules. The ruling YAP party dismissed the rally as a non-event.

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Georgian President calls for an anti-annexation policy to be developed with allies

8 April 2017

The President's speech came on the eve of controversial polls in South Osseta that have been characterised as illegitimate by the European Union and the United States

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Lukashenko: Conflicts in CIS space need to be resolved putting people's interests first

7 April 2017

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said it was necessary for the CIS to deal with the conflicts within it before thinking of anything else.

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Talks on new EU-Azerbaijan agreement will continue later this month

7 April 2017

The agreement will offer a renewed basis for political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan,

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Commentary: Iran-Russia relations and their impact on the South Caucasus

7 April 2017

Russia and Iran for the moment have shared interest in containing western and Turkish influence in the South Caucasus. In the long term however their relationship in the region is likely to become more competitive than cooperative, says Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary

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Russia conducts aerial military exercises in Armenia

6 April 2017

More than 200 servicemen will participate in the drills, and about 50 units of aviation and special military equipment will be used.

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Serzh Sargsyan says that Armenia's relations with Georgia "are precious"

Georgia stops gas purchase from Gazprom

Bibilov claims victory in South Ossetia poll

Azerbaijani opposition rallies with calls against corruption and oppression

Georgian President calls for an anti-annexation policy to be developed with allies

Lukashenko: Conflicts in CIS space need to be resolved putting people's interests first

Talks on new EU-Azerbaijan agreement will continue later this month

Commentary: Iran-Russia relations and their impact on the South Caucasus

Russia conducts aerial military exercises in Armenia