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South Caucasus

Armenian soldier seriously injured in Karabakh

19 April 2017

According to sources close to the de facto administration the soldier is 20 year Tatul Harutyunyan and he was injured as a result of cease fire violations. The sources say that he is in a critical conditoon but no further information is available.

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Lavrov to visit Abkhazia this week

18 April 2017

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Abkhazia this week to open a new building for the Russian Embassy in the territory. The visit and the context in which it is taking place are likely to be seen as an act of provocation by the Georgian government.

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Cigarette wars rage in the South Caucasus, as governments wake-up to the need of regulating smoking practices

18 April 2017

Governments in the region continue to balance between financial gain and the health of their citizens. In the meantime, the cigarette wars between local producers, and tobacco giants are likely to become even fiercer.

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International Mission gives negative assessment of Turkish referendum

17 April 2017

Council of Europe chief monitor Cezar Florin Preda stated that "in general, the referendum did not live up to Council of Europe standards. The legal framework was inadequate for the holding of a genuinely democratic process"

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Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Georgia as part of regional tour

17 April 2017

Mohammed Javad Zarif, accompanied by a delegation of businessmen, is visiting a number of countries in the region to promote non oil exports

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijani President optimistic about 2017

17 April 2017

Ilham Aliyev told a gathering of non-oil sector exporters at a national conference held in the district of Yevlakh that the country had very good results in the first quarter of 2017 which proved that the reforms launched in 2016 were working.

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Türkiye and the Levant

Turkish Referendum: Yes campaign declares victory, but result tight.(Update 4)

16 April 2017

With 99.27% of the votes counted, the yes vote appears to have won the constitutional referendum in Turkey, with 51.35% voting yes, and 48.65% voting no.

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