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Connecting the Caspian Sea to Turkey and Europe (Updated)

12 June 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev on Tuesday (12 June) inaugurated the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project at a ceremony in central Turkey.

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Armenian soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone

11 June 2018

Armenian media report that 26 year old Vahan Eloyan was killed as a result of Azerbaijani fire. Armenia this morning raised the issue at a meeting of the CSTO Foreign Ministers in Almaty

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Monday Commentary: The thin line between stability and stagnation

11 June 2018

"There is only a thin line between stability and stagnation, but governments in the Caucasus and elsewhere who promise stability and deliver stagnation do so at their own risk" says Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary.

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2 killed in anti-terrorist operation in Ingushetia

9 June 2018

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the two were killed in the Ingush capital Nazran and that they were planing a series of terrorist attacks, but gave no further details

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New Armenian government submits its programme to parliament

7 June 2018

On foreign and defence policy the programme largely advocates continuity but with some important nuances

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South Caucasus

In Karabakh, senior officials submit resignation (updated)

7 June 2018

Their resignation was demanded by protestors following an incident in Stepanakert on Friday between civilians and members of the territory's security service.

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South Caucasus

Georgian NGOs call for resignation of Justice Minister

6 June 2018

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Khvirikashvili described the call for the resignation of Minister Thea Tsulukiani as absiurd

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South Caucasus

Opinion: A deeply personal tragedy spinned into a political crisis

6 June 2018

In Georgia, what started off as a public manifestation of solidarity with a bereaved father quickly became instrumentalised into a move to distabilise the government. There are lessons from history to be learnt, argues George Mchedlishvili in this commentary

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Pashinyan tries to calm internal situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

5 June 2018

The Armenian Prime Minister said it was now important the agreements reached between the protestors and the Karabakh authorities were implemented in a calm atmosphere.

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Connecting the Caspian Sea to Turkey and Europe (Updated)

Armenian soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone

Monday Commentary: The thin line between stability and stagnation

2 killed in anti-terrorist operation in Ingushetia

New Armenian government submits its programme to parliament

In Karabakh, senior officials submit resignation (updated)

Georgian NGOs call for resignation of Justice Minister

Opinion: A deeply personal tragedy spinned into a political crisis

Pashinyan tries to calm internal situation in Nagorno-Karabakh