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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan commit to work for successful summit between their presidents in the near future

24 September 2017

Edward Nalbandian of Armenia and Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan on Saturday met diplomats from France, Russia and the United States that are mediating a resolution of the Karabakh conflict in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Process

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Minsk Group co-Chair hold separate meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani Ministers

24 September 2017

The co-Chairmen are expected to host a meeting with the participation of the two Foreign Ministers later on Saturday in an effort to unblock the current impasse in negotiations on the the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

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Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents exchange insults in their speeches at the UN

21 September 2017

Ahead of a meeting of their foreign ministers, the two presidents used the platform of the UN General Assembly in New York to sharply crtiicise each other, and to reiterate their positions on Karabakh

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Opinion: Iran's "grand strategy" in the South Caucasus goes back centuries

20 September 2017

The lifting of sanctions enable Iran to resume its historical quest for influence in the South Caucasus. But with Russia and Turkley well-entrenched in the region, and with increasing EU engagement the task will not be easy for the Iranians argues Emil Avdaliani in this op-ed

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Opinion: As relations between Russia-Turkey get evermore friendly, should Armenia be concerned?

18 September 2017

Turkey’s decision to buy Russia’s S-400 missile defence system opens a new stage in relations between the two countries. Dr Benyamin Poghosyan discusses the implications for Armenia.

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Large scale Russian military exercises, "Zapad 2017", kick-off in Belarus

15 September 2017

The maneuvers involve up to 12,700 serviceman, about 70 planes and helicopters, up to 680 military equipment units, including around 250 tanks, up to 200 weapons, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars and 10 ships.

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Confusion as more than one hundred hoax bomb threats disrupt Moscow life

14 September 2017

More than 50,000 people were evacuated from train stations, universities, hotels and other institutions

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New EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan takes up post

13 September 2017

The new European Union Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Kestutis Jankauskas, has formally started his mission after presenting his credentials to the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

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Opinion: Qarabag FK: A refugee football team in Europe's Champions League

12 September 2017

Qarabag FK will play Chelsea tonight in the Champion's league. Mirbahram Azimbayli reflects on the wider significance of this sports event in this op-ed for commonspace.eu

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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan commit to work for successful summit between their presidents in the near future

Minsk Group co-Chair hold separate meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani Ministers

Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents exchange insults in their speeches at the UN

Opinion: Iran's "grand strategy" in the South Caucasus goes back centuries

Opinion: As relations between Russia-Turkey get evermore friendly, should Armenia be concerned?

Large scale Russian military exercises, "Zapad 2017", kick-off in Belarus

Confusion as more than one hundred hoax bomb threats disrupt Moscow life

New EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan takes up post

Opinion: Qarabag FK: A refugee football team in Europe's Champions League