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Azerbaijani strikes result in casualties in Karabakh conflict zone

8 July 2017

Several Armenian soldiers critically wounded as a result of strikes which Azerbaijan says were conducted "in order to prevent another planned provocation by Armenia and as revenge for the civilians killed in the Alkhanly village"

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OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen consider Fizuli incident a provocation; remind sides of their obligations under the Geneva Convention

7 July 2017

International community reacts to incidents that resulted in the death of civilians in the Karabakh conflict zone

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EU Special envoy meets Armenian leader

7 July 2017

The European Union continues to support a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the resumption of negotiations

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Armenia and Azerbaijan should sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

6 July 2017

In a speech in Strasbourg this week High Representative Federica Morgherini spoke about the importance of the International Criminal Court. Her message is of particular importance in the Caucasus region

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Azerbaijan expresses outrage following death of civilians on front line

5 July 2017

A woman and a baby were killed last night in Fizuli region as a result of cease fire violations. Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of using civilians as human shields but Azerbaijan described Armenian actions as barbaric (Updated with Minsk Group co-Chair statement)

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Azerbaijani civilians killed in serious incidents on Karabakh line of contact

5 July 2017

Azerbaijan is reporting civilian casualties in the village of Alhanli in the Fizuli region. Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of serious cease-fire violations on Tuesday evening (4 July).

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Iran signs major deal with France's Total

4 July 2017

The deal, worth USD 4.87 billion, is the first major western investment in Iran's energy sector since international sanctions were lifted against Tehran under its nuclear accord with world powers

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Confidence-building measures are an important tool in support of peace in Karabakh, but not a substitute for peace deal

1 July 2017

Experts from Armenia and Azerbaijan discussed ways to take forward work on confidence-building in meetings in Vienna facilitated by LINKS (DAR)

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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expected to meet in Austria on 11 July

1 July 2017

A meeting between Mammadyarov and Nalbandian is expected to be held on the margins of the OSCE informal Ministerial Meeting taking place in the town of Mauerbach

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Azerbaijani strikes result in casualties in Karabakh conflict zone

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen consider Fizuli incident a provocation; remind sides of their obligations under the Geneva Convention

EU Special envoy meets Armenian leader

Armenia and Azerbaijan should sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Azerbaijan expresses outrage following death of civilians on front line

Azerbaijani civilians killed in serious incidents on Karabakh line of contact

Iran signs major deal with France's Total

Confidence-building measures are an important tool in support of peace in Karabakh, but not a substitute for peace deal

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expected to meet in Austria on 11 July