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US government welcomes five Central Asian foreign ministers for talks

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US government welcomes five Central Asian foreign ministers for talks

4 August 2016

The meeting with Kerry and the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan has been dubbed the "C5+1"

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Armenian soldier killed overnight by mortar explosion in Karabakh

South Caucasus

Armenian soldier killed overnight by mortar explosion in Karabakh

3 August 2016

He has been named as Gevorg A Harutyunyan, born in 1996

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Georgia’s new defence minister announces priorities. Prime Minister says role should not be ‘politicised’

2 August 2016

Levan Izoria said he wants to pursue a “sober policy” by securing peace and security, and deterring threats and risks through sustainable development of Georgia's defense capabilities and integration to the Euro-Atlantic structures.

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Turkey steps up demands for the extradition of Fettulah Gulen from US

2 August 2016

Turkish Chief of General Staff, General Akar tells his visiting US counterpart "I am the evidence" of Gulen's involvement in the 15 July coup.

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Armenian President addresses political challenges in the aftermath of the Erebuni crisis

2 August 2016

At a speech to representatives of Armenian society, President Serzh Sargsyan said: "Never. Nagorno Karabakh will never be part of Azerbaijan. Never."

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijan foreign currency reserves are now less than half of what they were last year

2 August 2016

The decline has continued in July when the foreign currency reserves decreased by a further US$121 million.

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South Caucasus

Levan Izoria appointed new Defence Minister of Georgia

2 August 2016

Two ministers from the Republican Party resigned ahead of Parliamentary elections in October. The Republican Party will contest the election separately from the ruling Georgian Dream.

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Erebuni has exposed the fragility of Armenian politics

South Caucasus

Erebuni has exposed the fragility of Armenian politics

1 August 2016

Erebuni has exposed the fragility in Armenian politics, the extent of which neither president Putin nor Western countries, seem to have understood up to now, argues the political editor of commonspace.eu in this commentary.

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Gunmen surrender in Yerevan as two week siege comes to an end

1 August 2016

Twenty of the armed men were arrested, and all those held inside have been freed

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US government welcomes five Central Asian foreign ministers for talks

Armenian soldier killed overnight by mortar explosion in Karabakh

Georgia’s new defence minister announces priorities. Prime Minister says role should not be ‘politicised’

Turkey steps up demands for the extradition of Fettulah Gulen from US

Armenian President addresses political challenges in the aftermath of the Erebuni crisis

Azerbaijan foreign currency reserves are now less than half of what they were last year

Levan Izoria appointed new Defence Minister of Georgia

Erebuni has exposed the fragility of Armenian politics

Gunmen surrender in Yerevan as two week siege comes to an end