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Turkey in diplomatic row with Iceland over treatment of national football team

11 June 2019

According to Turkish forward Burak Yılmaz, the Icelandic authorities made the team wait more than three hours at passport control and subjected them to strict security checks, repeatedly searching the players' belongings thoroughly.

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Another Azerbaijani soldier killed in the Karabakh conflict zone

10 June 2019

The soldier was named as Elgar Vugar Khalilov. The exact circumstances of the killing were not reported, but an Azerbaijani Defence Ministry statement blamed what it called "Armenian provocations".

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International community rebuffs elections in South Ossetia

10 June 2019

"The European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which these so-called ‘elections' will take place," Maja Kocijancic spokesperson for the European External Action Service said in a comment about Sunday's elections.

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Armenian Justice Minister resigns

7 June 2019

There has been turmoil in the Armenian justice system in recent weeks, with prime minister Pashinyan calling for deep reforms of the sector

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Pashinyan warns that Black Shirts threaten Armenian democracy

6 June 2019

The Armenian prime minister has called on the law enforcement agencies to give an iron-hard counter-blow to those threatening to bring violence into Armenian politics

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Ramiz Mehdiyev fires a shot across the bows on Karabakh

5 June 2019

In a rare intervention on the topic of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the veteran head of the Azerbaijani presidential administration says that Pashinyan’s administration is not interested in continuing negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict, and is trying to shift the responsibility in this matter to others.

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Muslims in the Caucasus and world-wide mark the end of Ramadan

5 June 2019

At the Tezapir Mosque in Baku, the prayers were led by Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Bureau, who is considered as the most senior Islamic cleric in the Caucasus.

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Armenia, Cyprus and Greece hold first meeting in trilateral format

5 June 2019

At a joint press conference, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said that the aim of trilateral cooperation between the three countries was to promote peace, stability and prosperity through enhanced political dialogue and co-operation.

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EU Special envoy discusses Karabakh with Azerbaijan president

4 June 2019

EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar, and Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev on Monday also discussed the current state of EU-Azerbaijan relations

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Turkey in diplomatic row with Iceland over treatment of national football team

Another Azerbaijani soldier killed in the Karabakh conflict zone

International community rebuffs elections in South Ossetia

Armenian Justice Minister resigns

Pashinyan warns that Black Shirts threaten Armenian democracy

Ramiz Mehdiyev fires a shot across the bows on Karabakh

Muslims in the Caucasus and world-wide mark the end of Ramadan

Armenia, Cyprus and Greece hold first meeting in trilateral format

EU Special envoy discusses Karabakh with Azerbaijan president