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Georgian Patriarch calls for peace in Georgia and worldwide

7 April 2018

Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgians Ilya II officiated at a service to mark Easter Saturday and the feast of the annunciation, which this year co-incided

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President Sargsyan discusses conflicts with Pope Francis during Vatican visit

6 April 2018

A Vatican statement said: "Pope Francis and Sargsyan also touched upon issues related to the political context of the region and expressed hope for the solution of situations of conflict".

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NAM Ministerial Meeting opens in Baku

5 April 2018

The 18th Mid-term Ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was opened on Thursday (5 April) by President Ilham Aliyev. Representatives of 120 countries and a number of observer states are participating.

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War or peace in Karabakh? In Brussels experts discuss 2016 escalation, and future scenarios

5 April 2018

Risks of further violence in and around Karabakh remain high, but experts also see some opportunities for peace in the domestic and international context

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Erdogan says that issue of purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia "was now closed"

4 April 2018

Turkey is pushing for the soonest delivery of the missile system, origninally planned to start at the end of 2019 or beginning of 2020, as part of a USD 2 billion deal.

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Construction starts in Mersin on Turkey's first nuclear plant

3 April 2018

President Putin of Russia, who begins an official visit to Ankara today, will, together with Turkish president Recip Tayip Erdogan, join the ground breaking cermeony by video link from Ankara.

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Russia to move Caspian Flotilla closer to Azerbaijan border

2 April 2018

Russia is to make a major naval redeployment, moving its Caspian Flotilla from Astrakhan to Kaspiysk, which is 18 km south east of the capital of Daghestan, Makhachkala.

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Monday Commentary: The South Caucasus is hosting the world

2 April 2018

World leaders will converge on Baku and Yerevan over the next months for the summits of La Francophonie and the Non Aligned Movement. A wonderful development, writes Dennis Sammut, but it would be even better if South Caucasus leaders can also meet together to address the challenges of the region

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ODIHR issues interim report on forthcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan

1 April 2018

Inaccuracy of the voters list, restrictive political environment, and absence of a genuinely competitive contest, were some of the issues raised by interlocoteurs of the OSCE-ODIHR Election Observation Mission, according to its interim report published on 29 March.

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Georgian Patriarch calls for peace in Georgia and worldwide

President Sargsyan discusses conflicts with Pope Francis during Vatican visit

NAM Ministerial Meeting opens in Baku

War or peace in Karabakh? In Brussels experts discuss 2016 escalation, and future scenarios

Erdogan says that issue of purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia "was now closed"

Construction starts in Mersin on Turkey's first nuclear plant

Russia to move Caspian Flotilla closer to Azerbaijan border

Monday Commentary: The South Caucasus is hosting the world

ODIHR issues interim report on forthcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan