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Lavrov to visit Abkhazia this week

18 April 2017

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Abkhazia this week to open a new building for the Russian Embassy in the territory. The visit and the context in which it is taking place are likely to be seen as an act of provocation by the Georgian government.

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Cigarette wars rage in the South Caucasus, as governments wake-up to the need of regulating smoking practices

18 April 2017

Governments in the region continue to balance between financial gain and the health of their citizens. In the meantime, the cigarette wars between local producers, and tobacco giants are likely to become even fiercer.

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International Mission gives negative assessment of Turkish referendum

17 April 2017

Council of Europe chief monitor Cezar Florin Preda stated that "in general, the referendum did not live up to Council of Europe standards. The legal framework was inadequate for the holding of a genuinely democratic process"

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Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Georgia as part of regional tour

17 April 2017

Mohammed Javad Zarif, accompanied by a delegation of businessmen, is visiting a number of countries in the region to promote non oil exports

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Azerbaijani President optimistic about 2017

17 April 2017

Ilham Aliyev told a gathering of non-oil sector exporters at a national conference held in the district of Yevlakh that the country had very good results in the first quarter of 2017 which proved that the reforms launched in 2016 were working.

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Turkish Referendum: Yes campaign declares victory, but result tight.(Update 4)

16 April 2017

With 99.27% of the votes counted, the yes vote appears to have won the constitutional referendum in Turkey, with 51.35% voting yes, and 48.65% voting no.

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Yuri Khachaturov appointed Secretary General of CSTO

15 April 2017

The appointment ends a dispute that had been going on for several months about whether an Armenian should hold this position.

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South Caucasus

Azerbaijan to hold large scale military exercises starting Sunday

14 April 2017

30,000 troops, 250 tanks and other military equipment will take part in exercises that will start on Sunday and last for five days.

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Commentary: Beware of Putin’s Syria revenge, it may come much closer to home

13 April 2017

The US missile strike on Syria, despite Russia's protection, has left president Putin licking his wounds. His response may be closer to home, in Ukraine or Georgia, where Russia still has plenty of assets, and room for manoeuvre

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Lavrov to visit Abkhazia this week

Cigarette wars rage in the South Caucasus, as governments wake-up to the need of regulating smoking practices

International Mission gives negative assessment of Turkish referendum

Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Georgia as part of regional tour

Azerbaijani President optimistic about 2017

Turkish Referendum: Yes campaign declares victory, but result tight.(Update 4)

Yuri Khachaturov appointed Secretary General of CSTO

Azerbaijan to hold large scale military exercises starting Sunday

Commentary: Beware of Putin’s Syria revenge, it may come much closer to home