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Opinion: Kurdish referendum has wide regional implications

29 September 2017

The 25 September referendum in the Kurdish Region may not lead to Kurdish independence any time soon, says Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed, but neighbouring countries are apprehensive.

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UN adds its voice in support of a proposed Armenia-Azerbaijan presidential summit

27 September 2017

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said in a statement that he hopes the planned summit would contribute to enhancing confidence and fostering the necessary political will among the parties to find peaceful compromise solutions to the key outstanding issues.

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Armenian parliament Speaker visits Georgia

26 September 2017

Welcoming the guest from Armenia Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili thanked Ara Babloyan for the help Armenia provided during a massive forest fire in Georgia's Borjomi Gorge this August.

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Putin phones Erdogan ahead of visit to Ankara on Thursday

26 September 2017

Syria was the main issue on the agenda according to the Kremlin, and the two leaders agreed to continue a thorough exchange of views on the regional and bilateral agenda during the working meeting in Ankara later this week.

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De facto NKR President appoints new ministers

25 September 2017

Masis Mayelyan becomes the new foreign minister of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan commit to work for successful summit between their presidents in the near future

24 September 2017

Edward Nalbandian of Armenia and Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan on Saturday met diplomats from France, Russia and the United States that are mediating a resolution of the Karabakh conflict in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Process

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Minsk Group co-Chair hold separate meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani Ministers

24 September 2017

The co-Chairmen are expected to host a meeting with the participation of the two Foreign Ministers later on Saturday in an effort to unblock the current impasse in negotiations on the the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

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Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents exchange insults in their speeches at the UN

21 September 2017

Ahead of a meeting of their foreign ministers, the two presidents used the platform of the UN General Assembly in New York to sharply crtiicise each other, and to reiterate their positions on Karabakh

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Opinion: Iran's "grand strategy" in the South Caucasus goes back centuries

20 September 2017

The lifting of sanctions enable Iran to resume its historical quest for influence in the South Caucasus. But with Russia and Turkley well-entrenched in the region, and with increasing EU engagement the task will not be easy for the Iranians argues Emil Avdaliani in this op-ed

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Opinion: Kurdish referendum has wide regional implications

UN adds its voice in support of a proposed Armenia-Azerbaijan presidential summit

Armenian parliament Speaker visits Georgia

Putin phones Erdogan ahead of visit to Ankara on Thursday

De facto NKR President appoints new ministers

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan commit to work for successful summit between their presidents in the near future

Minsk Group co-Chair hold separate meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani Ministers

Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents exchange insults in their speeches at the UN

Opinion: Iran's "grand strategy" in the South Caucasus goes back centuries