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Pashinyan talks peace, but again insists Stepanakert must be involved in negotiations

5 March 2019

Speaking at the European parliament the Armenian prime minister hailed "the constructive and balanced approach of the European Union" on the Karabakh issue, He also said that the CEPA agreement with the EU was of tremendous importance for Armenia's reform agenda.

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Opinion: It’s not only the public that needs to be prepared for peace, but the politicians too, argues Richard Giragosian.

4 March 2019

Amid talk of the need to prepare public opinion for an eventual peace over Nagorno-Karabakh the head of a leading think tank in Yerevan questions recent statements by some politicians

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Azerbaijani photo-journalist Mehman Huseynov released from jail

4 March 2019

The Azerbaijani photo journalist, whose imprisonment two years ago triggered widespread international condemnation, was released from jail on Saturday (2 March) after serving in full his two year prison sentence.

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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan "to meet soon" under the auspices of Minsk group co-chairmen

2 March 2019

In a statement issued in Vienna on Friday (1 March), the co-Chairmen also welcomed the developing discussions in the region about preparing populations for peace.

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Pashinyan holds talks with Iranian leadership during Tehran visit

28 February 2019

Speaking to hundreds of members of the large and influential Armenian community in Iran gathered at the Ararat Sports Complex in Tehran Pashinyan told the enthusiastic audience “Our destiny is no longer in the west, north or south, but in our hands”.

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Opinion: Avaz Hasanov on why preparing societies for peace in Karabakh is not so simple

28 February 2019

"If the parties are willing to start preparing their own people for peace, they should start by eliminating the myths that the societies have been creating for many years, because these myths have become the most serious obstacles to real peace in the future"

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Georgian president visits Baku

27 February 2019

In the Azerbaijani capital president Salome Zurabishvili had a tete-a-tete meeting with president Ilham Aliyev, after which the two sides held discussions in an expanded format with the participation of their respective delegations.

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Pashinyan arrives in Tehran on an official visit

27 February 2019

Ahead of the visit various Armenian media sources have been outlining the scope and scale of Armenian-Iranian relations, including the fact that there are currently over five thousand Iranian owned firms operating in Armenia, and the country is also a major trading partner.

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EU ready to contribute to region's rehabilitation in case of Karabakh peace

26 February 2019

EU Ambassador to Armenia, Piotr Switalski, highlighted the relative calm on the line of contact in recent months and hailed it as a positive development.

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Pashinyan talks peace, but again insists Stepanakert must be involved in negotiations

Opinion: It’s not only the public that needs to be prepared for peace, but the politicians too, argues Richard Giragosian.

Azerbaijani photo-journalist Mehman Huseynov released from jail

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan "to meet soon" under the auspices of Minsk group co-chairmen

Pashinyan holds talks with Iranian leadership during Tehran visit

Opinion: Avaz Hasanov on why preparing societies for peace in Karabakh is not so simple

Georgian president visits Baku

Pashinyan arrives in Tehran on an official visit

EU ready to contribute to region's rehabilitation in case of Karabakh peace