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Ilham Aliyev declared winner in presidential elections in Azerbaijan

12 April 2018

The Central Elections Commission said that President Aliyev has won 86.09 percent of the vote. According to the CEC voter turnout was 74.51 percent.

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Presidential elections in Azerbaijan

11 April 2018

There are eight candidates, including the incumbent, President Ilham Aliyev. Under constitutional changes approved last year the term of office for the newly elected president will be seven years. The main opposition parties have called for a boycott of the elections.

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Armenian soldier killed in Karabakh amidst reports of sporadic incidents

10 April 2018

Armenian media reports that a soldier serving with the Armenian Army, 20 year old conscript Narek Harutyunyan, was killed on Monday, 9 April at about 14:20 in the southern section of the line of contact in the Karabakh conflict zone.

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Armen Sarkissian sworn in as the new president of Armenia

9 April 2018

Under the provisions of the new constitution the President will be a symbolic head of state with no executive powers

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Armenia transits today to parliamentary republic

9 April 2018

The swearing in of a new president by the National Assembly will mark the end of a constitutional transition process making Armenia a parliamentary republic

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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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Ilham Aliyev declared winner in presidential elections in Azerbaijan

Presidential elections in Azerbaijan

Armenian soldier killed in Karabakh amidst reports of sporadic incidents

Armen Sarkissian sworn in as the new president of Armenia

Armenia transits today to parliamentary republic

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