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Armenian Prime Minister announces judicial reforms as the standoff between the velvet revolution and the courts intensifies

20 May 2019

Pashinyan stressed that the process should be carried out in cooperation with international organisations and within the framework of international best practices and international commitments of Armenia.

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"Georgian Dream" maintains prime position in Georgian politics after by-elections

20 May 2019

Opposition United National Movement looses Zugdidi despite fielding their star candidate Sandra Roelofs, the wife of former president Miheil Saakashvili

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Georgian film with gay theme takes Cannes by storm

19 May 2019

There was a standing ovation after the film's debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. "And then we danced" is directed by Swedish born filmmaker Levan Akin, who has Georgian ancestry.

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Mass wedding in Georgia as Orthodox Church highlights value of family purity

18 May 2019

More than 500 couples who had already started families but had no Church wedding participated in mass wedding ceremonies presided over by Catholicos Patriarch Ilya II

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Miners on strike in Georgia's Chiatura

17 May 2019

Discussions with the management are ongoing, but no deal has so far been reached. There was no work in the mines overnight, and reports say that all workers are on strike.

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A feeling of deja vue in the Caucasus as US beats war drums on Iran

16 May 2019

The governments in the South Caucasus are looking at developments with a sense of trepidation. All three have important trade and commercial relations with Iran, and the prospect of an all-out confrontation between the Islamic Republic and the US puts all three in a difficult position.

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Donald Tusk at Eastern Partnership celebration: "We are members of the same European family"

14 May 2019

"As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we are making a strong commitment to deepening our ties and cooperation. What kind of Eastern Partnership we will celebrate ten years from now depends on what we do, starting today", the European Council president told the assembled guests

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An Eastern Partnership Ministerial meeting was held in Brussels to mark 10th anniversary

14 May 2019

EU foreign ministers and the foreign ministers from the six Eastern Partnership countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine - attended the meeting

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Henrikh Mkhitarian expected in Baku for Arsenal match with Chelsea

12 May 2019

Various British media outlets reported that when asked about Mkhitarian, Azerbaijani foreign ministry spokesperson Leyla Abdullayeva said "many major sports events have been hosted in Azerbaijan, and Armenian athletes have taken part in them. Sports and politics are separate."

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Armenian Prime Minister announces judicial reforms as the standoff between the velvet revolution and the courts intensifies

"Georgian Dream" maintains prime position in Georgian politics after by-elections

Georgian film with gay theme takes Cannes by storm

Mass wedding in Georgia as Orthodox Church highlights value of family purity

Miners on strike in Georgia's Chiatura

A feeling of deja vue in the Caucasus as US beats war drums on Iran

Donald Tusk at Eastern Partnership celebration: "We are members of the same European family"

An Eastern Partnership Ministerial meeting was held in Brussels to mark 10th anniversary

Henrikh Mkhitarian expected in Baku for Arsenal match with Chelsea