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Minsk Group diplomats: "Presidents ready to resume political dialogue"

20 June 2017

Diplomats of the Minsk Group co-chair countries said in a statement at the end of their visit to the region that the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan "expressed their intention to resume political dialogue in an attempt to find a compromise solution for the most controversial issues of the settlement"

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Opinion: "War in Karabakh can only start due to Russian provocations"

19 June 2017

In this op-ed for commonspace.eu, Azerbaijani conflictologist Avaz Hasanov says that at this stage neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan are interested in starting a new war in Karabakh, but if a new war was to start this will only strengthen Russia’s hand in the region.

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Azerbaijani President meets with Minsk Group diplomats

19 June 2017

The representatives of the three co-Chair countries continue their visit to the region with meetings in Baku on Monday, after visiting Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabakh last week.

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Azerbaijan conducts large scale military exercises

19 June 2017

Armenia said that Azerbaijan has not informed it of the exercises, as it was obliged to do under international agreements

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Tension increases in Karabakh conflict zone (Updated at 1630 GMT)

18 June 2017

Both sides report serious incidents in the last 48 hours. One more Armenian soldier was reported killed on Saturday morning (17 June).

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In Karabakh, both sides report fatal casualties

17 June 2017

3 Armenian soldiers were reported killed on Friday afternoon. An Azerbaijani soldier was reported killed on Thursday. No further information is available at this stage.

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EU Commissioner Hahn in talks with President Aliyev in Baku

16 June 2017

"Our country is a reliable partner of the EU", Aliyev told Hahn, adding that EU-Azerbaijan relations are of a strategic nature and based on many years of co-operation".

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A threesome is better

South Caucasus

A threesome is better

16 June 2017

Editorial Comment: Trilateral regional co-operation in the South Caucasus needs to be pursued, even though it is difficult to achieve

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NATO and Turkey continue to need each other

15 June 2017

Commentary: Benyamin Poghosyan discusses current difficulties between Turkey and some of the member states of NATO, but argues that Turkey and the Atlantic alliance share vital common interests, and any action that will seriously jeopardise Turkey-NATO relations is unlikely.

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Minsk Group diplomats: "Presidents ready to resume political dialogue"

Opinion: "War in Karabakh can only start due to Russian provocations"

Azerbaijani President meets with Minsk Group diplomats

Azerbaijan conducts large scale military exercises

Tension increases in Karabakh conflict zone (Updated at 1630 GMT)

In Karabakh, both sides report fatal casualties

EU Commissioner Hahn in talks with President Aliyev in Baku

A threesome is better

NATO and Turkey continue to need each other