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Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner exchange but no progress made in peace talks
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Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner exchange but no progress made in peace talks

17 May 2025
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange but failed to reach a breakthrough during their first direct peace talks since 2022, held in Istanbul without either Vladimir Putin or Volodymyr Zelensky. Sitting down under pressure from the US president, Donald Trump, Ukraine had pushed for a 30-day ceasefire before the talks. Moscow rejected this, appearing to stick to its maximalist demands, including sweeping restrictions on Ukrainian sovereignty.
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Leaders meet in Albania to debate European security concerns
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Leaders meet in Albania to debate European security concerns

16 May 2025
The leaders of 47 European countries and organizations are gathering Friday 16 May for a one-day summit in Albania’s capital Tirana to discuss security and defense challenges across the continent, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict at the top of the agenda. The theme of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Tirana is “New Europe in a new world: unity - cooperation - joint action.” The gathering will also address ways to improve the continent’s competitiveness and tackle unauthorised migration.
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20 July 2017
Caucasus Concise Editorial: There is huge potential in the swiftly developing relations between the South Caucasus and the Gulf countries, despite risks and obstacles
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Azerbaijan insists on substantive discussions at next Presidential summit on Karabakh
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Azerbaijan insists on substantive discussions at next Presidential summit on Karabakh

18 July 2017
Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadyarov told RIA Novosti news agency in an interview, "calls such as 'this conflict has no military solution, the parties must show political will and respect the ceasefire regime', must necessarily be accompanied by demands on Armenia tio withdraw its troops from occupied Azerbaijani territories."
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"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"
"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"
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"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"

13 July 2017
Opinion: "At a work-shop with young people from 14 countries in Borjomi last weekend I was once more reminded of the great resource of hope, ideas, energy and good-will that lies largely untapped, but that is much needed if we are going to seriously engage in tackling global and regional challenges ahead", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed.
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On Nagorno-Karabakh, the EU compliments the work of the co-Chairmen of the Minsk Process with support for civil society activities.
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On Nagorno-Karabakh, the EU compliments the work of the co-Chairmen of the Minsk Process with support for civil society activities.

10 July 2017
Speaking in Yerevan at the end of his visit to Armenia last week EU special envoy Herbert Salber said that violence in the Karabakh conflict zone must stop, and tragic incidents that lead to civilian casualties, as happened on 4 July, were unacceptable.
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