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The EU and Ukraine have concluded an agreement on agricultural exports
2 July 2025
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- The EU and Ukraine have concluded an agreement on agricultural exports
- Macron and Putin spoke on the phone for the first time in almost three years; the conversation lasted two hours
- Russia has seized important lithium reserves in eastern Ukraine
- US halts delivery of promised ammunition to Ukraine
- Luhansk the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia
- Denmark takes over EU Presidency with a focus on Security, Migration and Enlargement
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Macron and Putin spoke on the phone for the first time in almost three years; the conversation lasted two hours
2 July 2025
The Russian president and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have spoken on the phone for the first time in years. Their last conversation took place in September 2022, more than six months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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UN Chief holds talks with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders
23 July 2020
The Secretary-General reiterated his call for immediate and full de-escalation, refraining from provocative rhetoric, and a return to negotiations.
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Opinion: Restoring trust in the Karabakh peace process
23 July 2020
In the third in a series of three commentaries on the consequences of the recent military clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, Dennis Sammut gives an assessment of the events from an international perspective and says there is a need to strengthen the moral authority of the peace process, and restore trust in it.
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Borrell holds three way phone call with Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers
23 July 2020
The European Union High Representative urged both sides to stop the armed confrontation and to refrain from action and rhetoric that provoke tension
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Opinion: Secret diplomacy has failed and it is now time to think of new approaches
22 July 2020
In the second in a series of three commentaries on the consequences of the recent military clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, Azerbaijani political analyst Ahmad Alili says that recent events have changed a lot of things for Baku and will have far-reaching effects on the diplomatic mediation efforts also.
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Opinion: The current framework of negotiations has exhausted itself
22 July 2020
In the first in a series of three commentaries on the consequences of the recent military clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, Armenian political analyst Benyamin Poghosyan assesses the impact of the latest events on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process
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Pope calls for peace in the Caucasus
19 July 2020
Referring to the recent fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan the Holy Father said he hoped for "a peaceful and lasting solution that has at its heart the welfare of these beloved nations"
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Sweden will put the OSCE focus back on basics
17 July 2020
Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Rydberg said resolving conflicts in the OSCE region was at top of Sweden's agenda when it assumes the Chairpersonship of the organisation in 2021
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Opinion: The OSCE in crisis
15 July 2020
The OSCE faces a leadership crisis after all its three institutions as well as the Secretariat were decapitated in one clean swoop. Dr Walter Kemp discusses what happened, and a possible way forward.
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Increased risks to civilians on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
15 July 2020
The ICRC has reminded all sides they must at all times distinguish between civilians and fighters