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New Army chief in Armenia says military will not interfere in politics
22 March 2021
After weeks of uncertainty on the issue of the leadership of the Armenian armed forces, on Monday the formal procedures for appointing a new Chief of the General Staff were completed, and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the army headquarters to introduce the new head of the army to fellow senior officers. On his part the new head of the army, General Artak Davtyan, has made it clear that the army intends to keep out of politics.
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Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock
22 March 2021
Armenia appears heading for snap parliamentary elections on 20 June, but hopes that the poll may resolve the current gridlock in the Armenian political arena may be premature. Benyamin Poghosyan argues in this op-ed that for Armenia things may get worse before they get better.
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Sabanadze resigns as Head of Georgia's Mission to the EU
21 March 2021
Ambassador Natalie Sabanadze has resigned as the head of the Georgian Mission to the European Union – a post she has been occupying for the last eight years. Well liked and respected by the diplomatic community in Brussels, she will be a hard act to follow.
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Nowruz Bayram
21 March 2021
21 March is celebrated as International Nowruz Day. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on 21 March. It is celebrated as the beginning of the new year by more than 300 million people all around the world and has been marked for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions.
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Aliyev addresses Azerbaijani people on the occasion of the Novruz holiday from the city of Shusha
20 March 2021
In an emotional address to the nation on the occasion of the start of the traditional Novruz holiday, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev addressed his countrymen from the city of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh, which has recently reverted back to Azerbaijani control following the 44-day Karabakh war.
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EU-mediated talks in Georgia paused
19 March 2021
The EU facilitated talks between Georgian political parties were paused on Friday after a 10 hour meeting mediated by Christian Danielsson, the special envoy of the president of the European Council, ended in the early hours of the morning without agreement.
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Pashinyan says new elections will be held in Armenia on June 20
18 March 2021
After weeks of political turmoil, it now seems that early parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia on June 20th.
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Ann Linde in Yerevan finds support for continued role of Minsk Group in Karabakh settlement process
17 March 2021
OSCE Chairperson-in-office, Ann Linde, visited Yerevan on Tuesday for talks with the Armenian leadership. Linde, who is also Swedish foreign minister, met president Armen Sarkissian, prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and other officials.
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EU-Georgia Association Council will be held in Brussels today
16 March 2021
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili arrived in Brussels on Monday and had two meetings with the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.