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Stories under this heading cover the South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as the unrecognised entities of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Armenian PM: Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join Eurasian Union
Armenian PM: Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join Eurasian Union

Armenian PM: Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join Eurasian Union

Armenia has not yet been officially invited to join the Eurasian Union as the discussions concerning the format and mechanisms of the union and the obligations of its members are still underway, Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in the parliament on Wednesday.
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Armenian FM: Exercise of the NKR people's right to self-determination is the basis of the talks on Karabakh peace process
Armenian FM: Exercise of the NKR people's right to self-determination is the basis of the talks on Karabakh peace process

Armenian FM: Exercise of the NKR people's right to self-determination is the basis of the talks on Karabakh peace process

The international community fully understands Yerevan's stance on the Karabakh peace process, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in Parliament when replying to Head of Heritage Faction Rouben Hakobyan's question.
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Erdogan: "Ankara will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue"
Erdogan: "Ankara will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue"

Erdogan: "Ankara will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue"

"Our stance on Upper Karabakh will continue as in the past. As an intervener in the process, we will continue to be on the side of Azerbaijan," Erdogan said at a joint press conference with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Alivey at the end of a meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Qabala, Sondakika reports.
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NKR President: "Azerbaijani officer's crime is a serious blow upon mediation efforts of the OSCE MG co- chair-states"
NKR President: "Azerbaijani officer's crime is a serious blow upon mediation efforts of the OSCE MG co- chair-states"

NKR President: "Azerbaijani officer's crime is a serious blow upon mediation efforts of the OSCE MG co- chair-states"

On 11 September Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, NKR President's press-service reports.
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Leaked foreign affairs report of Budapest suggests Azeri president misled Hungary
Leaked foreign affairs report of Budapest suggests Azeri president misled Hungary

Leaked foreign affairs report of Budapest suggests Azeri president misled Hungary

A restricted document issued by the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (MKI), leaked by news website nol.hu on Friday, indicates that Hungarian authorities were misled by Azerbaijan in connection with the handover of the Azeri officer who killed an Armenian officer in Hungary eight years ago.
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The New York Times: Ambassador Morningstar's far from empty gesture sent two wrong signals
The New York Times: Ambassador Morningstar's far from empty gesture sent two wrong signals

The New York Times: Ambassador Morningstar's far from empty gesture sent two wrong signals

Apart from the fact that such step (extradition, pardoning and glorification of an Azerbaijani officer, who killed Armenian officer in Budapest) is an affront to basic notions of justice and the rule of law, even more troubling is the message that it sends to the rest of the world: that the Azerbaijani government thinks it is acceptable to kill Armenians, New York Times rights.
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U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan: It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan: It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan: It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

"It is important that Azerbaijan and Armenia continue working through the OSCE Minsk Group to find solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the U.S. will work with other co-chairs, Azerbaijan and Armenia in this regard," U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar said in Baku on Monday.
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Armenian community of Switzerland holds a protest action in Switzerland
Armenian community of Switzerland holds a protest action in Switzerland

Armenian community of Switzerland holds a protest action in Switzerland

The representatives of the Armenian community of Switzerland held a protest action in Bern near Hungary's Embassy in Switzerland against the extradition and pardoning of the Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who killed sleeping Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan in 2004.