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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.

For those interested specifically in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and events and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2020 44-day war, check out our sister page, KarabakhSpace.eu.

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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise peace agreement

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise peace agreement

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday 10 July in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to discuss the next steps in finalising the peace agreement, their offices have confirmed to international news agencies. This is the first formal bilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan since they agreed on the draft text of the peace agreement, following nearly four decades of conflict. The results of this meeting will shape the future of the South Caucasus and how the two countries can live peacefully next to each other after decades of conflict.
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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls for Release of Political Prisoners in Georgia

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls for Release of Political Prisoners in Georgia

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has called for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Georgia in a declaration adopted during the Assembly’s 32nd annual session held in Porto, Portugal on 3 July. The declaration expressed alarm over the developments since the parliamentary elections held on 26 October last year including reports of arbitrary detentions, violence and ill-treatment of protesters, opposition leaders and media representatives, as documented by civil society organizations and the Public Defender of Georgia. The declaration also called for new elections to be held in Georgia.

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Turkmen president in Baku

Turkmen president in Baku

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are currently exploring ways in which they can increase their co-operation, especially through the use of Azerbaijani infrastructure for the transportation of Turkmen energy resources to Europe.
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Azerbaijan buries another border guard

Azerbaijan buries another border guard

In another incident on Saturday morning (7 March) an Azerbaijani border guard was killed near the village of Dash Salahly in Azerbaijan's Gazakh region, at the northernmost part of the international border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The incident happened less than forty eight hours after a similar fatality was reported close to the same area. Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of the killings.
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Clashes on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Clashes on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

There are reports of incidents in the northern sector of the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday and Friday (5-6 March). An Azerbaijani Border Guard was reported killed, and an Armenian soldier reported injured