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Dagestan faces pandemic crisis
19 May 2020
"The situation in the republic of Dagestan is complicated and of course calls for additional - and urgent - measures," President Vladimir Putin said during a video conference with officials on Monday (18 May). Putin also spoke to the president of Azerbaijan about the large number of Azerbaijanis waiting to cross the border from Dagestan to Azerbaijan.
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Georgia will not extend the state of emergency beyond 22 May
15 May 2020
Georgia is considered to have successfully contained the coronavirus pandemic, keeping the number of infections and deaths to among the lowest in Europe
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South Ossetia attempts to join a convention of the Shanghai Treaty Organisation
14 May 2020
The move is seen as a brazen attempt by the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali to expand their diplomatic footprint, and is likely to have the blessing of Russia
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Opinion: Armenia-Iran relations after 2018: Continuity or ambiguity?
13 May 2020
Benyamin Poghosyan discusses the state of relations between the two neighbours in this op-ed
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Strategic, Ambitious, Flexible and Inclusive
12 May 2020
The EU has set out the vision for making the Eastern Partnership a framework for cooperation, allowing participants to tackle common and global challenges jointly in a wide range of areas, especially in the current unprecedented situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pashinyan's visit to Shushi/Shusha upsets Azerbaijan
11 May 2020
Speaking in Karabakh the Armenian premiere said "the security of the people of the Artsakh Republic and the realisation of the right to self-determination are not subject to bargaining". Baku has called the speech "irresponsible behaviour"
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Azerbaijan opens first modular hospital in response to pandemic
7 May 2020
The 200 bed hospital was built in three weeks. Nine other hospitals are expected to open by June.
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Pashinyan says democratic stability in Armenia is not under threat
6 May 2020
"I am honored to record that there is no political, criminal, mafia force in Armenia which will be able to undermine the country's democratic stability", Pashinyan told MPs.
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South Ossetia prepares to celebrate Victory Day
6 May 2020
Victory Day is an important part of South Ossetia's political narrative, but celebrations this year will be more subdued because of the coronavirus pandemic