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Azerbaijan Parliamentary Elections 2020 - Daily Blog
10 February 2020
Elections were held in Azerbaijan on 9 February. the ruling New Azerbaijani Party strengthened its control of parliament but a number of new MPs were elected, including a few aligned with opposition forces.
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Armenia set for a constitutional referendum
7 February 2020
The Armenian parliament adopted a resolution on holding a referendum on the future of Constitutional Court. This followed a stand-off that has lasted for weeks between the government and the current president of the Court
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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Geneva
31 January 2020
A meeting between the Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov was held in Geneva on 28-30 January with the facilitation of the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group.
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30 January 2020
The exercises involve about 2,000 troops and more than 500 motor and armored vehicles, according to a statement from Russia's Southern Military District at Rostov-on-Don
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Pashinyan speaks of the Karabakh legacy he inherited from Serzh Sargsyan
26 January 2020
The prime minister said that the opposition was often accusing him of squandering the "Sargsyan legacy" on Karabakh. He said he now wanted those contesting the forthcoming presidential elections in Karabakh to declare publicly if they supported this legacy or not.
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Mnatsakanyan: "The process of preparing Armenian and Azerbaijani societies for peace is extremely important"
23 January 2020
Answering in parliament to a question by MP Sos Avetisyan, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said that Armenia has no desire to avoid meetings with the Azerbaijani side
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Armenian parliament adopts an opposition proposal to increase punishment for those who incite soldiers to commit suicide
22 January 2020
The bill was proposed by Prosperous Armenia party lawmakers Naira Zohrabyan, Vahe Enfiajyan, Shake Isayan and Arman Abovyan.
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21 January 2020
The de facto authorities of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic have appointed 31 March as the day for presidential and parliamentary elections
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Azerbaijan marks 30th anniversary of Black January
20 January 2020
The events of 20 January marked the final break of Soviet power with the people of Azerbaijan. After 20 January the Communist Party was completely discredited. Azerbaijani statehood was restored by a decision of the Azerbaijani parliament on 18 October 1991 - although independence only followed the collapse of the USSR at the end of that year.