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South Caucasus
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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U.S. Interest in Armenia-Azerbaijan Transit Sparks Confusion
22 July 2025
For the first time in 31 years of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the situation feels more unpredictable than ever. In the past, there was a grim certainty that another war would erupt just as it did in September 2020 while peace, on the other hand, always seemed distant. In recent weeks, comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that it was almost a done deal simply solicited disagreement among analysts and political commentators. As if that wasn’t confusion enough, and although both Baku and Yerevan have said that the 10 July meeting between the leaders in Abu Dhabi was constructive, another issue has emerged unexpectedly to distract and deflect attention.
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Another Armenian conscript dies in unclear circumstances
26 July 2019
A 19-year-old Armenian conscript was found dead on July 23 close to a military post in the Karabakh conflict zone. He is believed to have committed suicide after trying to kill an officer
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Azerbaijani President receives Chinese government delegation in Baku
23 July 2019
Yesterday’s meeting follows a meeting between the new Chinese ambassador to Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister last week.
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Azerbaijan reports incident on Armenian border
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Azerbaijan reports incident on Armenian border
19 July 2019
A soldier of the Azerbaijan State Border Service was reported wounded after cease fire violations near the Gazakh region.
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A monastery that has become a flashpoint
16 July 2019
On Monday, 15 July, yet another incident occurred in the vicinity of the David Gareji Monastery which lies on a disputed area of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. The monastery has turned from a place of worship to a flashpoint, with Georgian religious zealots trying to state their claim on the land as Georgian territory, and Azerbaijani border guards stopping them.
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Hikmat Hajiyev: Karabakh is an existential issue for Azerbaijan too, but we are ready to discuss how to resolve it
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Hikmat Hajiyev: Karabakh is an existential issue for Azerbaijan too, but we are ready to discuss how to resolve it
14 July 2019
Speaking in London, the head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Foreign Relations Department expressed his frustration at lack of progress in peace talks.
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Stepanakert slams Tusk's comments on Karabakh
11 July 2019
Tusk’s statements "show that he has a distorted notion of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict", according to the spokesperson of the president of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
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Tusk: "The European Union will continue to work closely with Armenia to the benefit of all Armenians"
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Tusk: "The European Union will continue to work closely with Armenia to the benefit of all Armenians"
10 July 2019
The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, on Wednesday continued his tour of the South Caucasus, visiting the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
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President of the European Council, Donald Tusk meets Azerbaijani president in Baku
10 July 2019
Addressing a press conference after the talks, president Tusk said that "the European Union supports Azerbaijan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity""
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From the Kremlin to Rustavi 2, hysterical reactions pose a threat to Georgia
8 July 2019
Georgian politicians of all persuasions, who constantly wrap themselves up in EU and NATO flags, have been acting in a way which makes Georgia look like an unstable banana republic not an aspirant for EU or NATO membership. There seems to be no one in Georgia who is able to exercise restraint on a political class that has got used to shooting from the hip, creating a highly polorised, divided and disillusioned society. The international community now needs to step in and step up.