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26 July 2025
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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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Geneva International Discussions: Co-Chairs call for a results oriented approach
4 July 2019
"The discussions were held in a buisness like atmosphere against the background of recent developments on the ground", said a statement by the EU, OSCE and UN who co-chair the process.
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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office praises Armenia-Azerbaijan prisoner exchange
2 July 2019
The exchange of Azerbaijani and Armenian detainees viewed as a positive step following weeks of increasing tensions.
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Armenia and Georgia hold high level talks on economic issues
28 June 2019
Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran Avinyan and Georgian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Maya Tskitishvili headed the delegations of their respective countries at the meeting.
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Opinion: 'Game of Thrones moment' for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh
27 June 2019
In this op-ed, Ahmad Alili considers the implications if Azerbaijan decides to use force to resolve the Karabakh conflict. "Any further military action in the region will further increase the enmity between Azerbaijanis and Armenians; regaining control militarily over Nagorno-Karabakh may, in fact, end up prolonging the conflict itself", he says.
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The Kremlin is delighted at Russia's return to the Council of Europe
26 June 2019
On Tuesday, PACE approved a resolution that will allow the Russian delegation to take part in the Assembly's June session. The resolution was backed by 118 members, 62 parliamentarians voted against it, while 10 abstained.
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Editorial: On Karabakh, unconventional diplomacy is now needed more than ever
25 June 2019
In the Karabakh peace process there has been a reluctance by track 1 participants to engage properly with track II initiatives. The EU supported EPNK process has shown that unconventional diplomacy has much to contribute, and its energy must now be put to good use.
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Russia continues to put pressure on Georgia
24 June 2019
David Bakradze, of the opposition European Georgia Party, has in the meantime raised the issue of Russia's return to full participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which is going to be discussed at a meeting in Strasbourg this week. Bakradze said that it was not acceptable that Russia be allowed to return to PACE given its recent actions.
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Tbilisi pride postponed because of tense political situation
22 June 2019
There is continued diplomatic fallout from the incident in the Georgian parliament on Thursday, with the Russian government declaring Georgia unsafe for Russian visitors. Russian airlines were told to cancel their flights to the country.
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Commentary: A sad day for Georgian politics
21 June 2019
20 June was a sad day for Georgian politics. It started with a political blunder, and ended in an orgy of rioting that left dozens injured.