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Opinion: Gulf tensions may spill over into the Caucasus
23 September 2019
Benyamin Poghosyan discusses recent events in the Gulf, and says that neighbouring countries are concerned about the implications of a military confrontation. For Armenia the crisis comes on top of other foreign policy challenges.
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Armenia celebrates independence day
22 September 2019
Most of the festivities were this year held outside Yerevan, in the city of Gyumri. The main event saw 13 citizens being awarded the title "Hero of our times".
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Opinion: Pashinyan's 'tougher in public, softer at the negotiation table' tactic is a novelty
20 September 2019
Ahmad Alili looks at the current state of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, ahead of a scheduled meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan later this month, and argues that public opinion now requires answers and clarifications
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Analysis: Russia’s recent actions in South Ossetia are part of a wider strategy
19 September 2019
Those who wonder why there are constant problems around South Ossetia need to look at the conditions the Russians created after their recognition of the territory's independence in 2008.
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Armenian media outlets report resignation of Head of Police
18 September 2019
Reports in the Armenian media speculate that there may be further resignations in the law and order and security sectors as heads of services are dismissed or reshuffled.
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Resignation of Armenia's security chief triggers sharp exchanges
17 September 2019
Artur Vanetsyan has been a prominent face of the new government, and was instrumental in bringing forward cases against former officials accused of corruption and abuse of power. Clearly however his relations with prime minister Nikol Pashinyan had not been easy.
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The three co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions issue statement on ongoing situation around South Ossetia
16 September 2019
The situation around the South Ossetia conflict zone has been deteriorating for several weeks, after Russia and its South Ossetian allies, re-started a process of borderisation which effectively separates communities and villages.
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Polish man killed by a bear in Armenia
15 September 2019
A rescue team from Armenia's Emergency Situations Ministry were dispatched to Mount Aragats after a 911 call from another Pole who was accompanying the deceased
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Human Rights high on the agenda at meeting of PACE president with the president of Azerbaijan
13 September 2019
Earlier, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe emphasised the importance of complying with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. (ECHR). The court has made a number of decisions regarding Azerbaijan in recent years.