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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.

For those interested specifically in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and events and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2020 44-day war, check out our sister page, KarabakhSpace.eu.

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U.S. Interest in Armenia-Azerbaijan Transit Sparks Confusion

U.S. Interest in Armenia-Azerbaijan Transit Sparks Confusion

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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Baku hosts Formula 1

Baku hosts Formula 1

Baku hotels were reported at full capacity over the weekend as F1 enthusiasts from all over the world flocked to the city for the event.
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A regional approach may help address some of the most intractable problems in the South Caucasus, but not everyone is convinced.

A regional approach may help address some of the most intractable problems in the South Caucasus, but not everyone is convinced.

Lack of trust made co-operation in the region difficult, and leaders in the region need to start identifying some issues which they will be ready to transform from contentious issues to examples of positive collaborative work, a conference in Tbilisi was told
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A region-wide awareness campaign “Landmine free South Caucasus” is taking place from 4-10 April 2019. Events are being held in a number of cities and districts of the region, and the campaign features information material in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgia

A region-wide awareness campaign “Landmine free South Caucasus” is taking place from 4-10 April 2019. Events are being held in a number of cities and districts of the region, and the campaign features information material in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgia

A region-wide awareness campaign “Landmine free South Caucasus” is taking place from 4-10 April 2019. Events are being held in a number of cities and districts of the region, and the campaign features information material in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Russian and English. Commonspace.eu supports the campaign for a landmine free South Caucasus #landminefreeSC