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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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Today is International Landmine Awareness Day
4 April 2019
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres said ""On this International Day for Mine Awareness, let us reaffirm our commitment to eradicating the horrendous damage caused by landmines and assisting those who have been harmed by their use."
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Armenia and Azerbaijan mark anniversary of 2016 hostilities
2 April 2019
On 2-3 April 2016 large scale fighting erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces across the whole line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. The cease fire was restored, but only after hundreds were killed and injured.
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European Union welcomes results of Armenia-Azerbaijan summit in Vienna
1 April 2019
EU reiterated "its full support to the mediation efforts and proposals of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, including through the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, as well as through civil society confidence-building measures across the conflict divide".
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Armenia and Azerbaijan assess Vienna summit as positive
30 March 2019
After their meeting in Vienna on Friday the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan made short comments to the media in which they indicated that the talks were a step forward.
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Aliyev and Pashinyan hold two-hour tete-a-tete (Updated with joint statement)
29 March 2019
The president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met in Vienna on Friday in the latest efforts to resolve the Karabakh conflict.
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All eyes on Vienna ahead of Aliyev-Pashinyan summit
29 March 2019
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met on Thursday in Vienna, ahead of a summit between the leaders of the two countries that will focus on a resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
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LANDMINE FREE SOUTH CAUCASUS
27 March 2019
From 4-10 April, a regional campaign, coinciding with international mine-awareness day, will highlight the heavy human and economic cost of landmines in the South Caucasus, and the need for concerted efforts to eliminate the scourge of all unexploded ordinance from the region
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On the eve of leaders meeting, Armenia and Azerbaijan report clashes on border and in the conflict zone
27 March 2019
Azerbaijani sources say one soldier was killed. Armenian sources confirm the incident and say they have not suffered casualties. The sides give conflicting reports of the circumstances of the incidents. The deceased soldier was named as Ellez Aleddin Ellezov.
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Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders to meet in Vienna on Friday
27 March 2019
Official sources in Baku and Yerevan confirmed the long-anticipated meeting simultaneously on Wednesday morning. Commonspace.eu political editor said in a comment that expectations from the meeting should be modest but not non-existent, and what is needed most at this point is a sense of realism on both sides.