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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.

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Abu Dhabi peace talks come with small breakthroughs for Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Abu Dhabi peace talks come with small breakthroughs for Armenia and Azerbaijan

11 July 2025
On Thursday (10 July), Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in the UAE to advance their peace negotiations, following the March agreement on a draft treaty intended to end decades of conflict. The talks, which covered border delimitation and confidence-building measures, were described by both sides as constructive. However, no final timeline for signing the full agreement was announced.
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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise peace agreement
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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise peace agreement

10 July 2025
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday 10 July in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to discuss the next steps in finalising the peace agreement, their offices have confirmed to international news agencies. This is the first formal bilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan since they agreed on the draft text of the peace agreement, following nearly four decades of conflict. The results of this meeting will shape the future of the South Caucasus and how the two countries can live peacefully next to each other after decades of conflict.
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Opinion: Bridging the gap between expectations and reality in a Karabakh conflict settlement
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Opinion: Bridging the gap between expectations and reality in a Karabakh conflict settlement

12 February 2019
In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Richard Giragosian says that "despite the clearly more positive environment of the peace talks, there is a need to "mind the gap" between expectations and reality over the course of the Karabakh peace process. Such scepticism is not meant to diminish the importance of a welcome return to diplomacy over force of arms, however".
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"Bright Armenia" joins European liberals political family
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"Bright Armenia" joins European liberals political family

11 February 2019
"Bright Armenia" has been accepted as an associate member of the Alliance of European Liberals and Democrats (ALDE). The decision was taken at a meeting of ALDE's Executive Council in Berlin on 9 February. "Bright Armenia" was represented at the Berlin meeting by its party leader Edmon Marukian.
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Armenia sends humanitarian mission to Syria
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Armenia sends humanitarian mission to Syria

8 February 2019
An Armenian mission made up of mine clearance experts, medical personnel and an accompanying security team has arrived in the Syrian city of Aleppo. A statement from the Armenian Ministry of Defence said that the mission was strictly humanitarian, and will be conducted only in areas where there was no ongoing fighting
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Armenia set to boost its airforce
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Armenia set to boost its airforce

1 February 2019
The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that Armenia will receive four new SU-30s fighter jets in 2020. Russia will supply the aircraft with credit, and at Russian domestic prices, the newspaper said.
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