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The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

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From Baku to Yerevan: A New Chapter for Multitrack Diplomacy
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From Baku to Yerevan: A New Chapter for Multitrack Diplomacy

6 November 2025
Towards the end of October, a lone Azerbaijani Airlines Gulfstream G650 landed in Yerevan, Armenia. It wasn’t the first to do so in over three decades of conflict but it could well change the future of multitrack diplomacy. Although mutual visits by Azerbaijanis to Armenia and Armenians to Azerbaijan are also not new, before October's flight they always occurred under the auspices of an international organisation or intergovernmental body including countries outside the region. Last month’s visit not only flew direct between the capitals but was bilaterally agreed.
Onnik James Krikorian

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Sargsyan: Armenia will use Iskander missiles if it needs to
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Sargsyan: Armenia will use Iskander missiles if it needs to

17 July 2017
The Armenian president said that the sale of Russian military equipment to Azerbaijan "casts a shadow on a lot of things". Speaking in an interview with Armenia TV, Serzh Sargsyan said that a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart will likely take place in the autumn
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Commentary: Armenia's Russian hug
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Commentary: Armenia's Russian hug

14 July 2017
"Russia effectively uses the complicated geopolitical situation of Armenia to strengthen its grip on Yerevan, and uses its alliance with Armenia as an efficient tool to further its position in the South Caucasus", writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary for commonspace.eu
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"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"
"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"
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"Cynics should hold their peace. Young civil society has much to give"

13 July 2017
Opinion: "At a work-shop with young people from 14 countries in Borjomi last weekend I was once more reminded of the great resource of hope, ideas, energy and good-will that lies largely untapped, but that is much needed if we are going to seriously engage in tackling global and regional challenges ahead", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed.
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On Nagorno-Karabakh, the EU compliments the work of the co-Chairmen of the Minsk Process with support for civil society activities.
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On Nagorno-Karabakh, the EU compliments the work of the co-Chairmen of the Minsk Process with support for civil society activities.

10 July 2017
Speaking in Yerevan at the end of his visit to Armenia last week EU special envoy Herbert Salber said that violence in the Karabakh conflict zone must stop, and tragic incidents that lead to civilian casualties, as happened on 4 July, were unacceptable.
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