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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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A threesome is better
A threesome is better
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A threesome is better

16 June 2017
Editorial Comment: Trilateral regional co-operation in the South Caucasus needs to be pursued, even though it is difficult to achieve
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NATO and Turkey continue to need each other
NATO and Turkey continue to need each other
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NATO and Turkey continue to need each other

15 June 2017
Commentary: Benyamin Poghosyan discusses current difficulties between Turkey and some of the member states of NATO, but argues that Turkey and the Atlantic alliance share vital common interests, and any action that will seriously jeopardise Turkey-NATO relations is unlikely.
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Progress reported in EU-Azerbaijan discussions
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Progress reported in EU-Azerbaijan discussions

15 June 2017
A statement by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said the two sides expressed hope that talks on a new partnership agreement will be successfully concluded ahead of the next summit of the EU Eastern Partnership countries scheduled for later this year.
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Minsk Group co-Chair in Karabakh
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Minsk Group co-Chair in Karabakh

12 June 2017
The diplomats representing the three co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group held discussions on Monday with the President of the self-declared nagorno-karabakh Republic, Bako Sahakian, in Stepanakert
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