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EU and Armenia upbeat on progress in negotiations on a new agreement
15 December 2016
At a briefing in Brussels on Wednesday (14 December), both sides expressed satisfaction at progress in the negotiations, but hinted that they were in uncharted waters. As one EU official put it, "Russia remains the elephant in the room"
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Israel has sold US$ 5 billion worth of arms to Azerbaijan in recent years
14 December 2016
Welcoming Israeli prime minister Netanyahu to Baku, President Aliev hailed Azerbaijan's co-operation with Israel, particularly in the military sphere, and declared it to be very satisfactory
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Israeli prime minister Netanyahu visits Baku
13 December 2016
The Israeli prime minister said at Ben Gurion airport before leaving for a trip to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan that this was a trip to two important muslim countries, and that it represented both "continuity and breakthrough"
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OSCE Foreign Ministers push for progress in Karabakh negotiations
9 December 2016
At the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Hamburg, Armenia and Azerbaijan urged to move forward with peace negotiations on the Karabakh conflict
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Armenian, Azerbaijani and EU experts discuss confidence-building and peace-keeping in Brussels
8 December 2016
LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research) and the European Policy Centre hosted the Brussels meeting in the framework of the EPNK programme. Participants discussed issues related to peacekeeping and confidence-building in the context of Karabakh conflict and conflict settlement process
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Opinion: Republican Party prepares to rule Armenia for long time to come
5 December 2016
The recently concluded 16th Convention of the Republican Party of Armenia demonstrated the ruling party's ambition to dominate the country's political life for years to come, argues Sos Avetisyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu
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President Aliev visits front line communities affected by April fighting
4 December 2016
The Azerbaijani President inspected various municipal facilities in Terter and Aghdam regions, where he also viewed reconstruction of houses and facilities that had been damaged in the April fighting.
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Turkish Foreign Minister in Baku ahead of OSCE Ministerial Meeting
3 December 2016
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, told journalists that Cavisoglu had briefed him about the extensive discussions he held recently with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Karabakh.
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"At this point a meeting between the Presidents will only happen if the Russians push enough for it" - Dennis Sammut
3 December 2016
The Director of LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research), Dennis Sammut spoke to 1news.az about the chances of war and peace in Karabakh. We publish the full text of the interview.