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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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Opinion: On visa liberalisation, the EU risks discrediting itself in Georgia and beyond
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Opinion: On visa liberalisation, the EU risks discrediting itself in Georgia and beyond

2 December 2016
"The delays may seem justified and reasonable from the perspective of different stakeholders in Brussels, but in Georgia, and in the wider region, they are seen as unnecessary procrastination. Urgent action is necessary before more harm is done, and the political leadership of the EU needs to rise to the occasion, on a matter which is in their competence, and in their ability, to resolve."
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News
Azerbaijani MPs disagree on relations with Russia
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Azerbaijani MPs disagree on relations with Russia

29 November 2016
Gudrat Hasanguliev said that "If Russian is really willing for its relations with Azerbaijan to be based on strategic partnership, then it needs to demonstrate an unbiased and neutral position regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict".
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Commentary
Commentary: A team fit for purpose
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Commentary: A team fit for purpose

25 November 2016
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Tuesday presented his new cabinet of Ministers, following the convincing victory of the Georgian Dream in last month’s Parliamentary elections. The Georgian Parliament convened a few days earlier and selected its key officials for the current legislature. The new Ministers and legislators now have to start addressing the key challenges ahead.
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Analysis
Opinion: I prefer Armenia to be a little more independent
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Opinion: I prefer Armenia to be a little more independent

24 November 2016
A month after a controversial CSTO summit in Yerevan, the issue of Armenia’s role in this organisation remains a question of debate in Armenian society. Commonspace.eu correspondent Vahagn Antonian reports on the views of ordinary Armenians in different parts of the country
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News
Turkmenistan is committed to broad constructive co-operation in the Caspian Region in line with its status as a neutral country.
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Turkmenistan is committed to broad constructive co-operation in the Caspian Region in line with its status as a neutral country.

20 November 2016
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov spoke about the importance of further consolidation of efforts aimed at development of balanced solutions of Caspian issues, including improvement of the legal framework needed to provide reliable foundation for development of mutually beneficial partnership in different spheres
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