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Armenian President attends EPP meeting in Maastricht
21 October 2016
The press service of the Armenian president said on its website that "at the Summit, President Serzh Sargsyan made a statement in which he spoke about regional issues and challenges"
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Commentary: The Georgian Constitution
20 October 2016
In the end, what needs to be judged, is not the ability of a particular political party to push through constitutional changes, but the substance of these changes, and the process used to adopt them.
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Opinion: Those who seek an upgrade in EU-Armenia relations need to be patient
19 October 2016
The fifth round of negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on a new framework agreement is scheduled to take place in Yerevan next week. Independent political analyst Alexander Petrosyan reflects on the current state of negotiations in this op-ed for commonspace.eu
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Aliev discusses possible future status of Karabakh as an autonomous republic within Azerbaijan(updated with Stepanakert reaction)
18 October 2016
In an interview with the Russian news agency "Sputknik" the President dismissed any prospect that Azerbaijan will agree to the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, and said the issue has to be settled within the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
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Commentary: In Goa, Putin speaks of "external threats" and "problems close to us" in post-Soviet space.
17 October 2016
Since 1991, be it under president Yeltsin, or president Putin, Russian officials have consistently refused to see the former Soviet space beyond Russia as foreign territory
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Underlying tensions between Armenia and CSTO allies evident during Yerevan summit
15 October 2016
Armenia remains dissatisfied with the support of its CSTO allies in its conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
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Putin in Yerevan for CSTO meeting
15 October 2016
Earlier, an aide to president Putin, Yuri Ushakov had indicated that the summit would adopt a text on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. But subsequently Kremlin spokesperson Dimitri Peskov said when asked, "No, not today".
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Pakistan Prime Minister on official visit to Azerbaijan
14 October 2016
Nawaz Sharif met President Aliev this morning, after an official welcome ceremony. Pakistan has traditionally been a strong supporter of Azerbaijan in the international arena
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Steinmeier addresses Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg.
13 October 2016
Referring to Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Trandniestr and Nagorno-Karabakh the German Minister said on the European continent there should not be any blind spots for monitoring human rights.