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Karabakh: both sides report incidents.
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Karabakh: both sides report incidents.
22 July 2015
Armenian and Azerbaijani sources say there have been several breaches of the cease fire in the last hours. Both sides also report use of heavy weapons.
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EU affirms support for Georgia
21 July 2015
EU Council President Donald Tusk says in Tbilisi "Georgia really matters to us". Tusk met Georgian leaders in Tbilisi and visited the administrative boundary with South Ossetia.
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TUSK IN ARMENIA: "This year is decisive for our relations".
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TUSK IN ARMENIA: "This year is decisive for our relations".
20 July 2015
The President of the European Council Donald Tusk is in the South Caucasus for discussions with the region's leaders.
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Lavrov: "It is time!"
18 July 2015
Speculation increases that Russia is preparing a new initiative on Karabakh as Azerbaijani Foreign Minister visits Moscow for the second time in as many months.
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Azerbaijan increases military activity on the front line
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Azerbaijan increases military activity on the front line
17 July 2015
Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov has ordered military exercises involving land and air forces, but the Armenian side say the situation is "under control".
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Mammadyarov: "Status of Karabakh is not an issue that should be resolved now".
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Mammadyarov: "Status of Karabakh is not an issue that should be resolved now".
11 July 2015
The Foreign Minister said that whilst Azerbaijan's position was very constructive, any concessions will have to be made within the framework of the country's territorial integrity.
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EU Envoy meets Armenian President
9 July 2015
President Serzh Sargsyan stressed that Armenia highly appreciates the EU's balanced position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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ECHR ruling has implications for the Karabakh conflict and beyond.
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ECHR ruling has implications for the Karabakh conflict and beyond.
7 July 2015
The ruling of the ECHR took ten years to come, but for the displaced persons from the Karabakh conflict it is a welcome and highly significant development.
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Russia to give Armenia Iskander Missile system
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Russia to give Armenia Iskander Missile system
3 July 2015
News came on the same day that the Armenian Parliament ratified an agreement whereby Russia will give Armenia USD 200 million loan to purchase new arms.