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Stories under this heading cover the South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as the unrecognised entities of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

For those interested specifically in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and events and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2020 44-day war, check out our sister page, KarabakhSpace.eu.

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Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise peace agreement

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise peace agreement

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday 10 July in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to discuss the next steps in finalising the peace agreement, their offices have confirmed to international news agencies. This is the first formal bilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan since they agreed on the draft text of the peace agreement, following nearly four decades of conflict. The results of this meeting will shape the future of the South Caucasus and how the two countries can live peacefully next to each other after decades of conflict.
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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls for Release of Political Prisoners in Georgia

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls for Release of Political Prisoners in Georgia

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has called for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Georgia in a declaration adopted during the Assembly’s 32nd annual session held in Porto, Portugal on 3 July. The declaration expressed alarm over the developments since the parliamentary elections held on 26 October last year including reports of arbitrary detentions, violence and ill-treatment of protesters, opposition leaders and media representatives, as documented by civil society organizations and the Public Defender of Georgia. The declaration also called for new elections to be held in Georgia.

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"Our Work will continue no matter what"
"Our Work will continue no matter what"

"Our Work will continue no matter what"

Despite a deteriorating situation around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict activists in the region are determined to continue their peace-building efforts. At a meeting in Tbilisi the special envoy of the EU to the South Caucasus was there to give his support.
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Efforts continue to re-start the Karabakh peace talks.
Efforts continue to re-start the Karabakh peace talks.

Efforts continue to re-start the Karabakh peace talks.

The mediators have few tools at their disposal except diplomatic persistence. We are not yet seeing diplomatic arms twisting, but the handshakes are getting a bit rougher.
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Armenians prepare to mark centenary of genocide.
Armenians prepare to mark centenary of genocide.

Armenians prepare to mark centenary of genocide.

Opinion: 'Controversy over the use of the term "genocide" should not hinder the solemn and dignified marking by all of one of the darkest pages in 20th century human history.'
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Minsk Group co-Chair: "The violence must stop".
Minsk Group co-Chair: "The violence must stop".

Minsk Group co-Chair: "The violence must stop".

The OSCE Minsk Group co-Chair issued a statement following their meeting with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister in Poland on Tuesday calling for an end to the spiral of violence in the Karabakh conflict zone.