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Armenian contingent arrives in Baku for European Games.
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Armenian contingent arrives in Baku for European Games.
10 June 2015
Everything is in place for the opening of the biggest international event ever held in Azerbaijan. Among the foreign teams arriving was the one from Armenia.
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Baku's decision to close OSCE Office sharply criticised in Vienna.
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Baku's decision to close OSCE Office sharply criticised in Vienna.
10 June 2015
At a specially convened meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council the EU deplored the decision of the Government of Azerbaijan and requested that it reconsider its decision.
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Russia to conduct manoevres in Caspian ahead of Baku Games
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Russia to conduct manoevres in Caspian ahead of Baku Games
9 June 2015
The drills coincide with the opening of the 1st European Games in Baku, scheduled for Friday, where President Putin is also expected to be present.
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Azerbaijan tells OSCE to close its office in Baku
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Azerbaijan tells OSCE to close its office in Baku
6 June 2015
A spokesperson of the OSCE has confirmed to commonspace.eu that the Government of Azerbaijan has sent a note verbale to the Organisation saying that the arrangements for the operation of the Office were being terminated with effect from 4 June.
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Armenian diplomacy takes stock
5 June 2015
Armenian Foreign Minister Nalbandian and the Foreign Minister of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Mirzoyan, reviewed recent diplomatic events and their implications for the Karabakh situation during a meeting in Yerevan.
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Commentary: Dacic's meeting with Karabakh separatists - an awkward moment.
4 June 2015
Commentary: "One hopes that Dacic has now returned to Belgrade energised, and that Serbia will use the remaining months of its presidency to push through movement on issues such as the Karabakh conflict and the conflicts in Georgia".
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OSCE Chairman in Yerevan.
3 June 2015
Serbian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ivica Dacic concludes visit to region with meetings with Armenian leadership.
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OSCE Chairman expresses concern at recent Karabakh casualties.
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OSCE Chairman expresses concern at recent Karabakh casualties.
2 June 2015
Ivica Dacic has concluded his visit to Baku and is now in Tbilisi. He is expected to end his tour of the region with a visit to Armenia on Wednesday.
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Serbian OSCE Chairman visits South Caucasus.
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Serbian OSCE Chairman visits South Caucasus.
1 June 2015
Serbia is well regarded in the region and therefore has some limited capacity to push through modest initiatives, especially in the area of confidence building measures.