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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.

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Azerbaijan and the EU should seize the new momentum in bilateral relations

Azerbaijan and the EU should seize the new momentum in bilateral relations

On April 25, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas paid a visit to Azerbaijan. This was the first visit of the EU’s top diplomat to Baku in the past nine years. Both sides gave positive messages during the visit about the existing situation in bilateral relations and future prospects. President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s position as a dependable EU partner, drawing attention to the Southern Gas Corridor’s steady supply of natural gas to Europe over the past four years. Currently, ten European nations – eight of them EU members – receive Azerbaijani gas, positioning Baku as a major contributor to the continent’s energy security. Aliyev also pointed to effective collaboration under the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and noted promising opportunities in renewable energy. Azerbaijan’s involvement in advancing the Trans-Caspian Energy Corridor and joint Black Sea energy projects with countries like Georgia, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria was also underscored.

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Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.
Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.

Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.

Armenia and Georgia are caught in a geo-political reality that creates awkward moments in their relationship and as they anchor themselves in separate military and economic blocks this relationship will be more difficult in the future.
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Regional co-operation that works. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice.
Regional co-operation that works. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice.

Regional co-operation that works. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice.

Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are setting an example on how regional co-operation can work in practice. An annual Presidential summit will now add political weight to the process
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Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of cease fire violations.With no independent monitoring it is impossible to verify the true facts.
Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of cease fire violations.With no independent monitoring it is impossible to verify the true facts.

Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of cease fire violations.With no independent monitoring it is impossible to verify the true facts.

With no independent monitoring of the cease fire regime on the line of contact it is impossible to verify the true facts
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Too late for Eshgin Guliyev. Within hours of the departure of Minsk Group diplomats from region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life.
Too late for Eshgin Guliyev. Within hours of the departure of Minsk Group diplomats from region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life.

Too late for Eshgin Guliyev. Within hours of the departure of Minsk Group diplomats from region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life.

Within hours of the departure of the Minsk Group diplomats from the region the Karabakh conflict claims another young life despite promises to respect the Olympic spirit.
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Searching for common ground. Diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents
Searching for common ground. Diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents

Searching for common ground. Diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents

Minsk Group diplomats try to find enough common ground to justify another meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the next weeks.
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Mind the gap! The diplomats mediating between Armenia and Azerbaijan realise that the gap between them and the Presidents is not simply the huge empty table between them.
Mind the gap! The diplomats mediating between Armenia and Azerbaijan realise that the gap between them and the Presidents is not simply the huge empty table between them.

Mind the gap! The diplomats mediating between Armenia and Azerbaijan realise that the gap between them and the Presidents is not simply the huge empty table between them.

The diplomats mediating between Armenia and Azerbaijan realise that the gap between them and the Presidents is not simply the huge empty table between them.