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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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Dialogue between Armenians and Azerbaijanis now more important than ever

Dialogue between Armenians and Azerbaijanis now more important than ever

The animosity between Armenians and Azerbaijanis runs deep. The two nations fought many battles against each other. In the wars of the last forty years, tens of thousands of people were killed, hundreds of thousands displaced, and billions of euros were lost in economic harm. On Thursday, 13 March 2025, the two sides finally announced that they had agreed on the text of a peace agreement. The agreement will be signed soon. Within societies, on both sides, there are expectations of what this peace will bring. There is also a sense of uncertainty and confusion, which is being used by spoilers, internal and external. A dialogue involving different segments of society, is now more important than ever. But this dialogue needs to have new characteristics to respond to new realities. LINKS Europe, an organisation that has been involved in many peace initiatives in the South Caucasus in the past, is currently engaged in such a process. It recently launched a new Armenia-Azerbaijan dialogue format in the framework of the European Union's EU4Peace initiative. In the last two weeks, dozens of Armenians and Azerbaijanis, including academics, students, civil society activists, journalists and other professionals, many of them young, were involved. The work is organised in five thematic groups focusing on peace and security, connectivity, environment, governance and gender and equality and in phase 2 of the project, which has just ended, around fifty participants took part in in-person and online meetings, and more than twenty others were involved indirectly. The Chairpersons of the five thematic groups met in Vilnius, 3-6 July to launch the third phase of the program.
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Dozens participate in new Armenia-Azerbaijan dialogue process as societies prepare for the signing of historic peace agreement

Dozens participate in new Armenia-Azerbaijan dialogue process as societies prepare for the signing of historic peace agreement

The governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan have recently agreed the text of a historic peace agreement that ends years of animosity and warfare. The agreement is expected to be signed soon. LINKS Europe, which has a long history of engagement with the process of peace in the region, recently launched a new Armenia-Azerbaijan dialogue format in the framework of the European Union's EU4Peace initiative. In the last two weeks dozens of Armenians and Azerbaijanis, including academics, students, civil society activists, journalists and other professionals, many of them young, were involved. The work is organised in five thematic groups focusing on peace and security, connectivity, environment, governance and gender and equality and in phase 2 of the project, which has just ended, around fifty participants took part in in-person and online meetings, and more than twenty others were involved indirectly. The Chairpersons of the five thematic groups met in Vilnius, 3-6 July to launch the third phase of the program. The five thematic groups are now working on separate reports, which are expected to be finished in November and presented to the two governments and other stakeholders. The reports will outline a vision, up to 2040.

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Russia reacts to Azerbaijani protest..But is there more behind this story?
Russia reacts to Azerbaijani protest..But is there more behind this story?

Russia reacts to Azerbaijani protest..But is there more behind this story?

RIA Novosti takes off offending article and Baku embassy says "it is not necessary in this context to call into question the unchanged position of Moscow regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict". But is there more behind this story?
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Russian Envoy summoned to Foreign Ministry in Baku and handed protest note. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammed-Guliev expressed concern and protest of Azerbaijan at article carried by Russian State News Agency RIA Novosti.
Russian Envoy summoned to Foreign Ministry in Baku and handed protest note. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammed-Guliev expressed concern and protest of Azerbaijan at article carried by Russian State News Agency RIA Novosti.

Russian Envoy summoned to Foreign Ministry in Baku and handed protest note. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammed-Guliev expressed concern and protest of Azerbaijan at article carried by Russian State News Agency RIA Novosti.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammed-Guliev expressed concern and protest of Azerbaijan at article carried by Russian State News Agency RIA Novosti.
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Azerbaijan takes prayer to front-line. The Islamic call to prayer echoes from Jumshud Mosque in the village of Chemenli in Agdam Region
Azerbaijan takes prayer to front-line. The Islamic call to prayer echoes from Jumshud Mosque in the village of Chemenli in Agdam Region

Azerbaijan takes prayer to front-line. The Islamic call to prayer echoes from Jumshud Mosque in the village of Chemenli in Agdam Region

The Islamic call to prayer echoes from Jumshud Mosque in the village of Chemenli in Agdam Region, 3 kilometers from the line of contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.