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The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections
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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections

21 October 2025
Tensions are mounting in Armenia ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, with the nation’s future hanging in the balance. Despite the excitement surrounding the Trump-brokered Washington Declaration in August, it is unclear whether it can overcome the lingering division that set in after defeat by Azerbaijan in the 44-day war. Recent surveys have shown a slight majority against the proposed TRIPP.
Onnik James Krikorian
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus

16 October 2025
Will the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) set to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhijevan and Türkiye via Armenia help establish lasting peace and prosperity for all?  Interestingly, if the Washington Declaration speaks about restoration of all communications, with reciprocal benefits for Armenia, the spotlight has been about the TRIPP and only about it. This oversight misses a vital point necessary for lasting peace and stability in the region.
Benyamin Poghosyan

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Azerbaijan sends note of protest to Russia
Azerbaijan sends note of protest to Russia
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Azerbaijan sends note of protest to Russia

19 September 2012
Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov received him, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend on Tuesday.
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Bordyuzha: CSTO does not need unpredictable and unreliable member-states which are like a drag
Bordyuzha: CSTO does not need unpredictable and unreliable member-states which are like a drag
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Bordyuzha: CSTO does not need unpredictable and unreliable member-states which are like a drag

19 September 2012
No country has applied to CSTO to join it, but many countries are concerned about participation in any actions within the frames of this organization, CSTO Secretary General, Nikolay Bordyuzha, said at today's press-conference in Yerevan when asked if this military and political structure is going to extend.
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EUobserver: The release of Ramil Safarov will almost certainly set back efforts to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
EUobserver: The release of Ramil Safarov will almost certainly set back efforts to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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EUobserver: The release of Ramil Safarov will almost certainly set back efforts to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

19 September 2012
The release of Ramil Safarov, will almost certainly set back efforts to find a solution to the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and efforts to build up trust between the peoples of the region, EUobserver says in its "Nagorno-Karabakh: on the knife's edge" article.
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London: The principle of people's right for self-determination is one of the most important ones in Karabakh conflict settlement
London: The principle of people's right for self-determination is one of the most important ones in Karabakh conflict settlement
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London: The principle of people's right for self-determination is one of the most important ones in Karabakh conflict settlement

19 September 2012
The Great Britain is for peaceful settlement of Nagornyy Karabakh conflict within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group, Minister of State for Europe of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, David Lidington, said over the joint press-conference with Armenia's Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandyan, in Yerevan, 18 September.
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