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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 Calls for Deeper Cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States
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Azerbaijan Calls for Deeper Cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States

16 October 2025
The 12th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held on 7 October 2025 in Gabala, Azerbaijan, marked a decisive stage in the evolution of integration within the Turkic world. Under the theme “Regional Peace and Security,” the summit, chaired by President Ilham Aliyev, brought together leaders from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and observer states Hungary, Turkmenistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Gabala’s historical symbolism as a crossroads of the Caucasus and Central Asia reflected the OTS’s broader vision of unity, connectivity, and shared destiny.
Vasif Huseynov

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UN Secretary General: "Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the pardoned killer of an Armenian soldier would not affect the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue"
UN Secretary General: "Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the pardoned killer of an Armenian soldier would not affect the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue"
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UN Secretary General: "Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the pardoned killer of an Armenian soldier would not affect the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue"

7 September 2012
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hopes that tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the pardoned killer of an Armenian soldier would not affect the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, his spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Thursday.
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Amnesty International: Azerbaijani government should rescind any privileges awarded to Safarov and publicly condemn ethnic violence
Amnesty International: Azerbaijani government should rescind any privileges awarded to Safarov and publicly condemn ethnic violence
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Amnesty International: Azerbaijani government should rescind any privileges awarded to Safarov and publicly condemn ethnic violence

7 September 2012
"Amnesty International is concerned that the actions of the Azerbaijani government following the extradition of Armed Forces Lieutenant Ramil Safarov will be perceived as an endorsement of ethnically- motivated violence," reads the statement by the Amnesty International.
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NATO Secretary General: "There is no military solution to Karabakh conflict"
NATO Secretary General: "There is no military solution to Karabakh conflict"
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NATO Secretary General: "There is no military solution to Karabakh conflict"

7 September 2012
"The region still faces great security challenges:And the most pressing regional challenge remains finding a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in his speech at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Firday, NATO official website reports.
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Statement by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance concerning the pardoning in Azerbaijan of a person convicted of hate crime
Statement by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance concerning the pardoning in Azerbaijan of a person convicted of hate crime
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Statement by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance concerning the pardoning in Azerbaijan of a person convicted of hate crime

7 September 2012
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe wishes to express consternation at the pardoning and release of Ramil Safarov, shortly after he had been transferred from Hungary to Azerbaijan in order to serve there a sentence of life imprisonment imposed by a Budapest court for the murder of a Armenian army officer in 2004.
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As a result of DDoS attack several Armenian web sites work in Only Armenia regime
As a result of DDoS attack several Armenian web sites work in Only Armenia regime
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As a result of DDoS attack several Armenian web sites work in Only Armenia regime

7 September 2012
A "light" cyber war has been held between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the last week, in which both parties suffer DDoS attack, director of the company "ABC domain" Hasmik Alaverdyan told Arminfo correspondent.
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American congressman condemns extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov
American congressman condemns extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov
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American congressman condemns extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov

7 September 2012
The authorities of Armenia are resolute to extend partnership with USA, speaker of the Armenian parliament, Hovik Abrahamyan, said over today's meeting with American congressman Dan Barton. He also added it is necessary to deepen bilateral relations in the sphere of security, trade and economy and culture and education.
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An action of protest against extradition of Ramil Safarov held in front of Hungarian Embassy in Lebanon
An action of protest against extradition of Ramil Safarov held in front of Hungarian Embassy in Lebanon
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An action of protest against extradition of Ramil Safarov held in front of Hungarian Embassy in Lebanon

7 September 2012
An action of protest against the extradition of Ramil Safarov has been held in front of the Hungarian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The action was organized by the youth wings of three traditional Armenian parties: ARFD, Hnchakyan and Ramkavar-Azatakan.
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