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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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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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U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov
U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov
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U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov

1 September 2012
Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the U.S. Department Of State has made a statement on the pardon to Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov.
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Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary
Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary
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Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary

1 September 2012
I officially announce that as of today we suspend diplomatic relations and all official contacts with Hungary, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said during a special meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions on Friday.
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Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"
Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"
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Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"

1 September 2012
"It is our mistake that we have such government", Laszlo Kemeny, Professor of Political Science, scientist, (Hungary) told ArmInfo when commenting on the Hungarian Government's decision to extradite Ramil Safarov, a murderer of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan.
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Defense Army of Karabakh refutes information on murder of Armenian military servicemen
Defense Army of Karabakh refutes information on murder of Armenian military servicemen
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Defense Army of Karabakh refutes information on murder of Armenian military servicemen

31 August 2012
The Azerbaijani media reports that the Azerbaijani army has repelled the attack of the NKR armed forces near Fizouli and, as a result, 2 Armenian soldiers died and several soldiers got wounded has nothing to do with the reality, the press service of the NKR Defense Army told ArmInfo.
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Armenian FM: For resolution of conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh
Armenian FM: For resolution of conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh
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Armenian FM: For resolution of conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh

27 August 2012
"For the resolution of the conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with the real party to the conflict, Nagorno Karabakh," says Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan commenting on Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's latest statement, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.
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OSCE Monitoring of contact line registers no ceasefire breaches
OSCE Monitoring of contact line registers no ceasefire breaches
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OSCE Monitoring of contact line registers no ceasefire breaches

24 August 2012
On August 23, in accordance with an earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission monitored the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line in the Askeran direction, the NKR Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo.
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NKR president receives OSCE ambassador
NKR president receives OSCE ambassador
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NKR president receives OSCE ambassador

24 August 2012
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday met with Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.
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Flow of tourists to Karabakh stably grows
Flow of tourists to Karabakh stably grows
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Flow of tourists to Karabakh stably grows

22 August 2012
According to the data of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Service, 10 thousand 667 foreign citizens visited the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as of August 21, 2012.
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