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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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From Baku to Yerevan: A New Chapter for Multitrack Diplomacy
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From Baku to Yerevan: A New Chapter for Multitrack Diplomacy

6 November 2025
Towards the end of October, a lone Azerbaijani Airlines Gulfstream G650 landed in Yerevan, Armenia. It wasn’t the first to do so in over three decades of conflict but it could well change the future of multitrack diplomacy. Although mutual visits by Azerbaijanis to Armenia and Armenians to Azerbaijan are also not new, before October's flight they always occurred under the auspices of an international organisation or intergovernmental body including countries outside the region. Last month’s visit not only flew direct between the capitals but was bilaterally agreed.
Onnik James Krikorian

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MEPs: "The future of EU-Georgia relations is at stake"
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MEPs: "The future of EU-Georgia relations is at stake"

2 April 2021
Seven Members of the European Parliament have published a joint statement in response to Georgian politicians' inability to reach an agreement to resolve the country's political crisis this week under the mediation of the President of the European Council’s Personal Envoy, Christian Danielsson.
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EU mediation fails to secure a breakthrough in Georgia's political impasse
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EU mediation fails to secure a breakthrough in Georgia's political impasse

31 March 2021
Christian Danielsson, European Council President Charles Michel’s Personal Envoy, emerged in the early hours of Wednesday morning (31 March) after an eight hour meeting with the leaders of government and opposition parties, admitting that he was “sad to report that none of the political parties could agree to this solution in whole”.
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Geneva meeting gives particular focus on non-use of force and international security arrangements
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Geneva meeting gives particular focus on non-use of force and international security arrangements

27 March 2021
The discussions between Georgia, Russia and other parties in the aftermath of the 2008 Georgia-Russia War resumed in Geneva this week where the 52nd round of the Geneva International Discussions were held. The talks were mediated by the three co-chairs of the process representing the EU, the OSCE and the UN.
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New Army chief in Armenia says military will not interfere in politics
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New Army chief in Armenia says military will not interfere in politics

22 March 2021
After weeks of uncertainty on the issue of the leadership of the Armenian armed forces, on Monday the formal procedures for appointing a new Chief of the General Staff were completed, and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the army headquarters to introduce the new head of the army to fellow senior officers. On his part the new head of the army, General Artak Davtyan, has made it clear that the army intends to keep out of politics.
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Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock
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Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock

22 March 2021
Armenia appears heading for snap parliamentary elections on 20 June, but hopes that the poll may resolve the current gridlock in the Armenian political arena may be premature. Benyamin Poghosyan argues in this op-ed that for Armenia things may get worse before they get better.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Nowruz Bayram
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Nowruz Bayram

21 March 2021
21 March is celebrated as International Nowruz Day. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on 21 March. It is celebrated as the beginning of the new year by more than 300 million people all around the world and has been marked for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions.
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Aliyev addresses Azerbaijani people on the occasion of the Novruz holiday from the city of Shusha
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Aliyev addresses Azerbaijani people on the occasion of the Novruz holiday from the city of Shusha

20 March 2021
In an emotional address to the nation on the occasion of the start of the traditional Novruz holiday, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev addressed his countrymen from the city of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh, which has recently reverted back to Azerbaijani control following the 44-day Karabakh war.
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EU-mediated talks in Georgia paused
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EU-mediated talks in Georgia paused

19 March 2021
The EU facilitated talks between Georgian political parties were paused on Friday after a 10 hour meeting mediated by Christian Danielsson, the special envoy of the president of the European Council, ended in the early hours of the morning without agreement.
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