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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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GEU Podcast: How should the EU manage relations with its eastern neighbours? – with Viola von Cramon MEP
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GEU Podcast: How should the EU manage relations with its eastern neighbours? – with Viola von Cramon MEP

4 February 2021
It’s now nearly 12-years since the establishment of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) – a joint initiative bringing together the EU, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. In this episode, Will Murray speaks to Viola von Cramon-Taubadel MEP about the EU’s neighbourhood policy to the east and how it should move forwards.
GEU Podcast: How should the EU manage relations with its eastern neighbours? – with Viola von Cramon MEP
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Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Centre for Karabakh has started operations
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Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Centre for Karabakh has started operations

30 January 2021
The establishment of this Turkish-Russian Centre takes the delicate geo-politics of the Caucasus region to uncharted waters. This is the first ever visible co-operation between the Turkish and Russian military in the Caucasus - the two countries have historically considered each other as rivals in the region.
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Iranian foreign minister concludes regional tour with a meeting with the Turkish president
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Iranian foreign minister concludes regional tour with a meeting with the Turkish president

29 January 2021
Zarif is trying to carve a role for Iran in the region following the changed circumstances following the 44 day war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The war ended with a victory for Azerbaijan and with the west, particularly the EU and the US appearing excluded and marginalised by the processes that have ensued since. For Iran the new situation offers both risks and opportunities, and the trip was meant to ensure that it has a role in the region in the future
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Pashinyan calls on his country's military to be optimistic about Armenia's future security environment
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Pashinyan calls on his country's military to be optimistic about Armenia's future security environment

29 January 2021
Pashinyan has faced demands for his resignation following the  autumn  military defeat, and there were even calls for the army to take over,  but the command of the Armenian armed forces insisted it was not going to get embroiled in politics and will support the constitutional order.
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Iran says it is ready for full cooperation with Azerbaijan on regional projects
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Iran says it is ready for full cooperation with Azerbaijan on regional projects

25 January 2021
In his current visit to Baku, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif,  affirmed the readiness of Iran to actively take part in economic projects in Azerbaijan via Baku's regional cooperation plan. Zarif stressed that Tehran does not consider any limits for cooperation with Baku as he spoke with his Azerbaijani counterpart,  Jeyhun Bayramov. 
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Historic agreement on Caspian Sea co-operation between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
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Historic agreement on Caspian Sea co-operation between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan

22 January 2021
After years of negotiations, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have reached a preliminary agreement on the joint exploration of a disputed section of an undersea hydrocarbons field in the Caspian Sea believed to hold extensive energy reserves. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, attended online the signing by their foreign ministers of a memorandum on the mutual intention to jointly explore and develop the Dostlug (Friendship) undersea field.
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