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Will the Great Gulf Game Spill Over Into the Caucasus?
All three Caucasus countries have built ties both with Qatar and the other Gulf states, and so appear to be trying to keep a low profile during this current crisis
Yevgeny Primakov: Russian humanitarian mission to start working in Georgia and Armenia
The Russian Humanitarian Mission will start working in the South Caucasus in the near future, the director general of the Russian Humanitarian Mission (RHM) Yevgeny Primakov said, speaking with the correspondent of Vestnik …
Armenia's national debt increases
The national debt of Armenia has reached $6.095 billion: in April 2017 it amounted to $6.038 billion, according to data of the National Statistical Service of the Republic. $550.9 million is debt held by Armenia's Central Bank …
Macron: France to remain committed to its obligations as MG co-chair
French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a congratulatory letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on 28 May – Republic Day, News.az reported citing APA. “Dear Mr President, I extend to …
U.S. Interests and Priorities in the South Caucasus
Carnegie Endowment's recommendations to the U.S. administration
Maria Zakharova: OSCE Minsk Group to visit Karabakh
Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group plan to clarify the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during their visit to the region, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. …
Shift in leadership in the South Caucasus from the United States and NATO to the EU
The challenge for three states remains their relationship with Russia and the task of balancing it with their ties to the West
ASİMDER: Armenia hired 8 thousand militants to fight for Karabakh
There are reliable information that Armenia has settled 8 thousand Afghan militants in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the head of the International Association to Fight Unfounded Armenian Allegations (ASİMDER), based in Turkey, …
Leonid Gusev: "Nagorno-Karabakh conflict profitable neither for Azerbaijan nor for Armenia"
Senior Researcher of the MGIMO Analytical Center on what awaits the South Caucasus in the near future
The U.S. Policy toward the South Caucasus in the 1990s
While none of these new states had a history of relations with the United States, all three potentially had special claims on its attention
OSCE to monitor village of Alibeyli
OSCE is expected to monitor the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops near the village of Alibeyli of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district tomorrow, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said. According to the authorities, the …
Nikolai Zlobin: US suddenly lost interest in Caucasus
The United States have suddenly lost interest in the Caucasus, political scientist Nikolai Zlobin said in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza, speaking about the Caucasian direction of Washington's foreign policy under …
U.S. Policy Toward the South Caucasus: Take Three
The same declaratory policy of democratic renewal and integration with the West is still on the books
Serj Tankian wants to set up international music festival in Armenia
System of a Down rock band’s frontman and activist Serj Tankian wants to set up an international music festival in Armenia, Mediamax.am reports. The musician said in an interview to AFP that the idea was …
Yerevan Municipality official receives suspended sentence
Head of the 4th territorial division of the Urban Development and Land Control Department of the Yerevan Municipality, Aramayis Avetisyan, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison, News …
Matthew Bryza: "Putin and Trump are needed for a breakthrough in Nagorno Karabakh’’
The former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan and former US assistant secretary of state for South Caucasus speaks about the prospects for the Karabakh settlement
Twenty seven children held hostage by occupiers of Karabakh
Despite the fact that Azerbaijani children are surrounded with comprehensive care by the state and society today, the Nagorno-Karabakh left an indelible mark in the life of many Azerbaijani children, the Chairperson of Azerbaijan State Committee …
Moskalkova to Vestnik Kavkaza: women's rights in North Caucasus to be defended
The High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova, speaking with a correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, said that she had not received a single appeal from the women of the North Caucasus to restore …
Azerbaijani army destroys command post of occupants in Karabakh (VIDEO)
Azerbaijani Armed Forces have destroyed two military sites of the Armenian Armed Forces, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said. They destroyed a protected command-and-observation post and optical devices on an observation tower of …
Armenia to ban smoking in public places
Smoking in public places will be prohibited in Armenia, the country's healthcare minister Levon Altunyan said at an event dedicated to the International Day without Smoking. "We have received an …
