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Karabakh: following ceasefire, Armenia and Azerbaijan prepare for talks

Sep 27, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balcani Caucaso, European Union, Karabakh

Following the 20 September ceasefire agreement between Baku and the de facto authorities of the former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), many eyes are now on Spain and the European Political Community (EPC) summit scheduled in Granada on 5 October. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev are expected to meet for talks that will also involve France, Germany, and the European Council.

Azerbaijan and Karabakh Talk Integration as Partial Evacuation Starts

Sep 25, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balcani Caucaso, Caspian Post, Nagorno Karabakh

Following the 20 September agreement mediated by the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh, talks have taken place in Yevlakh between Azerbaijan’s delegation and representatives of the region’s ethnic Armenian population. They came a day after Baku said a military operation to disarm and dissolve separatist ethnic Armenian units had achieved its aims.

Karabakh agrees to integration talks with Azerbaijan

Sep 20, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh

On 19 September, following the death of seven Azerbaijanis in two separate incidents with landmines that Baku claims were laid by Armenian sabotage groups, fighting has once again broken out in the South Caucasus. In what Baku terms a “counter-terrorism operation” targeting ethnic Armenian separatist forces in what remains of the former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), some suspect the incident was simply a pretext for wrestling back control of the breakaway region.

Renewed Fighting Overshadows Humanitarian Aid Reaching Karabakh via Lachin and Aghdam

Sep 19, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Post, Nagorno Karabakh

In what was termed a ‘counterterrorism operation’ by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence, fighting again resumed with ethnic Armenian forces entrenched in the former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO). This followed earlier reports of seven deaths caused by landmines allegedly laid by Armenian sabotage groups on territory under Baku’s control. The Azerbaijani MoD said it responded by launching surgical strikes against military targets within Karabakh.

Armenian and Azerbaijani experts and analysts should articulate a common vision for the future of the Karabakh Armenians

Sep 18, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Nagorno Karabakh

It is now time for Armenian and Azerbaijani analysts and political scientists to elaborate potential models for integration in unison. Though Baku says it already has a plan, no details are known or even if it exists at all. And even if it does, then Armenian and Azerbaijani civil society could have suggestions and recommendations.

New Route Opens to Supply Aid to Karabakh Amid Lachin Impasse

Sep 13, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Post, Nagorno Karabakh

On 12 September, after nearly months of not receiving any, humanitarian assistance finally arrived in Karabakh, albeit not without controversy. Having crossed the border between Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation three days earlier, it was meant to travel from Samur to Askeran via Baku, Barda, and Aghdam. However, it remained delayed for days as some wondered whether it would ever arrive at all.

De Facto Leader of Karabakh Armenians Steps Down

Sep 8, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Post, Nagorno Karabakh

Arayik Harutyunyan, the de facto leader of what remains of the former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), has resigned. Though many were skeptical, given similar pronouncements in recent months, Harutyunyan, who held the otherwise unrecognized position of ‘president’ of the mainly ethnic-Armenian breakaway region, was true to his word this time.

A Summer School in Georgia shows the value of people to people contacts

Sep 4, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh

Georgia has long been an obvious choice for hosting most Track II initiatives that bring Armenians and Azerbaijanis together on neutral ground. Despite this, however, it rarely gets the credit it deserves for doing so. Bordering both Armenia and Azerbaijan, not only is it perfectly situated geographically, keeping travel and accommodation costs lower, but it also keeps such initiatives in the region.

Yerevan Prepares for Municipal Elections Amidst Karabakh Policy Debate

Aug 29, 2023 | Armenia, Balcani Caucaso, Nagorno Karabakh

To little fanfare, campaigning last week kicked off for municipal elections to be held in Yerevan next month. Despite the inauspicious start, however, the vote could prove eventful with local matters such as public transportation and garbage collection playing second fiddle to much larger issues facing the country – Karabakh and the future of the Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, in particular.

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