Nagorno-Karabakh -- Military parade in Stepanakert, archive photo
A US think-tank has concluded, that “the inherent weakness and lack of discipline among the frontline units” of the Azerbaijani army along the Contact line with Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Self-Defense Army make the danger of renewed hostilities and escalation more — not less — likely, given the tendency to over-react to incidents and misread the battlefield environment. Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Iran, Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh, Oxford Analytica, Russia, South Caucasus, Stepanakert
Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian armed forces said on Wednesday that they have shot down an unmanned Azerbaijani military aircraft flying a reconnaissance mission over the disputed territory, RFE/RL reports. Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries, Nagorno-Karabakh, Yerevan
Russia - Presidents Dmitry Medvedev (C) of Russia, Serzh Sarkisian (R) of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan meet in Kazan, 24Jun2011.
Amid international pressure and widespread expectations, Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan did not sign a framework document which would have set the stage for a resolution of the Karabakh conflict, as they met in Russian city of Kazan for talks hosted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Dmitry Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev, Karabakh, Kazan, Russia, Sarkissian, Serge, Serzh Sargsyan
The Akhurian reservoir on Armenia-Turkish border is a large artificial lake, which is used for irrigation purposes by both countries according to bi-lateral agreements. Continue reading
13 November 2010 | Francesco Alesi
Today I met this man.
I was near the cemetery on the hills that surround Stapanakert and I saw him walking. Bending forward like an elder that worked hard in his life.
He carried two bags full of vegetables (greens) and a kitchen knife with some earth. I walked beside him and he looked at me.
- Barev
- Barev Barev Continue reading
Iran -- Presidents Serzh Sarkisian (L) of Armenia and Mahmud Ahmadinejad of Iran meet in Tehran on 13Apr2009
In a surprise move, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad postponed his Monday visit to Armenia at the very last minute. In fact, my friend, photojournalist Sedrak Mkrtchyan twitted, that he “had a useless trip to Airport in the morning” to take shots of the arriving president. Continue reading
The OSCE Permanent Council at the Hofburg in Vienna, 29 January 2009.
A statement has been publicized during an OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna, in which the European Union “takes note of recent positive political developments in Armenia.” Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Eastern Partnership, European Neighbourhood Policy, European Union, Liberty Square, Vienna
In a witty analytical piece, Mediamax news agency blasted MIAK (United Liberal National) pro-presidential youth party’s initiative of sending “personal e-mails to members of governments, parliaments, representatives of political parties and NGOs, and the worldwide media as well as major international organizations.” Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, MIAK, Nagorno-Karabakh, party, Politics, Yandex
VIENNA, 24 March 2011 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation) were in Vienna on March 23-24, where they briefed the Minsk Group and Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut on their recent and upcoming activities as mediators of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE Minsk Group
Painted orange - the area covered by EU's Eastern Partnership program
Access to the European markets, extending Schengen area into this area and aid to develop civil society, are some of the benefits which Armenia and 5 other former Soviet countries included in European Unions Eastern partnership program would get. Continue reading
