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Armenia * On Tuesday, the Armenian Government published a number of documents related to the negotiation for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The published documents created heated discussions online, further intensifying the spate of mutual accusation current and former leaders have been levying at each other regarding the negotiations. The documents were published a day after the OSCE Minsk group ceased its activities. Azerbaijan * The trial of the imprisoned Meydan TV jo
Armenia * Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a visit to Brussels, where the Armenia–EU Partnership Council meeting will be held. The sides are expected to sign a new partnership agreement. Azerbaijan * Yesterday, Amnesty International condemned the detention of Ali Karimli, chair of the opposition Popular Front Party. Denis Krivosheev, the organisation’s Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, stated that this is ‘further evidence’ of the strengthening of the authoritar
Regional * On 28 November, the Armenian and Azerbaijani commissions on border delimitation held a meeting in the city of Gabala, Azerbaijan, marking their first such meeting inside either country. They agreed to set the date of the next meeting in an Armenian city. Armenia * Ten high-ranking priests have released a statement saying they expected Catholicos Karekin II ‘will voluntarily go on leave, and in this way, it will be possible to organise new elections’. The statement follows their
Regional * Azerbaijan and Georgia have taken part in military drills in Ankara with Turkey. Armenia * Armenia’s Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan said the draft of the country’s new constitution must be finalised by March, as the Constitutional Reform Council held its latest meeting to review provisions related to the Prosecutor’s Office and investigative bodies. In a video released by the ministry, Galyan reiterated the government’s commitment to delivering the text within the set deadline,
