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Thursday, 3 April 2025

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Regional * On Wednesday, Armenia again refuted Azerbaijani accusations of ceasefire violation. Armenia * On Thursday, Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan met with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Magdalena Grono. They discussed ‘the security situation and existing challenges in the South Caucasus’, exchanged views around the Armenia–Azerbaijan normalisation process, and discussed Armenia–EU partnership agenda items. * Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan met

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Wednesday, 2 April 2025

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Regional * The head of the Armenian church, Catholicos Karekin II, has asked German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to raise ‘the issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh people’s just rights, the release of Armenian prisoners of war and preservation of Armenian spiritual-cultural heritage’ during Steinmeier’s visit to Azerbaijan. Steinmeier is the first German President to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan. * During Steinmeier’s meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today, Aliyev stated that he

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Tuesday, 1 April 2025

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Regional * Abkhazian President-elect Badra Gunba is set to be inaugurated tomorrow in Sukhumi (Sukhum). The Administration of the President of Abkhazia has told Sputnik that the guests will include First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev, and the ambassadors of Nicaragua and Venezuela. * Nine criminal cases have been opened after two brothers from North Ossetia were found to have 60 counterfeit Abkhazian passports. A

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Monday, 31 March 2025

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Regional * Since Sunday, the Armenian Defence Ministry has twice (one, two) dismissed Azerbaijani accusations of firing at Azerbaijani positions. In Monday’s statement, Armenia stated that on Sunday night, Azerbaijan opened fire toward Khnatsakh, Syunik, resulting in damage to a residential house. They released photos showing the damaged window and the bullet, adding that no casualties were reported. The Armenian side also urged ‘the Azerbaijani side to conduct an investigation into the shell

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Friday, 28 March 2025

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Regional * The US Ambassador to Armenia, Christina Quinn, visited the Syunik region from 25–26 March, during which she met with representatives of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMA) to ‘hear a clear assessment of the security situation’. According to Armenpress, Quinn also ‘spoke with community leaders and residents, reaffirming US support for the territorial integrity of Armenia and the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan’. * The Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has reportedly

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Thursday, 27 March 2025

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Regional * The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) stated that two Georgian citizens were detained near the village of Ergneti by South Ossetia by Russian border guards. * ‘In order not to miss the chance of the peace agreement, Azerbaijan must swiftly propose a location and date for signing it and agree [on] it with us’, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Armenian Parliament, Sargis Khandanyan, said on Thursday. His statement came in response to resurfaced news of an int

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Wednesday, 26 March 2025

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Regional * The US State Department said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his meeting on Tuesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, ‘requested [Turkey]’s support for peace in Ukraine and the South Caucasus’. Armenia * On the same day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone call with Rubio, during which they discussed the Armenia–US strategic partnership and ‘issues related to the regional agenda’. Armenia’s PM’s office noted that Pashinyan and Rubio ‘agreed to continu