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Wednesday, 8 October 2025

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Regional * At the 12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organisation of Turkic States in Gabala, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again referred to the Trump Route as the ‘Zangezur corridor’. Aliyev called the project a major new transport route, while Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov repeated Baku’s demand that Armenia amend its constitution as a prerequisite for a peace treaty. In response, Yerevan again decried the use of the term, saying it constituted claims on its territo

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Tuesday, 7 October 2025

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Armenia * Dozens of Armenian truck drivers are facing deportation or entry bans from Russia following the country’s new immigration rules that limit visa-free stays to 90 days per year, down from 180. Many drivers say they were unaware of the change and have already been blacklisted, threatening their livelihoods and Armenia’s exports to its largest trade partner. The Armenian government has yet to comment as Russia recently intensified scrutiny of Armenian transport companies amid tensions ov

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Monday, 6 October 2025

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Regional * Abkhazia’s State Security Service has detained a Georgian on suspicion of espionage for Georgia. During a search of Shalva Khizanishvili’s home in the Gali (Gal) district, authorities reportedly found: three rifles with ammunition, a military backpack containing provisions, a Georgian identity document, cash, bank cards from Georgian banks, and a package containing an explosive device. The authorities reported that Khizanishvili had been filming a Russian Federal Security Service (F

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Friday, 3 October 2025

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Regional * European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the US-brokered Armenia–Azerbaijan peace agreements during a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Copenhagen. They called the Washington summit a ‘crucial step’ toward regional peace and stability. Pashinyan reiterated that peace has already been established following his August 8 talks with President Ilham Aliyev hosted by President Donald Trump. * Pashinyan and Azerbai

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Thursday, 2 October 2025

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Regional * Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met with his Abkhazian and South Ossetian counterparts, Oleg Bartsits and Akhsar Dzhioev respectively, in Sochi. Following the meeting, both Abkhazia and South Ossetia signed a plan for consultations between their respective foreign ministries and the Russian Foreign Ministry for 2026–2027. * Lavrov also announced that a state programme for the socio-economic development of South Ossetia for 2026–2030 was being developed with Russian assis

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Wednesday, 1 October 2025

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Armenia * Turkey’s flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced plans to begin regular direct flights to Yerevan. The decision follows recent diplomatic efforts to normalise ties between Armenia and Turkey after decades of closed borders and strained relations. Ankara has linked progress to the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which Turkish officials expect in early 2026. * The US Embassy in Yerevan announced it will suspend regular updates on its Facebook page u

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Tuesday, 30 September 2025

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Regional * During a regular meeting with the heads of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, in response to a speech from Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov, emphasised that it was necessary to refrain from using the controversial term ‘Zangezur corridor’. Grigoryan attended the meeting, which was hosted by Belarus, remotely. * South Ossetian Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoyev has met with his Abkhazian counterpart Vladimir Del