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Daily Brief

Tuesday, 8 April 2025

by OC Media

8 April 2025 •4 min read

Regional * RFE/RL has reported that Kamil Zeynalli, an Azerbaijani fitness blogger, claimed on Azerbaijani television that the international search for him had been lifted ‘thanks to the efforts of our state’. Armenian authorities are yet to comment. Zeynalli was detained and then released in Moscow in February 2024 after Armenia placed him on an international wanted list on five criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, war crimes, and recruiting mercenaries. * The Council of Euro

Daily Brief

Monday, 7 April 2025

by OC Media

7 April 2025 •5 min read

Regional * RFE/RL reported that on Friday night, there has been shooting in the direction of Khnatsakh, Syunik. Administrative head Seyran Mirzoyan said that shooting has ‘been more intense in the previous days’. * The Azerbaijani pro-government media outlet APA reported that on Saturday, Azerbaijan's Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov, ‘assigned specific tasks to the relevant officials to ensure that the Azerbaijan Army units remain prepared to respond swiftly to any provocation at any time’.

Daily Brief

Friday, 4 April 2025

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4 April 2025 •4 min read

Regional * On Wednesday, French Jean-Noël Barrot and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, discussed the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The French side stated on behalf of both sides that ‘with due respect for the two States’ territorial integrity and sovereignty, [the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan] should enable the South Caucasus to become an area of peace, integration and cooperation’. * On Thursday, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Af

Daily Brief

Thursday, 3 April 2025

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3 April 2025 •3 min read

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