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Daily Brief

Thursday, 20 March 2025

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Regional * On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, Armenia again refuted Azerbaijani accusations of ceasefire violations. It also noted that Azerbaijan ‘has not provided’ Armenia with ‘any factual evidence or justification’ regarding the allegations. Armenia * On Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposed ‘Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to begin joint consultations on the signing of the agreed draft peace agreement’ in a Facebook post written in Armenian and English.

Daily Brief

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

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Regional * Yerevan has again denied accusations by Baku that ‘Armenian Armed Forces fired at Azerbaijani positions located in the eastern and southeastern sectors of the border’. It is the seventh accusation from the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry regarding a ceasefire violation in two days. * According to Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan, the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan includes solutions to all the issues that Azerbaijan has presented as ‘concerns’. ‘Ultimately, th

Daily Brief

Monday, 17 March 2025

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Regional * More countries and organisations have welcomed the completion of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the draft text of the peace treaty, including Russia, the CSTO, NATO, and Greece. * On Sunday, the Armenian Defence Ministry dismissed Azerbaijani accusations of ceasefire violations three times (one, two, three). * On Monday, the EU Mission in Armenia said that on 16–17 March, its representatives had patrolled ‘various locations’ along the Armenia and Azerbaijan border,

Daily Brief

Friday, 14 March 2025

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Regional * A number of countries have welcomed Armenia and Azerbaijan’s agreement on the terms of a historic peace deal, after over three decades of bitter conflict, including Iran, Georgia, France, Germany, Spain, and Estonia. * In its official statement, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry ‘reiterate[d]’ that ‘the amendment to Armenia’s constitution to eliminate the claims against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is a prerequisite to allow the signing of the negotiated