UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting On Situation in Lachin Corridor
On December 20, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting and discussed the situation in the Lachin Corridor - the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
CSTO Secretary General: CSTO Is Not Going to Turn Away from Armenia
The CSTO Secretary General reiterated that the organization will not turn away from Armenia. He noted that in 2022, the heads of the organization's member states met three times to discuss the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, adding that the CSTO proposals on sending an observation mission to Armenia remain in force, and it can be organized quite quickly.
Sergey Naryshkin: "US Tries to Create Instability Near Russia in Caucasus and Asia"
On December 19, Sergey Naryshkin, the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of the Russian Federation, stated that the US continues its attempts to destabilize Central Asia and the South Caucasus to create a belt of instability along Russia's outer perimeter.
Jüngste Entwicklungen im Latschin-Korridor
Am 15. Dezember berichtete der russische Sender RTV, dass die Zahl der Aserbaidschaner, die den Latschin-Korridor blockieren, 500 erreicht habe. Außerdem stellten die Protestteilnehmer am Latschin-Korridor am selben Tag mehrere neue Forderungen.
Internationaler Währungsfonds gewährt Armenien ein Darlehen in Höhe von 171 Millionen Dollar
Das Exekutivdirektorium des Internationalen Währungsfonds (IWF) hat eine 36-monatige Bereitschaftskreditvereinbarung für Armenien in Höhe von rund 171,1 Millionen US-Dollar genehmigt, um zur Aufrechterhaltung der makroökonomischen Stabilität beizutragen, sich gegen Abwärtsrisiken abzusichern und die Strukturreformagenda zu unterstützen, hieß es in der Pressemitteilung.
New Caucasus Hearings in US Congress
On December 14, in the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, Environment, and Cyber of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, a hearing was held on the policy of the United States regarding the Caucasus region under the chairmanship of William Richard Keating.
Recent Developments in Lachin Corridor
On December 15, the Russian channel RTV reported that the number of Azerbaijanis blocking the Lachin corridor had reached 500. Moreover, on the same day, the protest participants on the Lachin corridor put forward several new demands.
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Ramzan Kadyrov Addresses World Muslims, Pope's Apology, His Chance to be Elected Russian President, "Zelenskyy's Trial in Chechnya"
ICG on the War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Armenia and Azerbaijan
Parlamentspräsident von Georgien setzt Besuche von Abgeordneten bei Saakaschwili aus
Ilham Alijew spricht in seiner Neujahrsrede über den Zangazur-Korridor und die Energiekapazität Aserbaidschans
Großbritannien, VAE, Russland und Albanien verhindern Frankreichs Initiative zum Latschin-Korridor im UN-Sicherheitsrat
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The Hidden Crisis of Georgia’s Nongovernmental Sector
Azerbaijan in the post-oil era: COVID-19 impact on the economy
Political polarization and hate speech in Armenia after the Velvet Revolution
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