Jan
31

Caucasus News Update – Armenian goods to be exposed in Syria (PanARMENIAN.Net)

Armenian goods to be exposed in Syria (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Araik Vardanyan: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Armenia will be engaged in business development in Armenian regions.

Armenian-Turkish dialogue hampers Karabakh conflict resolution (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Ruben Hakobyan: if the Karabakh conflict is resolved, the Armenian-Turkish border will open of its own accord.

Six dead in Azerbaijan military shooting (Malaysian Mirror)
BAKU -Two soldiers in Azerbaijan shot and killed four fellow servicemen before killing themselves, the defence ministry said Friday, in the latest shooting rampage to shock the ex-Soviet republic.

Ruben Hakobyan: Armenia tied to Karabakh (PanARMENIAN.Net)
“During the past two decades, life in Armenia was conditioned by the Karabakh conflict,” the Armenian expert said.

ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND RUSSIA HOLD KARABAKH SUMMIT (EurasiaNet)
The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents visited Russia on January 25 to discuss their 21-year dispute over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh enclave with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on “preamble” to Nagorny Karabakh deal (People’s Daily)
Armenia and Azerbaijan have reached consensus on the “preamble” to an agreement on Nagorny Karabakh and will prepare new proposals, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. He made the remarks after a meeting among Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the peace process on Nagorny Karabakh, a breakaway …

SIX DEAD IN SHOOTING INCIDENT ON AZERBAIJANI MILITARY BASE (EurasiaNet)
(RFE/RL) — Two Azerbaijani soldiers today shot and killed four officers, including their unit’s commander, before turning their weapons on themselves.

Four shot dead at Azerbaijani army base (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Two Azerbaijani soldiers turned their weapons on themselves after shooting dead four officers at a military base, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Karabakh conflict: Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on ‘Madrid Principles (Moldova.org)
Meeting in Sochi on January 25 with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Serzh Sarkisian and Ilham Aliyev, reached verbal agreement on the wording of the preamble of the most recent revised version of the “Madrid Principles” that constitute the outline of a more comprehensive Karabakh peace agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists …