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I have Armenian roots – Karen Khachanov angers Azerbaijan with Artsakh support

The Russian, who is of Armenian heritage, has written messages on the camera lens after two victories in Melbourne

The Independent UK

Blinken urges Azerbaijan to open corridor connecting Armenia

Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Azerbaijan's leader to reopen a key corridor linking Armenia with the flashpoint enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, warning that a blockade could reignite conflict with Yerevan.

AFP

Blinken urges Azerbaijan leader to redouble efforts in Armenia peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to redouble efforts in bilateral peace discussions with Armenia, the State Department said.

Reuters

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EU greenlights Armenia mission to ease border tensions

The European Union has agreed to dispatch a civilian mission to Armenia to help boost security around its border and improve relations with neighboring Azerbaijan

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Tensions high over isolated Azerbaijan region

Tensions between Armenia and Armenia are high again two years after both countries ended a war that killed about 6,800 soldiers and displaced around 90,000 civilians

The Independent UK

Thousands of Armenians trapped in Nagorno-Karabakh face humanitarian crisis

The Lachin corridor, the lifeline road connecting the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijiani protesters since December 12, trapping its 120,000 Armenian residents in an increasingly precarious situation. FRANCE 24’s Armenia correspondent Taline Oundjian reports.

France 24

Blinken, Armenian PM discuss steps to restart bilateral talks with Azerbaijan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Wednesday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and the two discussed steps to restart bilateral talks with Azerbaijan, the U.S. State Department said.

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Russia's Lavrov says Moscow ready to send mission to Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was ready to deploy troops to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border to quell tensions between the two countries, but Yerevan's hardline position had so far prevented it.

Reuters

Qantas flight from Auckland lands safely in Sydney after issuing mayday call

Second distress signal in a month for airline after Singapore to London flight made emergency landing in Azerbaijan in late December

The Guardian - AU

Russia presses Azerbaijan to unblock road into enclave, Baku unmoved

Russia told Azerbaijan on Tuesday that a key road leading into the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh must be quickly cleared of protesters but Baku remained unmoved, according to differing accounts from the two sides.

Reuters

Russia Blames Ally Armenia for Breakdown in Talks with Azerbaijan

Russia on Thursday blamed Armenia for a breakdown in peace talks with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, in the latest sign of friction between allies Moscow and Yerevan over the conflict. Armenia and Azerbaijan have for months been in talks to broker a peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh - a…

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Russia blames Armenia for breakdown in Azerbaijan talks

Russia blamed Armenia on Thursday for a breakdown in peace talks with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, in the latest sign of friction between allies Moscow and Yerevan over the conflict.

Reuters

Azerbaijan appoints first ever ambassador to Israel amid Iran row

Azerbaijan appointed its first ever ambassador to Israel on Wednesday amid escalating tensions with its large southern neighbour Iran.

Reuters

Armenia cancels military drills, widening rift with Moscow

Armenia’s prime minister says his country has refused to host military drills planned by a Russia-dominated security pact

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Armenia's Pashinyan denies criticising Russian peacekeepers

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday that his government was not criticising Russian peacekeepers deployed around the breakway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, but was concerned over their activities, Russian news agencies reported.

Reuters

Police in Armenia detain 65 protesters near Russian military base - Ifax

Police in Armenia on Sunday detained 65 protesters near a Russian military base demanding Moscow intervene to dismantle what they say is a crippling blockade by Azerbaijan of an ethnic Armenian enclave, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters

Azerbaijan asks World Court to order Armenia to help demine contested territories

The World Court said on Thursday Azerbaijan had asked it to order neighbouring Armenia to stop planting landmines in territories it once occupied and to hand over information about the location of mines, booby-traps and other explosives.

Al Jazeera

Russia denounces criticism of Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeepers

Armenia has accused Russian forces deployed along the blockaded Lachin corridor of failing to fulfil their duties.

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Russia says criticism of Karabakh peacekeepers 'unacceptable' amid Armenian anger

Russia said on Friday that "public attacks" on its peacekeepers deployed around the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan were "unacceptable", a day after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticised the contingent.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The West cannot turn a blind eye as Azerbaijan sets up Armenians for slaughter

While we’re focused on Ukraine, a brutal dictatorship in the South Caucasus is testing the world’s resolve: Since Dec. 12, Azerbaijani operatives have blocked the only road, known as the Lachin Corridor, connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous enclave to the outside world. It is a test. Failing it will invite a…

Reuters

Kremlin says it is concerned about Karabakh road blockade, will continue talks

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that it was "concerned" about tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a two-week-old blockade of the only road linking breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, and that talks with the two sides would continue.

Reuters

Azerbaijan demands Karabakh mine access as condition to end protests blocking road

Azerbaijan said on Tuesday protests which have blocked the supply route to ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than two weeks would be suspended if monitors were given access to what it calls illegal mining sites in the enclave.

AFP

Armenia leader questions role of Russia peacekeepers in Karabakh

Saint Petersburg (AFP) - The leader of Armenia on Tuesday questioned the role of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh as he discussed a blockade of the breakaway region with President Vladimir Putin.

AFP

Thousands rally in Nagorno-Karabakh to protest land blockade

Stepanakert (Azerbaijan) (AFP) - Thousands rallied on Sunday in Azerbaijan, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region's largest city Stepanakert, to protest the blockade of the only land link to Armenia, an AFP journalist saw.

AAP

Qantas recovery flight to make way to UK

Passengers on a flight from Sydney to London which made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan are expected to arrive at Heathrow Airport early Christmas morning.

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