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The EU Mission in Armenia on patrol. Source: EUMA

EU Common Security and Defence Policy – the case of Armenia and Azerbaijan

A look at one of the EU's 21 ongoing monitoring operations in an area of the world where the security situation is fragile or has collapsed

May 24, 2024| Nathan Portelli
Foreign Minister Ian Borg being greeted in Armenia.

Ian Borg promotes diplomacy in visits to Azerbaijan, Armenia

'There is no sustainable alternative but to follow the path of diplomacy'

May 14, 2024| Times of Malta
Russian troops in Armenia in 2020. The Kremlin has now ordered a complete withdrawal. Photo: AFP

Russia quietly exits Karabakh, in historic moment for Caucasus region

Kremlin orders return of troops sent to keep peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan

April 20, 2024| AFP
Photo: Sergey Smbatyan/Facebook

Charges dropped against suspended Malta Philharmonic conductor - lawyers

Sergey Smbatyan was arrested on fraud charges in his native Armenia in summer

November 3, 2023| Jessica Arena
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev gestures in front of the city administration building with the coat of arms of Azerbaijan on the facade in Stepanakert, Nagorno Karabakh. Photo: AFP, Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office

Azerbaijan leader raises national flag in Karabakh capital

It was Ilham Aliyev's first visit to the city

October 15, 2023| AFP
hiHi around Shusha in Azerbaijan's controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: AFP

Is the Karabakh conflict about religion, Armenians wonder

In September, mainly Muslim Azerbaijan seized Nagorno-Karabakh

October 6, 2023| AFP
Refugees drive their vehicles after crossing the border near Kornidzor. More than 65,000 Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia.

Breakaway republic of Karabakh says it will 'cease to exist'   

It follows a military defeat by Azerbaijan in a lightning offensive

September 28, 2023| AFP
Vehicles of a Red Cross convoy drive through the border from the Azerbaijani side near Kornidzor. Photo: AFP

Azerbaijan seizes arms from Nagorno Karabakh rebels

First Red Cross aid convoy reaches disputed area as rebel "demilitarisation" begins

September 23, 2023| AFP
Police officers in riot gear guard the entrance to the Government House during an anti-government rally in Yerevan. Photo: AFP

Azerbaijan troops 'all around' Karabakh stronghold, people 'hiding': separatists

'So many casualties, dead and wounded people'

September 22, 2023| AFP
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (left) speaks during a UN Security Council emergency meeting on Nagorno Karabakh at the United Nations headquarters. Photo: AFP

Fragile ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh after 'constructive' peace talks

The first peace talks were held on Thursday

September 22, 2023| AFP
This grab taken from a UGC footage provided to AFP by Marut Vanyan on September 19, 2023 shows smoke from artillery strikes on a hilltop outside Stepanakert, the capital of the Armenian-populated separatist region within Azerbaijani borders. Photo: AFP

Blasts in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan launches military operation

Fears of a fresh war have been building in recent months

September 19, 2023| AFP
Sergey Smbatyan is the founder, artistic director and principal conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra.

Malta Philharmonic suspends its principal conductor

He has reportedly been arrested in Armenia on fraud allegations

July 30, 2023| Times of Malta