The number of coronavirus cases rises in the South Caucasus countries as the WHO declares a pandemic
All three South Caucasus countries recorded a rise of people infected by the virus in the past few days.
Economic impacts of the Coronavirus on South Caucasus
The spread of the coronavirus across the globe has begun to impact the global economy. The economies of the three South Caucasus countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia might also suffer under the effects of the virus.
Armenian soldier killed at the border with Azerbaijan
The military hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan re-emerged on 6 March after a longer period without incidents.
Azerbaijani Banks set limits of sales of Euros and US dollars amidst the oil price crisis
On 10 March, the commercial banks in Azerbaijan set a limit on the sale of euros and dollars at 500-1,000 dollars for an individual.
8 March protests in the South Caucasus
On 8 March, all three South Caucasus countries recorded in various degrees protests of women’s rights activists during the International Women’s Day. On 10 March, a 24-year old feminist activist, Aysel Alekperzade, attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the third floor after the rally.
Azerbaijani Parliament announces its composition
Sahiba Gafarova is the second woman appointed for the highest position in the Azerbaijani parliament since the founding of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Military hostilities re-emerge between Armenia and Azerbaijan
On 6 March, the press service of Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported that an Azerbaijani commando attempted a raid on one of its positions along Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s State Border Guard Service, whose troops protect that section of the border, denied the attempted incursion.
South Caucasus countries in Freedom House’s Freedom in the World Report 2020
On 4 March, the US-based NGO Freedom House published their report on freedoms in the world for the year 2019. Armenia and Georgia were classified as being partially free countries in regard to the situation of civil liberties and political rights in contry, while Azerbaijan was classified as a not free country.
Azerbaijan to expand its oil and gas supply to Europe
On 1 March, the director of the European Commission's energy division Klaus-Dieter Borchard said at a news conference in Baku that the EU was considering doubling natural gas purchases from Azerbaijan to 20 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year, on expectations of new potential gas fields in the ex-Soviet country in the Caspian Sea.
Armenia and Azerbaijan respond to Cavusoglu’s statement on Nagorno-Karabakh
On 2 March, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu held a meeting with the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs in Ankara to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations.
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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
OPINION
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
Georgian Media as a Fake News?
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