The Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers have met for internationally mediated talks aimed at settling the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the ethnic Armenian-controlled territory inside Azerbaijan.
Armenia's upcoming presidential election differs from earlier ballots in two key respects. First, none of the seven opposition candidates is perceived as posing a serious challenge to incumbent President Serzh Sarkisian. And second, the tactics of some lesser-known candidates have been condemned by some as devaluing the entire concept of democratic political struggle.
The race to become Armenia's next president has officially started.
Ahead of Armenia's February 18 election, President Serzh Sarkisian spoke with Harry Tamrazian, the director of RFE/RL's Armenian Service, about his competition in the presidential race, in which Sarkisian is seeking a second term. Sarkisian also spoke about the prospects for a settlement on Nagorno-Karabakh and the state of Armenian-Turkish relations.
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian discusses his competition in the upcoming vote, the state of Armenian-Turkish relations, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the outflow of Armenian citizens to Russia and the West.
President Serzh Sarkisian has dismissed suggestions that he won't be facing any true competition in Armenia's presidential election next month, adding that "nurturing" rivals is not the government's job.
Armenian history will soon be included in the curriculum of Georgian schools.
A food fight seems to be under way in the Caucasus with a number of countries laying competing claims to the region's traditional dishes.
The non-Baltic former Soviet Union now rivals the Middle East as one of the most politically and socially repressive regions in the world, according to the latest edition of "Freedom in the World," the annual report compiled by U.S.-based rights watchdog Freedom House.
When Congress begins its new session this month, two new lawmakers will lead its key foreign-relations committees who might challenge some Obama administration foreign policies, especially toward Iran and the Caucasus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's premier foreign-policy initiative, the Eurasian Customs Union, is showing unprecedented vitality. But the European Union says membership in the ECU is incompatible with closer economic ties with the EU. This confronts many former Soviet states -- especially Ukraine and Moldova -- with a stark choice.
It's easy to get lost in Suren Manvelyan's eyes. Manvelyan, 36, is an Armenian photographer who's attracting quite a bit of attention for his sumptuous macro images of the human eye.
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