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The meeting was held bilaterally, in line with Azerbaijan's growing distaste for mediation.

Despite widespread resentment towards Israel, Jews in Armenia reject claims that anti-Semitism is prevalent in the country.

Turkmen officials deny women's rights are trampled, but evidence suggests otherwise. Iran is making overtures. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Azerbaijan has been ratcheting up its criticism of Western mediators in the peace talks with Armenia, accusing them of bias in favor of Yerevan.

Armenia is eager to develop ties with all countries in its bid to reduce its dependence on Russia. But with Iran, things are complicated.

Azerbaijan is angry about France's sale of hardware and weapons to its rival Armenia. It's been quiet so far on Georgia's role in facilitating the transaction.

Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.

Vagif Khachatryan, a 68-year-old veteran of the First Karabakh War in the early 1990s, pleaded not guilty but was convicted of crimes including "genocide."

President Ebrahim Raisi lashed out at the legacy of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

Unlike in Arab nations that have relations with Israel, there is no strong domestic pressure in Azerbaijan to take a harder line against the Jewish state.

Armenia's prime minister says there's broad agreement on mutual recognition of territorial integrity, border demarcation, and the opening of transport links.

As political relations deteriorate, Armenia's economy is more closely linked to Russia than ever.

Russian state TV aired an hour-long falsehood-laden program attacking the Armenian prime minister.

Karabakh Armenians have long held passports of the Republic of Armenia, but it turns out they're not Armenian citizens. Now they must choose between citizenship and a newly created special status.

At least 212 people were killed in a blast at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh amid the chaos of the entire Armenian population's exodus from the region.