NEWS: 3 Sep 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 509 (iwpr.net)

Progress by Protocol
Armenia and Turkey move towards peace via “football diplomacy”. By Tatul Hakobian in Yerevan (CRS No. 509, 03-Sep-09)
Inching Forward in Armenian-Turkish Ties
Football diplomacy: where are we now? By Tevan Poghosyan (CRS No. 509, 03-Sep-09)
Armenian Border Doubts
Armenian border villagers distrust moves to open up to Turkey. By Davit Muradian in Bagaran (CRS No. 509, 03-Sep-09)
Survivors Wary of Rapprochement
Armenians, recalling killings, oppose peace talks with Turkey. By Gayane Mkrtchian (CRS No. 509, 03-Sep-09)
Thaw Praised in Enclave
Armenians in Karabakh welcome move on Turkey-Armenia ties. By Karine Ohanian in Stepanakert (CRS No. 509, 04-Sep-09)

NEWS: 24 Apr 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 490 (iwpr.com)

NATO’s Georgia Exercises Test Russian Resolve
The exercises won’t be cancelled as Kremlin has demanded but Georgia should beware of lending them too much significance. By Mikhail Vignansky in Tbilisi (CRS No. 490, 24-Apr-09)
Armenia Presses On With Courtship of Turkey
While Turkey holds out for concessions over Nagorny- Karabakh, Yerevan remains convinced a restoration of diplomatic ties lies on the horizon. By Tatul Hakobian in Yerevan (CRS No. 490, 24-Apr-09)
Armenia Talks Strain Turkey's Ties With Azerbaijan
Perceived cooling in relationship between Ankara and Baku may have ramifications for the latter’s energy strategy. By Seymur Kazimov in Baku (CRS No. 490, 24-Apr-09)

NEWS: 03 Apr 09 until 10 Apr 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 487 und 488 (iwpr.com)

Turkey Keeps Armenia Guessing Over Border Blockade
If Ankara is serious about putting relations with Yerevan onto a new footing, it will reopen the border crossings it closed in 1993. By Tatul Hakobian in Yerevan (CRS No. 488, 10-Apr-09)
Azeri Enclave Puts Lid on Dissenting Voices
Locals in isolated Nakichevan say authorities there have ways of ensuring complaints don’t reach Baku. By Idrak Abbasov in Nakhichevan (CRS No. 488, 10-Apr-09)

Georgia Opposition Brush Aside Call for Dialogue
Confident they can mobilise the masses on April 9, president’s foes dismiss calls for talks as too late in the day. By Tamar Kadagidze in Tbilisi (CRS No. 487, 3-Apr-09)
Armenia: Officials Try to Spin Court Setback
They say it shows they don't go after opposition-supporting businessmen - though claim sounds hollow. By Sara Khojoian in Yerevan (CRS No. 487, 8-Apr-09)
Bridge to Russia Costs Azeris a Fortune
On the so-called Golden Bridge, which crosses the river dividing Azerbaijan and Russia, huge sums change hands daily. By Seymur Kazimov in Yarag Kazmalyar CRS No. 487, 6-Apr-09)