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¤ Azerbaijan and Armenia Fail to End Enclave Dispute
Talks on Friday were aimed at defusing the standoff over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian enclave that has sought to break away from Azerbaijan.

¤ A Moment for Peace in the South Caucasus
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan need to take the first step to a solution to their decades-old conflict.

¤ Push to Mend Rift Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Over Land
Analysts say a presidential-level meeting scheduled for June 25 is the best opportunity in years to end the stalemate over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

¤ Signs of Earliest Winemaking Operation Found in Armenian Cave
Scientists working in Armenia have reported finding the oldest known winemaking operation, about 6,100 years old.

¤ Waiting for Armenia
Twenty years after independence, there is not much for Armenians to celebrate.

¤ Armenian Cave Yields Oldest Known Leather Shoe

Scientists have discovered what they say is the world’s oldest leather shoe.

¤ Turkey Takes an Ambitious New Path
Turkey’s new foreign policy is resulting in a more independent country.

¤ Turkey Criticizes House Committee Vote on Armenian Killings
Foreign Min Ahmed Davutoglu of Turkey says that vote by House Foreign Affairs committee condemning mass killing of Armenians early in last century as genocide will damage ties with Obama administration and set back reconciliation efforts between Turkey and Armenia

¤ House Panel Says Armenian Deaths Were Genocide
Turkey recalled its ambassador to the U.S. after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to condemn as genocide the 1900s killings of Armenians.

¤ Vital Route in Caucasus Is Reopened, Just Barely
The single land route between Russia and Georgia had been closed since their war in 2008.

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