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Ruling party in Georgia secures tense local election victories as EU expresses concern on democratic process
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Ruling party in Georgia secures tense local election victories as EU expresses concern on democratic process

7 October 2025
Candidates of the ruling Georgian Dream party have won local elections held on 4 October in all five self-governing cities namely Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi, and Poti based on preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission. The results appear to consolidate the ruling party’s control over Georgia’s largest municipalities amid a backdrop of political tension and opposition boycotts of the local elections.
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Almaty Summit advances reforms to strengthen the Trans-Caspian transport route
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Almaty Summit advances reforms to strengthen the Trans-Caspian transport route

3 October 2025
On Wednesday (1 October), Almaty hosted a high-level summit attended by delegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey to coordinate measures to improve the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor. The meetings produced a series of agreements intended to streamline logistics, boost infrastructure, and unify tariff policies along the corridor.
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Azerbaijani public diplomacy activists opt for transparency as best defence. Official Baku says that public diplomacy is wrong, but civil society activists in Azerbaijan and worldwide are not impressed.
Azerbaijani public diplomacy activists opt for transparency as best defence. Official Baku says that public diplomacy is wrong, but civil society activists in Azerbaijan and worldwide are not impressed.
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Azerbaijani public diplomacy activists opt for transparency as best defence. Official Baku says that public diplomacy is wrong, but civil society activists in Azerbaijan and worldwide are not impressed.

30 April 2014
Official Baku says that public diplomacy is wrong, but civil society activists in Azerbaijan and worldwide are not impressed.
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US supports people to people contacts.James Warlick tweeted shortly after the arrest in Baku of prominent public diplomacy activist Leyla Yunus.
US supports people to people contacts.James Warlick tweeted shortly after the arrest in Baku of prominent public diplomacy activist Leyla Yunus.
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US supports people to people contacts.James Warlick tweeted shortly after the arrest in Baku of prominent public diplomacy activist Leyla Yunus.

29 April 2014
Ambassador James Warlick says that track two programs bring trust and understanding between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.His tweet came shortly after the arrest in Baku of prominent public diplomacy activist Leyla Yunus.
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Ninety-nine years later. The events in Eastern Anatolia in 1915 are a blot on 20th century world history.
Ninety-nine years later. The events in Eastern Anatolia in 1915 are a blot on 20th century world history.
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Ninety-nine years later. The events in Eastern Anatolia in 1915 are a blot on 20th century world history.

25 April 2014
The events in Eastern Anatolia in 1915 are a blot on 20th century world history. The massacre of hundreds of thousands of civilians, most of them Armenians, in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire, has left a huge scar that has never been healed.
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Aliev on official visit in Iran. The visit could mark a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
Aliev on official visit in Iran. The visit could mark a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
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Aliev on official visit in Iran. The visit could mark a new chapter in relations between the two countries.

9 April 2014
The Azerbaijani leader has met with President Rohani and is also due to meet with the spiritual leader, Ayattolah Khamanei. The visit could mark a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
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