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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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Expert: Azerbaijan's military budget growth connected with money laundering in defense sector
Expert: Azerbaijan's military budget growth connected with money laundering in defense sector
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Expert: Azerbaijan's military budget growth connected with money laundering in defense sector

19 October 2012
The growth of the military budget of Azerbaijan is connected with large- scale money laundering in the defense sector of that country, Sargis Asatryan, an expert on Azerbaijan, told media in Yerevan, Thursday.
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French senator's report on extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov is entitled "Hungary has shortage of freedom, human rights and European values"
French senator's report on extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov is entitled "Hungary has shortage of freedom, human rights and European values"
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French senator's report on extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov is entitled "Hungary has shortage of freedom, human rights and European values"

19 October 2012
Speaker of the Armenian parliament Hovik Abrahamyan received today French Senator, mayor of Bourg-les-Valence, Bernard Piras. As press-service of the Armenian parliament reported, Abrahamyan highly appreciated the current level of the Armenian-French relations.
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Defense Minister of Italy: Resolution of Karabakh conflict is of strategic importance for security of Europe
Defense Minister of Italy: Resolution of Karabakh conflict is of strategic importance for security of Europe
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Defense Minister of Italy: Resolution of Karabakh conflict is of strategic importance for security of Europe

19 October 2012
Resolution of the Karabakh conflict is of strategic importance for security of Europe, Defense Minister of Italy, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, told media in Yerevan, Wednesday.
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On Capitol Hill representatives of Hay Dut raise issue of necessity of official recognition of Nagornyy Karabakh by the USA
On Capitol Hill representatives of Hay Dut raise issue of necessity of official recognition of Nagornyy Karabakh by the USA
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On Capitol Hill representatives of Hay Dut raise issue of necessity of official recognition of Nagornyy Karabakh by the USA

19 October 2012
On Capitol Hill representatives of the American office of Hay Dut met with members of the American Congress and raised several issues, which the Armenian community of the USA worries about.
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Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia to meet
Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia to meet
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Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia to meet

16 October 2012
Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia will meet on October 23 in Russia, President of the World Armenian Congress (WAC), President of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamyan said at the Second Conference of the WAC in October 15.
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Eric Rubin: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way; diplomatic talks must be continued"
Eric Rubin: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way; diplomatic talks must be continued"
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Eric Rubin: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way; diplomatic talks must be continued"

16 October 2012
"The Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way, and the diplomatic talks must be continued", said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rubin on the sidelines of his visit to Baku, APA reports.
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Ex-foreign minister of Armenia: The negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement ended in deadlock
Ex-foreign minister of Armenia: The negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement ended in deadlock
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Ex-foreign minister of Armenia: The negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement ended in deadlock

15 October 2012
The sharp decrease of the investments volume is one of the dismal factors which have been negatively affecting macro-economic indices of Armenia, ex-foreign minister of Armenia, a deputy from Prosperous Armenia Party, Vartan Oskanian, wrote at his page in Facebook.
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Armenian Armed Forces General Staff rep.: Armenian army able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy
Armenian Armed Forces General Staff rep.: Armenian army able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy
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Armenian Armed Forces General Staff rep.: Armenian army able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy

15 October 2012
The Armenian army is able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy, Head of the Operative Unit, the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Artak Davtyan told media, Monday, when presenting the results of the strategic command and staff exercises of the Armenian Armed Forces on October 1-13.
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