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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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Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku
Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku
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Hungarian specialist in Armenian studies: Ramil Safarov's extradition is a result of false policy of official Baku

3 September 2012
The Hungarian authorities wage a pro-Armenian policy, while extradition of Ramil Safarov, the killer of the Armenian officer, is a result of the false policy of the Azerbaijani authorities, Benedek Zsigmond, specialist in Armenian studies from Hungary, said in a press conference in Yerevan, on September 2.
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Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition
Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition
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Foreign Ministry of Armenia was informed about decision of Hungarian authorities 11 days before Ramil Safarov's extradition

3 September 2012
he Armenian community of Hungary warned Foreign Ministry and Diaspora Ministry of Armeniaabout the intention of the Hungarian authorities to extradite Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. The letter of the leaders of the Armenian National Self-government of Hungary to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is evidence of it. The letter was signed by the chairman of the organization Dr. Sevan Sargsyan, deputy chairmen Alex Avanesyan and Hikogos Hakobyan, and placed at Facebook.
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Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem
Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem
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Iranian President: Iran's stance on Karabakh is crystal clear - Iran is trying to forge understanding and raise a fair solution to problem

1 September 2012
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday received Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, on the sidelines of the 16th NAM Summit, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
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White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions
White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions
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White House: Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions

1 September 2012
Azerbaijan's decision to pardon Safarov is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions and promote reconciliation, says the Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Azerbaijan's Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov, The White House Office of the Press Secretary reports.
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U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov
U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov
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U.S. Department Of State: The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov

1 September 2012
Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the U.S. Department Of State has made a statement on the pardon to Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov.
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Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary
Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary
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Armenian President: Armenia suspends diplomatic relations with Hungary

1 September 2012
I officially announce that as of today we suspend diplomatic relations and all official contacts with Hungary, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said during a special meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions on Friday.
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Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"
Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"
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Laszlo Kemeny: "It is our mistake that we have such government"

1 September 2012
"It is our mistake that we have such government", Laszlo Kemeny, Professor of Political Science, scientist, (Hungary) told ArmInfo when commenting on the Hungarian Government's decision to extradite Ramil Safarov, a murderer of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan.
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Defense Army of Karabakh refutes information on murder of Armenian military servicemen
Defense Army of Karabakh refutes information on murder of Armenian military servicemen
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Defense Army of Karabakh refutes information on murder of Armenian military servicemen

31 August 2012
The Azerbaijani media reports that the Azerbaijani army has repelled the attack of the NKR armed forces near Fizouli and, as a result, 2 Armenian soldiers died and several soldiers got wounded has nothing to do with the reality, the press service of the NKR Defense Army told ArmInfo.
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