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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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Armenian FM: For resolution of conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh
Armenian FM: For resolution of conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh
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Armenian FM: For resolution of conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh

27 August 2012
"For the resolution of the conflict it would be productive if Turkey could encourage Azerbaijan to negotiate with the real party to the conflict, Nagorno Karabakh," says Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan commenting on Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's latest statement, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.
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OSCE Monitoring of contact line registers no ceasefire breaches
OSCE Monitoring of contact line registers no ceasefire breaches
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OSCE Monitoring of contact line registers no ceasefire breaches

24 August 2012
On August 23, in accordance with an earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission monitored the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line in the Askeran direction, the NKR Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo.
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NKR president receives OSCE ambassador
NKR president receives OSCE ambassador
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NKR president receives OSCE ambassador

24 August 2012
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday met with Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.
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Flow of tourists to Karabakh stably grows
Flow of tourists to Karabakh stably grows
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Flow of tourists to Karabakh stably grows

22 August 2012
According to the data of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Service, 10 thousand 667 foreign citizens visited the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as of August 21, 2012.
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Organisations of European Movement in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia reaffirm their belief that peaceful resolution of conflicts is the only acceptable path
Organisations of European Movement in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia reaffirm their belief that peaceful resolution of conflicts is the only acceptable path
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Organisations of European Movement in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia reaffirm their belief that peaceful resolution of conflicts is the only acceptable path

16 August 2012
On August 11-12, 2012, the representatives of the European Movements of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, together with the European Movement International, met in Tbilisi, Georgia. After having jointly analyzed the situation of the South Caucasus region and the ways in which the prevalent conflicts, especially Nagorno Karabakh, negatively affect its populations and states, they have agreed to work together towards a shared vision of their common future.
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Expert: West facing obstacle at current stage in Syria
Expert: West facing obstacle at current stage in Syria
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Expert: West facing obstacle at current stage in Syria

15 August 2012
West has faced an obstacle at the current stage in Syria, for it has failed to enlist the support of Syrians who still prefer President Assad to it, says Andrey Areshev, political expert, fellow at the Institute for Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian Region, in an interview with ArmInfo.
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Military sports camp opens in NKR
Military sports camp opens in NKR
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Military sports camp opens in NKR

15 August 2012
Traditional military sports camp has opened at Gandzasar Monastery, Martakert region, NKR. The organizer is the Motherland Defender youth organization, ArmInfo's correspondent to Stepanakert reports.
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