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

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

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

Almaty Summit advances reforms to strengthen the Trans-Caspian transport route

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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EU Ambassador:
EU Ambassador:

EU Ambassador:

Eastern Partnership needs Armenian Government's assistance
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Armenian PM:
Armenian PM:

Armenian PM:

Cooperation with NATO does not hold Armenia from placing a priority on CSTO
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Armenian FM:
Armenian FM:

Armenian FM:

Azerbaijan's increasingly tough anti-Armenian racist rhetoric is bad for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement
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TODAY'S ZAMAN:
TODAY'S ZAMAN:

TODAY'S ZAMAN:

Turkey can go ahead and ratify Armenian-Turkish protocols
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Joint Chiefs of CIS Armed Forces Staffs and Chiefs of CSTO Armed Forces of General Staffs meet in Astana
Joint Chiefs of CIS Armed Forces Staffs and Chiefs of CSTO Armed Forces of General Staffs meet in Astana

Joint Chiefs of CIS Armed Forces Staffs and Chiefs of CSTO Armed Forces of General Staffs meet in Astana

A meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the armed forces of the CIS member states and a meeting of chiefs of the General Staffs of the armed forces of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) was held at the Defence Ministry of the Kazakh Republic in Astana on April 5.
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Hillary Clinton:
Hillary Clinton:

Hillary Clinton:

US supports pulling back snipers from the line of contact in Karabakh conflict