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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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Guido Westerwelle:
Guido Westerwelle:

Guido Westerwelle:

The compromising way for the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict settlement should be looked for within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group
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Ex Minister:
Ex Minister:

Ex Minister:

Started negotiations for deep and comprehensive tradeagreement with the EU are a serious achievement for Armenia
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Putin obtains majority of votes during the voting in Armenia
Putin obtains majority of votes during the voting in Armenia

Putin obtains majority of votes during the voting in Armenia

83.4% of voters, or 2960 people voted for the incumbentPremier of Russia Vladimir Putin, the presidential candidate from Yedinaya Rossia Party, at the constituency N5015 at the Russian Embassy in Yerevan.
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OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen hold an effective meeting with president of Karabakh
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen hold an effective meeting with president of Karabakh

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen hold an effective meeting with president of Karabakh

On March 3 in Stepanakert, the newly-appointed French Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure, who paid his first visit to Nagorno-Karabakh together with Igor Popov (Russia) and Robert Bradtke (U.S.), said that he knows almost nothing about the Karabakh conflict though he has read much about it