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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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Foreign Minister of Armenia:
Foreign Minister of Armenia:

Foreign Minister of Armenia:

The OSCE MG co-chair states go on dealing with settlement of Nagornyy Karabakh conflict in their present status and format
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Masis Mailyan:
Masis Mailyan:

Masis Mailyan:

If France is forced to leave Minsk process, it may recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as a sovereign state
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Head of Karabakh NGO:
Head of Karabakh NGO:

Head of Karabakh NGO:

Meeting of the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents was not a routine meeting
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Expert:
Expert:

Expert:

By approving the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide France has put an end to Turkey's denial policy
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Karabakh MP:
Karabakh MP:

Karabakh MP:

The Sochi statement is evidence of the fact that the affairs of the negotiating process are more serious than the expert associations use to say
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Ashot Manucharyan:
Ashot Manucharyan:

Ashot Manucharyan:

Ankara's influence at the decisions of Baku is one of the key motives of the decision of Paris
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International expert:
International expert:

International expert:

It isn't very likely that Azerbaijan's government would pursue such a brinkmanship strategy vis-a-vis Nagorno Karabakh