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With the Christmas tree up, Georgians hope for a respite from politics during the festive season

23 December 2018

The Christmas tree is up in Tbilisi's Republic Square, and the festive season in Georgia has now officially started. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze was on hand, together with prime minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, to switch on the lights on Saturday evening (22 December).

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The Caucasus prepares to celebrate new year and Christmas

22 December 2018

Throughout the region, 2018 has been a significant year with important political and social developments. The putting up of the tree usually marks the end of the political year, and the start of a short break when focus is more on family, friends and merriment.

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Pashinyan emphasises transparency in dealing with the Karabakh issue

20 December 2018

The Armenian prime minister told journalists in Yerevan that no Armenian government had been so transparent on the Karabakh issue as his administration.

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Moldova accuses Russia of interfering in its elections

19 December 2018

A parliamentary Commission concluded that the activities of a foundation owned by a Russian national "were subversive in nature and posed a threat to the state security of the Republic of Moldova," a statement posted on the parliament's website said.

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UN General Assembly slams Russia's moves in Crimea

19 December 2018

The UN General Assembly in a resolution on Monday (17 December) condemned the increasing Russian military presence in parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

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Constitutional changes come into force in Georgia following presidential inauguration

17 December 2018

Salome Zurabishvili was sworn in on Sunday as Georgia's fifth president, triggering the coming into force of constitutional changes adopted in 2017

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"Ukraine will no longer be drinking Moscow's poison from Moscow's cup"

16 December 2018

A new Ukrainian Orthodox Church, independent from Moscow, has been agreed at a special Unification Council in Kiev. The head of the new Church will be Metropolitan Epiphany of Pereyaslav and Belotserkovsk

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Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders take to twitter to express hope for peace in Karabakh

15 December 2018

Hopes for a breakthrough in discussions on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict have increased since president Aliyev and prime minister Pashinyan had an informal discussion on Karabakh on the margins of the summit of the CIS states in Dushambe in September 2018

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Lavrov wants a peaceful Black Sea

14 December 2018

The Russian foreign minister was speaking at the opening session of the 39th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) in Baku on 14 December 2018.

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With the Christmas tree up, Georgians hope for a respite from politics during the festive season

The Caucasus prepares to celebrate new year and Christmas

Pashinyan emphasises transparency in dealing with the Karabakh issue

Moldova accuses Russia of interfering in its elections

UN General Assembly slams Russia's moves in Crimea

Constitutional changes come into force in Georgia following presidential inauguration

"Ukraine will no longer be drinking Moscow's poison from Moscow's cup"

Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders take to twitter to express hope for peace in Karabakh

Lavrov wants a peaceful Black Sea