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John Bolton holds talks with leaders in South Caucasus

25 October 2018

The US National Security Advisor is the highest ranking US official to visit the region for some time. In Baku at the start of his tour, Bolton met with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.

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Ivanishvili throws full weight behind Zurabishvili ahead of Sunday presidential elections

25 October 2018

Ivanishvili's marathon TV interview received very mixed response, with GD supporters hailing it as a genuine reflection of the current reality, whilst opposition parties, and some civil society organisations, strongly criticised Ivanishvili's stance on governance and media freedom.

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Pashinyan: "A revolution took place in Armenia, but change of power has not taken place yet"

24 October 2018

The complicated process for triggering early parliamentary elections in Armenia continued in earnest today as parliament considered whether to elect a new prime minister

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Senior Vatican envoy holds talks with Georgian Patriarch

24 October 2018

"The sides expressed concerns over the difficult situation existing between the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Moscow Patriarchate", according to a report carried by the website of the Georgian Patriarchate

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A new arms race will benefit no one!

23 October 2018

"The world doesn't need a new arms race that would benefit no one and on the contrary would bring even more instability", the European Union said in a statement

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Pashinyan holds meeting with influential Armenian community leaders during Beirut visit

21 October 2018

At the Beirut meeting were also representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun). The ARF branch in Armenia had a small faction in the outgoing Armenian parliament and played an ambivalent role during the political turmoil of last spring.

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Envoy of Moscow Patriarchate visits Vatican amidst risk of schism in Orthodoxy

20 October 2018

Metropolitan Hilarion met Pope Francis and briefed Catholic officials on the decisions of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church adopted at its meeting on October 15 in Minsk relating to the dispute with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople regarding Ukraine

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"Relations between Russia and the European Union have absolutely degraded and nothing good will come of this" - Medvedev

20 October 2018

Medvedev said he told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker "what is so well-known"

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Azerbaijan's SOCAR opens new oil refinery in Izmir

20 October 2018

The USD 6.3 billion Star Refinery will help cut Turkey's dependence on imported refined oil products. It will also boost Turkish refining capacity by 30 percent.

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John Bolton holds talks with leaders in South Caucasus

Ivanishvili throws full weight behind Zurabishvili ahead of Sunday presidential elections

Pashinyan: "A revolution took place in Armenia, but change of power has not taken place yet"

Senior Vatican envoy holds talks with Georgian Patriarch

A new arms race will benefit no one!

Pashinyan holds meeting with influential Armenian community leaders during Beirut visit

Envoy of Moscow Patriarchate visits Vatican amidst risk of schism in Orthodoxy

"Relations between Russia and the European Union have absolutely degraded and nothing good will come of this" - Medvedev

Azerbaijan's SOCAR opens new oil refinery in Izmir