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Erdogan in Ukraine hopeful of a peaceful exit from the current impasse with Russia
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Erdogan in Ukraine hopeful of a peaceful exit from the current impasse with Russia

3 February 2022
Turkish president, Recip Tayip Erdogan, arrived in Kyiv on Thursday (3 February) with a message of support and solidarity for Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity, but also urging all sides in the current stand-off with Russia to exercise restraint. "As a country in the Black Sea vicinity, Turkey invites all parties to exercise restraint and use dialogue to bring peace to the region", Erdogan said at the start of the visit.
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Armenia-Azerbaijan connectivity is crucial for the future of the South Caucasus, and important also for partners beyond
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Armenia-Azerbaijan connectivity is crucial for the future of the South Caucasus, and important also for partners beyond

31 January 2022
Johnny Melikian and Ramazan Samadov are members of a Joint Liaison Group of Armenian and Azerbaijani experts preparing a report on how confidence building measures can support lasting peace in the South Caucasus. In this joint paper they discuss the important role of connectivity, which they say is a key factor in building the region's future.
Johnny Melikian
Ramazan Samadov
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Socialists win comfortably in Portugal's elections
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Socialists win comfortably in Portugal's elections

31 January 2022
Portugal's centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sunday's snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Speaking after results from exit polls were announced, Costa said the party had won 117 or 118 seats in the 230-seat parliament, up from 108 won in the 2019 election, and his supporters erupted in loud celebrations, singing old revolutionary anthem "Grandola" and waving flags.
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Sergio Mattarella elected president of Italy for second term
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Sergio Mattarella elected president of Italy for second term

30 January 2022
Messages of congratulations are pouring in from all over Europe and beyond to the Palazzo del Qurinale in Rome following the news that Sergio Mattarella has been re-elected as president of Italy for a second term, breaking a political stalemate that threatened to bring the country to a new political crisis.