18 January: The Russian and Armenian foreign ministers discussed preparations for an upcoming meeting of the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and a number of bilateral affairs, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Sergei Lavrov and Edu

17 January: Georgian Foreign Ministry officials have said that Russia is holding informal negotiations with some African countries, trying to persuade them to recognize Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Deputy Georgian Foreig

17 January: Experienced diplomat Temuri Alasania, the uncle of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, has become an adviser to the Georgian Foreign Ministry. He is expected to focus on the revival of contacts with Russia, which were practically broken af

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16 January: Iran on Sunday acknowledged receipt of a letter from the United States administration over Strait of Hormuz.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that the US administration has forwarded a letter to the Islamic Republic of Iran th

15 January: The Joint Control Commission supervising the peacekeeping operation in Transdniestria has reached agreements that would bring down tensions after an incident at a peacekeepers post where Moldovan citizen Vadim Pisar was wounded lethally on Jan