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Opinion: Third meeting of 3+3 and reconfiguration of the South Caucasus geopolitics
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Opinion: Third meeting of 3+3 and reconfiguration of the South Caucasus geopolitics

23 October 2024
On 18 October, the 3+3 regional cooperation platform which hypothetically includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia “plus” three surrounding powers (Türkiye, Iran, and Russia) convened the third meeting at the ministerial level, though again without the participation of Georgia. Hosted by Türkiye in Istanbul, the meeting took place amidst a sensitive security situation in the wider region due to the ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine war, the potential Iran-Israel war, the upcoming fateful parliamentary elections in Georgia, and certainly, the persisting challenges in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.

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EU leaders discuss Salisbury attack and wider hybrid threats
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EU leaders discuss Salisbury attack and wider hybrid threats

23 March 2018
The European Union condemned in the strongest possible terms the recent attack in Salisbury. EU leaders agreed with the UK government's assessment that it is highly likely that the Russian Federation is responsible and that there is no plausible alternative explanation.
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Belarus president visits Georgia
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Belarus president visits Georgia

22 March 2018
Georgian-Belarus relations improved after 2008, when unexpectedly Belarus did not follow Russia in recognising the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia despite Kremlin pressure.
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Putin re-elected president of Russia
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Putin re-elected president of Russia

19 March 2018
A Russian state TV exit poll gave him 73.9% of the vote. The victory was widely predicted and marks an increase in his share of the vote from 2012, when he won 64%. The exit poll put the turnout at 63.7%, down on 2012, and the lowest in a presidential election in Russia since 1991
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