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Putin remains focused on "near abroad". The Russian leader will meet the leaders of CIS countries in St Petersburg next week
20 December 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains focused on the "near abroad". Tomorrow and on Monday (21-22 December) Putin will attend a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and an informal meeting of CIS leaders in St. Petersburg.
The Kremlin press service reported that during the EAEU meeting, the leaders plan to discuss current issues related to the EAEU's activities, outline guidelines for further deepening integration processes and developing the Union's single market, and approve a number of significant documents and decisions.
Furthermore, at Vladimir Putin's initiative, the traditional informal meeting of the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States will take place in St. Petersburg on December 22. The Russian President will also hold bilateral discussions with the leaders of a number of countries.
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Coronavirus in the South Caucasus - an update on 18 March
18 March 2020
Armenia is hastening to build a new hospital ward as the number of cases in the country reaches 84
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The Russian Orthodox Church responds to Coronavirus
18 March 2020
The new orders, approved by Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, include new sanitary standards for general liturgy services as well as baptism, communion and other sacraments. They also outline general hygiene recommendations for churches.
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Coronavirus in the South Caucasus - an update
17 March 2020
Up to now the numbers of those tested positive for the virus in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia has been in double digits, both in individual countries as well as region wide. On Tuesday (17 March) the numbers of those tested positive in the three countries collectively went into three digits, with the combined number of cases reaching 119.
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Armenia declares a state of emergency
16 March 2020
The state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic enters into force on Monday evening and lasts for one month
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Monday Commentary: Solidarity will help the world overcome the coronavirus crisis faster and with less damage
16 March 2020
In the South Caucasus the efforts to combat the spread of the virus appear to be well co-ordinated, and adequate resources allocated. There are however some looming dangers, writes Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary
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Church bells ring across Georgia as Orthodox Church adapts in face of Coronavirus threats
15 March 2020
The Georgian Orthodox Church over the last days appeared to be struggling in the way it deals with the threat of the virus, with controversy over the use of the communal cup when the faithful receive the sacrament during mass.
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South Caucasus countries struggle to keep coronavirus in check as the number of confirmed cases in the region rises to 64
14 March 2020
There are now travel restrictions on the usually busy borders between Georgia and Armenia and Georgia and Azerbaijan
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Opinion: Special but not quite strategic
12 March 2020
Benyamin Poghosyan discusses the relationship between Armenia and Georgia and argues that despite the close relations, and the efforts of the leaders, it is not yet strategic.
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Turkmen president in Baku
11 March 2020
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are currently exploring ways in which they can increase their co-operation, especially through the use of Azerbaijani infrastructure for the transportation of Turkmen energy resources to Europe.