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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
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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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Azerbaijan marks 30th anniversary of Black January
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Azerbaijan marks 30th anniversary of Black January

20 January 2020
The events of 20 January marked the final break of Soviet power with the people of Azerbaijan. After 20 January the Communist Party was completely discredited. Azerbaijani statehood was restored by a decision of the Azerbaijani parliament on 18 October 1991 - although independence only followed the collapse of the USSR at the end of that year.
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Azerbaijan honours pioneer of its oil industry
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Azerbaijan honours pioneer of its oil industry

15 January 2020
In an emotional speech president Ilham Aliyev spoke about the contribution of Koshbakht Yusifzade to Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry. The president also said that oil and gas will remain the bedrock of the Azerbaijani economy for many years to come.
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Karabakh conflict claims its first victim of the year
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Karabakh conflict claims its first victim of the year

8 January 2020
Azerbaijan reports that one of its soldiers, a member of the Azerbaijani Border Guards Service, was killed by an Armenian sniper in the afternoon of Tuesday (7 January) in an incident at the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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