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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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Kaladze warns of attempts to distabilise Georgia
2 June 2018
The Mayor of Tbilisi told journalists "In Georgia, everyone has the right to speak freely, everyone can express their views, but the forces that seek to destabilize the situation and fuel protests, should know that we will not let anyone do that"
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Protests in Tbilisi after court judgement
1 June 2018
Protestors in Tbilisi are calling for the resignation of the Prime Minister and his government amid accustations of a cover up in the case of the murder of two teenagers in Tbilisi last December.
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Azerbaijan president receives Islamic diplomats accredited to Baku
31 May 2018
President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday (31 May) received at his office in Baku Muslim diplomats accredited to Azerbaijan and exchanged with them greetings on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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EU Envoy meets new Armenian leadership during Yerevan visit
30 May 2018
Toivo Klaar met with Prime Minister Pashanyan, as well as other key members of his government
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Pashinyan visits Georgia (Updated)
30 May 2018
"It is not a coincidence that my first official visit took place in Georgia. This reveals not only my people's attitude to Georgia, but also my personal attitude to the Georgian people and the country" Pashinyan stated on his arrival in Tbilisi
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Syria recognises Abkhazia and South Ossetia
30 May 2018
Georgia has broken off diplomatic relations with Damascus, and hopes no others will follow. In another twist, a team playing under the Abkhaz flag will this week participate in an alternative football world cup in London.
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Opinion: Pashinyan's timely visit to Georgia
29 May 2018
Armenian-Georgian relations are friendly, regardless of some tensions under the surface. During his visit to Georgia this week Nikol Pashinyan should focus on pragmatic issues related to transport corridors, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed.
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Armenia marks 100th anniversary of first republic
29 May 2018
Officials, led by president Armen sargsian and Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan payed homage to those who fell in the struggle for independence at the Sardarapat memorial in Yerevan.
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Monday Commentary: The 1918 republics in the South Caucasus lit a beacon which has never been extinguished since
29 May 2018
The festivities marking the centennial of the first republics in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia were well deserved, and not without present-day significance, for regardless of the managed narratives the powerful messages from a hundred years ago still resonate throughout the region, argues Dennis Sammut.