Georgia and Turkey discussed the further liberalization of agricultural tariffs under the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, as well as the possibility of including the provision of services in the document. Georgia Online quoted, the Georgian Ministry of Economy as reporting. The 12th meeting of the Joint Committee under the Georgian-Turkish Free Trade …

The European Union should seek direct talks with President Vladimir Putin even as it stands together against “provocations” from Russia, said Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday. “In my opinion, we as the European Union must also seek direct contact with Russia and the Russian president,” she told parliament. “It is not enough for the American …

More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships have shadowed a British warship sailing near Crimea, BBC reported. Moscow’s defence ministry said a patrol ship fired warning shots and a jet dropped bombs in the path of HMS Defender as it sailed some 12 miles (19km) off Crimea’s coast. The UK government rejected Russia’s …

A very thick Saharan dust cloud is moving over the Mediterranean Sea into Italy and Southeast Europe over the past couple of days, The Watchers reported. Coupled with exceptionally high temperatures affecting the region, this dust is contributing to lower visibility, respiratory issues, and lower Air Quality Index. The worst affected on June 23 are …

Reporters Without Borders has issued a statement saying that a group of Spanish journalists working on the border with Azerbaijan in Armenia has been threatened by the Azerbaijani military. “The team of Spanish journalists was threatened to be killed by the Azerbaijani armed forces when they were filming in the Gegharkunik region near the border …

The Dutch parliament has passed a new resolution with an overwhelming majority of votes, in which it urges the government not to attend the The Dutch parliament calls on the government not to attend the European Football Championship in Baku The Dutch parliament has passed a new resolution with an overwhelming majority of votes, in …

Immediately after the parliamentary election voting held on June 21, 2021, new dangerous manifestations of dividing people into groups, developing insults and hatred and intolerance were brought to the public domain, the Office of the Human Rights Defender has said. We are talking about the artificial divisions that deepen the polarization of the society “villagers …

As of 11:00 on June 24, a total of 224,533 cases of coronavirus disease were confirmed, of which 216,312 people have recovered, and 4,505 people have died. At least 2,620 patients are currently receiving treatment. A total of 1,163,742 tests have been performed with 3,452 tests yesterday, revealing 103 new cases. Some 82 people have …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a telephone conversation, on the initiative of Aliyev, the Kremlin press service reported. “The parties discussed the practical aspects of the implementation of the November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021 agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh. Special attention …

Members of the Lega party of the Italian Parliament Massimiliano Capitano and Julio Centemero have issued a statement, calling for the release without preconditions of the Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan, the Embassy of Armenia in Italy reported. “Azerbaijan continues to hold many Armenian prisoners of war hostage for their use in political …