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Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said he had been ordered by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to fight insurgents in the neighbouring region of Ingushetia after its leader was gravely wounded in a bomb attack. Kadyrov’s harsh tactics have brought relative stability to Chechnya since he was elected in 2007 after more …

Russia on Tuesday defended its proposal for a new security structure in Europe and said it was not aimed at undermining the U.S.-led NATO alliance, but rather at banishing division on the continent. The United States and NATO reacted sharply last year to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for a …

GENEVA Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Switzerland on Wednesday for talks with his Swiss counterpart that will include the situation in Georgia, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said.

The Obama administration on Monday reaffirmed support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity while it pursues better relations with Russia — Georgia’s adversary in last year’s military conflict. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will visit Georgia next month after President Barack Obama’s summit visit to Moscow.  

WASHINGTON US Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Georgia and Ukraine next month for talks on boosting the former Soviet republics’ economies and supporting democratic reforms, his office said Monday. Both trips involve political sensitivities with Russia, and the visit would come shortly after US President Barack Obama travels …

Secretary of the National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan received a delegation headed by the Regional coordinator of the South Caucasus Anti-Drug (SCAD) Programme Gregory Connor. Presenting the program, Gregory Connor pointed that the purpose of the program is to establish cooperation between the three countries of the region – Armenia, …

WASHINGTON Group of Friends of the UN Secretary General for Georgia has expressed regret over Russia’s decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution on prolonging the mandate of the UN observer mission in the region of Georgia and Abkhazia /UNOMIG/. 

MOSCOW Russia will be ready to resume deliberations with Georgia, if the Georgian people elect a new leadership, President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Chinese journalists. 

Georgian Gas-transport Company officially informed ArmRosGazProm on temporary delay of gas supply to Armenia, ArmRosGazProm Press Service reported. The Georgian company plans works on connection of a new section of gas-main pipeline Kazakh-Saguramo (diameter 1000 mm, length 3,6 km). During construction period, unrestricted gas supply will be implemented from the …

Bucharest Romania’s foreign minister promised continued backing for Georgia’s bids to join the European Union and NATO during a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Friday in Bucharest.