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Both the EU and NATO have denounced the elections in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia that were held on 26 August. The acting president, a pro-Russian businessman Alexander Ankvab, was elected president with more than 54% of votes and immediately confirmed commitment to further strengthening Russian-Abkhazian relations.

Advisers of the Integrated Border Management Program in the South Caucasus will meet today in Tbilisi, Georgia. The meeting aims at hearing reports on the work done by the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Georgian offices within the program in 2010.

On Wednesday, The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly has adopted another resolution in support of Georgia by 80 votes to 16. The document entitled “National sovereignty and statehood in modern international law – the need to clarify” was prepared by German MP Marina Schuster.

NATO has repeatedly stated the Karabakh settlement issue to be outside of the Alliance’s scope, Romanian ambassador to Armenia said. “This, however, does not mean NATO is not concerned over the issue,” Crina Prunariu told a news conference in Yerevan.

A delegation headed by Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov has ended a working visit to Uzbekistan. Traikov held meetings with Uzbek Economy Minister Galina Saidova and Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade Minister Ravshan Gulyamov.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Tbilisi is a significant event in Georgia-France relations, Deputy Foreign Minister David Jalagania said at a briefing in Tbilisi on Monday. During the meeting, Sarkozy will meet with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. The sides will discuss bilateral

The next round of the Russian-Georgian negotiations on the Russian Federation’s joining the WTO will be held on October 7-8, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Jalagania said at a briefing on Monday. He said that this is likely to be the last round of talks this year.

Bulgaria is an important partner of Georgia and is seen as the shortest way the country can reach the EU, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has declared after meeting with Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov. “Our two countries are very much alike – we have gone through

Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia met in Warsaw Thursday. Successful development of bilateral relations was underlined at the meeting. The sides expressed confidence Azerbaijan-Georgia cooperation would continue to expand in a variety of fields.

The Director of the Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Justin Friedman and Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Eric S. Rubin will travel to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.