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Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev discussed military cooperation with his Georgian counterpart Bacho Akhalaia today, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia is on an official visit to Baku. During the visit, he will hold talks with his Azerbaijani Counterpart Safar Abiyev. Akhalaia is expected to meet with the country’s leadership.

To commemorate national leader Heydar Aliyev’s 88th anniversary, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Greece held the Day of Azerbaijan at the Athens campus of the University of Indianapolis – the largest university in Greece.

The European Union on Tuesday announced a Euro46 million (USD 61 million) macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to support its economic recovery. The financial aid package was approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday after

Georgia raises the issue of returning the OSCE mission to the country. Talks with the Lithuanian President will be held in this sphere, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told journalists before a meeting of the Georgian and Lithuanian presidents.

The EU should move faster on free trade agreements and negotiations for visa-free travel with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, which are ‘inexpensive’ policies that can be pursued in times of austerity as funding priorities shift to the southern neighbourhood, Georgi Baramidze, Georgia’s minister responsible for EU and Nato affairs said.

Georgia and Russia are scheduled to open their next round of talks on Russia’s membership in the World Trade Organization in the Swiss city of Bern. The negotiations start on Thursday and finish a day later.

Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan received Romanian Ambassador to Armenia Crina Rodica Prunariu to discuss programs of cooperation.

Tbilisi will host a meeting between U.S. ambassadors to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Matt Bryza, the ambassador to Azerbaijan, the envoys will discuss the activity of embassies in the region. “The ambassadors will focus on coordination of efforts for ensuring regional security, development of economic ties and other …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Grigol Vashadze, has arrived in Armenia for a working visit today, Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Georgia Grigol Vashadze and Edward Nalbandian will hold a meeting to discuss the process of …