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West Asia
Ruling Party Prevails in Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgia’s governing party has won parliamentary elections according to near-complete results released amid accusations of vote rigging from the opposition, RFERL/RL reports. With votes in 99 percent of the constituencies now counted, the Georgian Dream party had clinched about 48.6 percent while the opposition United National Movement (ENM) came in…
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South East Asia
Iran and Vietnam cancel visa regime
Iran and Vietnam have signed two documents for bilateral cooperation in the presence of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The first document was signed by the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Vietnamese counterpart Phạm Binh Minh. The agreement…
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West Asia
Georgia Reaches Out for the Ethnic Vote
On the eve of Georgia´s October 8 parliamentary elections, political parties have been courting the rural minority vote more than ever before. Although ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Georgia have traditionally cast their votes for the ruling party of the day, experts say this is likely to be different this…
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East Asia
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East Asia
China to sell 215 subway train wagons to Iran
An Iranian rail company and a Chinese counterpart have signed a contract for the production of 215 subway train wagons. The wagons will be used in three major cities of Tabriz, Shiraz and Isfahan, Trend reports with reference to the IRNA news agency. According to a 2025 outlook, Iran should…
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Central Asia
Putin to visit Turkey on October 10
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey on October 10, the Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said. According to him, Putin will meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and address an energy congress, which will be held in Istanbul on October 9-13, TASS reports.
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East Asia
Korean Peace Activism came to South Caucasus
Interview with Mrs. Amy Kim; “Media and Press Department Manager of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, North Seoul branch.” Mrs. Kim, could you tell us the main information about your organization? As a Korean War Veteran and peace advocate, HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee launched HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World…
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West Asia
The “Hidden Children” of the South Caucasus
However much the Caucasus might be associated with widespread affection for children, that warmth and understanding does not always exist for disabled children. Even when parents accept their children as they are, many in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – whether fellow students, teachers or civil servants – nonetheless try to…
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Central Asia
Moscow and Baku are linked by mutual arms supply
The volume of Russian-Azerbaijani mutual supplies of military-industrial complex products over the past seven years has quadrupled, the director general of the production association ‘Sharq’ of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence Industry, Ilgar Nazarov, said at the ADEX-2016 exhibition. “The figure is growing rapidly for the last three or four…
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East Asia
China to invest Iran’s fisheries, aquaculture
Iran and China have signed agreements which will bring ¥20bn Chinese finance to country’s fisheries and aquaculture, Mehr reports. Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Agriculture told Iran’s IRIB news center that meeting with Chinese counterpart hit the agreement by which China would invest in northern and southern fisheries and aquaculture of…
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