Tbilisi hosted the first meeting after the elections of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and Bijna Ivanishvili, a leader of the coalition of "Georgian Dream". Following the meeting, the two sides confirmed that Georgia will move closer to NATO and the EU. "In this respect our views coincide. Our strategy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration," said Ivanishvili, who must take the post of Prime Minister of Georgia.
According to him, the strategy of "Georgian Dream" coincides with the strategy of the former government and will continue in the future. Ivanishvili also announced that Georgia will join NATO. Saakashvili said that Georgia is currently the "historical process" of transference of power to the opposition in a democratic way.
"We are passing peacefully most of the features that is made for the first time in this region. Georgian people have made a choice, and we respect the choice of our people," Saakashvili said. According to him, the party has some "fundamental differences with opponents," but "we need to preserve democracy and to ensure that in future elections were democratic." The opposition won more than 54% of the vote in the parliamentary elections on October 1. Saakashvili's supporters won more than 40%. Now a parliamentary majority must form a Cabinet of Ministers and approve the candidacy of the prime minister, proposed by the president.
On Monday, Ivanishvili announced the makeup of his new government. At the same time earlier, Saakashvili said that he would submit to parliament that candidate of the prime minister, which will be proposed by a new majority in Parliament. -02D-
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Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan made an unexpected statement during a government session, emphasizing the need for a strategic deal with Azerbaijan. According to him, the future peaceful coexistence of the two countries must be guaranteed for the next century, and addressing this issue is the most crucial and fundamental task for both sides.
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A new draft agreement on financing climate programs, unveiled at the 29th session of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP29), proposes allocating at least $1.3 trillion (€1.23 trillion) annually for climate protection measures and adaptation to the impact of climate change, according to a 34-page document released on Wednesday. The draft, developed with input from developing nations, aims to address the needs of the world's poorest countries, though several contentious issues remain unresolved, AFP reported.
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On November 13, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Afghan Taliban held talks in Baku as part of the COP29 conference. According to a report by Turan correspondent, the discussions took place behind closed doors and lasted for over an hour. No statements were made to the press following the meeting. Furthermore, conference security prevented journalists from asking questions to the meeting participants.
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Kichikhanim Khalilova, the wife of arrested public activist and first-group disabled person, Famil Khalilov, reported being followed during her time at the COP29 conference on November 13. She had been accredited in the "Green Zone" as a civil rights activist. From the moment she entered the conference area, a young man began to follow her.
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