Giorgi Margvelashvili, the President of Georgia has accused Russia of carrying out creeping occupation against Georgia. Speaking today in Baku at the Global Forum, he said that "the overall security in the Caucasus region violate creeping Russian occupation in Georgia, the events in Ukraine, the growing threat of terrorism and refugee crisis."
"Today, 20% of the territory of Georgia is occupied by Russia, and 15% of our population are IDPs. Despite this, Georgia not a member of NATO, is able to make the biggest contribution to global security support for the mission," Margvelashvili said. -02D-
Politics
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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