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Georgia to open land borders one year after closing

Georgia to open land borders one year after closing

Georgia will open its land borders from June 1, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze said. The decision was made by the Interdepartmental Council for the Prevention of Coronavirus …

Baku accuses Yerevan of politicizing border delimitation

Baku accuses Yerevan of politicizing border delimitation

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry assesses the appeal of Yerevan to the CSTO in connection with the situation on the state border of the two countries as an attempt to politicize the issue, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said in a …

Kyrgyz-Tajik dispute area to receive special status

Kyrgyz-Tajik dispute area to receive special status

The Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, where an armed border conflict with Tajikistan took place in late April, will receive a special status in the near future, Prime Minister of the republic Ulukbek Maripov said on Tuesday. "The …

Leilek conflict: why do CSTO countries attack each other?

Leilek conflict: why do CSTO countries attack each other?

The situation on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan escalated in Leilek district on April 28. A day later military clashes between the Kyrgyz and Tajik forces broke out. Late on April 29, the sides agreed on a ceasefire and pulling back …

Migration of Armenian people to Russia begins?

Migration of Armenian people to Russia begins?

Russia's border with Armenia will open on February 1.  According to a number of experts, it could result in a "great resettlement" of the Armenian citizens against the background of the country's most difficult …

Cavusoglu to discuss Azerbaijan border security with Lavrov

Cavusoglu to discuss Azerbaijan border security with Lavrov

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu plans to discuss Azerbaijan border security with his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov during the upcoming talks in Sochi. "We cooperate with Russia in many spheres, even though our views …

Sarkisyan asks Putin to assist border demarcation with Azerbaijan

Sarkisyan asks Putin to assist border demarcation with Azerbaijan

Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan has sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he asks the Russian leader to assist the border demarcation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to avoid tensions between Yerevan and …

Remnants of Armenian army to guard border

Remnants of Armenian army to guard border

Armenia's Armed Forces will have to solve the issue of ensuring security on the 520 km border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, head of the General Department of Personnel Management of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia …

EAEU tightens rules for declaring money at customs

EAEU tightens rules for declaring money at customs

The new rules for declaring money at customs came into effect in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) states. Now, if the total amount of cash exceeds the equivalent of $100,000, they should not only be declared, but their origin …

Protesters rally against Ingushetia-Chechnya border deal

Protesters rally against Ingushetia-Chechnya border deal

Several hundred people are rallying in a city in Russia's North Caucasus, protesting a land swap deal with a neighboring region. The regions of Ingushetia and Chechnya last week signed a deal to exchange what was described as …