Author: Arshalous Bagdazarian

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a delegation of the European Union led by Sanctions Envoy David O’Sullivan as part of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, UzA reported. The parties considered various aspects of the multifaceted partnership between Uzbekistan and the EU, primarily in trade and economic sphere. They noted with sarisfaction growth in the volume of mutual trade observed in recent years, the increase in the number of joint ventures and investment projects implemented under the EU GSP+ preferential system. The sides also exchanged views on the current issues of the international agenda. Source : Akipress

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The play “The Border’s Secret” was co-directed by Shiva Sarmast from Iran and Harutyun Hovhannisyan from Armenia at Babylon Theater on March 24 and 25. Sarmast and Hovhannisyan also played roles in the play, which was performed by a cast composed of Shideh Ghaffarian and Pedram Zamani from Iran, Aram Sardaryan from Armenia, Corrina Odd from Russia and Anastasia Rykunova from Ukraine. “The idea to stage the play entered my mind during a meeting with my Armenian friends, including Harutyun Hovhannisyan,” Sarmast told the Persian service of MNA on Friday. “We agreed to speak in our native languages, asking something…

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Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of Dragon Oil, welcomed a high-level delegation from the Republic of Turkmenistan, headed by Ashyrguly Begliyev, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan in Dubai. The delegation comprised Haji Muhammad Raja Muradov, Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan, Batyr Amanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkmen Gas, Sardar Mamed Jarajayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the UAE, Jovanch Agajanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkmennebit, and Nyazly Nyazlyyev, Chairman of the State Concern (Turkmenhimiya). Also in attendance were Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Ahmed Sharaf, Hussain Lootah, and Qusay Al Shared, Board Members…

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The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 28 April, USD exchange rate up by 0.21 drams to 386.64 drams. EUR exchange rate down by 2.16 drams to 424.69 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.11 drams to 4.85 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 0.09 drams to 481.83 drams. The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals. Gold price down by 202.15 drams to 24683.15 drams. Silver price up by 3.83 drams to 312.57 drams. Platinum price stood at 16414.1 drams. Source : Armenpress

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Supporters of Serbian right-wing opposition parties on Friday demanded that populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government resign over a Western-backed plan for normalizing relations with neighboring Kosovo. In Belgrade, several hundred people held banners reading “No to capitulation,” or “Vucic resign,” in what they described as a “warning protest” against the 11-point plan that U.S and European Union officials say is a way out of the decades-old dispute between the former Balkan war foes. Similar gatherings were held in several other towns. Friday’s protest outside the government headquarters also coincided with the start of the NATO bombing…

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Ukrainian children who returned from Russia after months of being deported have recounted the political indoctrination and mental trauma they endured during their detention. At least 17 children, residents of besieged Kharkiv and Kherson, came back to Ukraine this week, non-profit Save Ukraine said in a release on Thursday. An emotional video of their return to Ukraine from Crimea showed at least eight children, including teenagers, being reunited with their families after stepping out of a minivan. Another social media post by Save Ukraine shows the children with their belongings at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. “Children from Kherson and Kharkiv regions are finally in Ukraine. They and their…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian Federal Parliament on the eve of the anniversary of the launch of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. “You know we did everything to solve that problem in a peaceful way, we were open to any peace scenario,” Putin said. “But the West turned a blind eye to all the killings by the Kyiv regime and to all the terrorist actions in Donbas,” he said. “I want to point out that all this happened before the special operation, as well as the fact that Kyiv was supplied with weapons before the operation began.” “The…

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The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan bickered over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region Saturday, highlighting their disparate positions and offering scant evidence that lasting peace was on the cards as they met in Munich. Tensions between the two ex-Soviet neighbors have escalated over a two-month blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only land route giving Armenia direct access to Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev’s first face-to-face encounter since October began with talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, following which both sides said progress on…

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(9/3 – 50) Kazakhstan is gearing up for snap elections of the lower house of parliament on March 19, and there is a sense of anticipation in the air. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who came to power in 2019, called for snap elections in the wake of the deadly street protests in January 2022. The elections are part of the president’s ambitious reform agenda, Jana Kazakhstan (New Kazakhstan), which aims to usher in a new era of political liberalization. The parliamentary elections are stage two of Tokayev’s program, following his re-election winning 80 percent of the votes last November. The coming…

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Aberdeenshire brewer BrewDog are in the midst of planning to open 100 bars across India after already opening “three brilliant BrewDog bars” there with two more on the way. North-east beer giant BrewDog has announced its latest expansion as the firm continues to grow around the world. Seeing as though BrewDog has already dipped its toes, or should we say cans, into the global market through a nationwide chain of pubs, it comes as no surprise that the brewery hopes to open 100 more in India. The Aberdeenshire-founded brewer recently announced how eager it is to dive into Southern Asia as, within five years,…

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