Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova sign cooperation agreement in Tbilisi
The Foreign Ministers of the GUAM countries (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova) have signed a joint communiqué on their readiness to continue close cooperation, Interfax reports.
The signing took place on Sunday, October 8, in Tbilisi. The special meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMFA) of GUAM was devoted to the 20th anniversary of the founding of the organization. According to Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze, they discussed prospects for further …
Latvia receives 65 combat reconnaissance armored vehicles from Britain
The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) received 65 out of 123 caterpillar combat reconnaissance armored cars from the UK. This was accomplished as part of a military equipment purchase agreement made between the two countries in 2014, as reported by Baltnews citing the press service of Latvian Ministry of Defense.
The project to mechanize the land forces of the Latvian Army is divided into several phases and stages. The acquisition of 123 armored vehicles is stipulated as part of this project. …
NATO Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Ukraine in 2020
The spring 2020 session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) will be held in Kyiv.
This was reported by Verkhovna Rada member Irina Friz, who heads the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO PA.
“This is important and very good news! The Permanent Committee of the NATO PA approved the application of Ukraine for the spring session of the NATO PA in Kyiv. We have been granted this right in 2020,” she wrote on Facebook on Sunday evening.
In her opinion, this is “not only a manifestation of Ukraine’ …
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi gives Putin duvet cover for his birthday
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi flew to Russia for President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday and presented the President with an embroidered handmade duvet cover, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reports.
The gift has a picture of Putin and Berlusconi, shaking hands. The photo of the duvet cover was also published by La Stampa and La Republica.
According to Italian media, Berlusconi congratulated Putin while they were in Sochi though the Kremlin made no official report of …
Media: Armed Forces of Ukraine gained control over the runway and the ruins of the Donetsk airport
The Ukrainian military took full control of the runway and the outskirts of the Donetsk airport along the demarcation line in eastern Ukraine. They also installed the Ukrainian flag a few meters from the destroyed terminal, TSN news program reports.
"The Ukrainian language on this side is heard everywhere, in commands, orders and conversations. And this annoys the separatists, who are positioned some hundreds of meters away, a lot, “ the report says.
The Ukrainian military know when to open …