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Will Ilia II reconcile Georgia and Russia?

By Michael Vardzelashvili

Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is the first for a long time official person of the country who is going to visit Russian capital. Patriarch arrives in Moscow at the award ceremony. Ilia II will be awarded the prize "for his outstanding contribution to strengthening the unity of Orthodox peoples". Celebrations have been organized by the International Fund of Orthodox Christians. Visit of the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church will be held at the invitation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill.  READ MORE

Major events in Caspian countries' oil and gas industry for week

Azerbaijani State Oil Fund budget approved for 2013 READ MORE

Mali Intervention Exposes Europe’s Security Shortcomings

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By Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer and Martin Michelot

Since the intervention in Libya in 2011, which highlighted strong dissensions between France and Germany in the conduct of military engagement, Europeans have been waiting for a new opportunity to prove they could unite around a common objective, away from Brussels and the near-constant series of crisis meetings. READ MORE

Ukraine has done everything for successful OSCE chairmanship - Viacheslav Yatsiuk

The head of the working group on ensuring Ukraine's OSCE chairmanship and the director of the political department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Viacheslav Yatsiuk, spoke in an interview with UKRINFORM about how Kyiv prepared for its chairmanship of the organization, and about the prospects and possible consequences for Ukraine from the fulfillment of a complicated international mission.  READ MORE