Day: December 9, 2023

The Daily Beat: 8 December  Civil Georgia

Georgian Justice Minister, UN Under-Secretary-General discuss Sustainable Development Goals  Agenda.ge

Yerevan accepted Blinken’s proposal to hold a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington  ARMENPRESS

The solution to the problem of incomplete convertibility of currencies, in particular faced by Russia in its recently increased foreign trade with India, may be the creation of a unit of account on the BRICS platform, and Russia will promote this topic within the framework of its presidency, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, Azernews reports, citing Interfax.

Following an important development on the road to lasting peace in the South Caucasus between Azerbaijan and Armenia, there is new hope in the region for ending the 200-year feud between the neighbours. On 7 December, negotiations between the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia reached an important agreement. The sides agreed to take tangible steps to build confidence between the two countries.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace his Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the Yomiuri newspaper said, following slush fund allegations that threaten to paralyze his already ailing government, Report informs via Bloomberg.

Another family has emerged as the richest in the world. For the first time, the House of Nahyan has joined Bloomberg’s annual ranking of family fortunes, and done so at the very top. With a $305 billion fortune, the Al Nahyans of Abu Dhabi topped the Walt

As the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the Middle East, the European Commission will provide €125 million in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in 2024, Report informs, citing the commission.

The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve the sale of 45,000 shells for Israel’s Merkava tanks for use in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza, according to four sources familiar with the matter, including a US official and a former US officia