Day: February 18, 2024

Germany could increase military spending to as much as 3.5% of economic output as it ramps up investment to reverse years of neglect of the armed forces, according to Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Azernews reports.

Singreise Georgien 10 Tage | mit Levan Bitarovi via ⁦@georgiainsight1⁩ #GeorgianPolyphony #ReisenInGeorgien https://t.co/BSX48wiOc0

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) February 18, 2024

Vulcano in Georgia … via Giorgi Liparteliani pic.twitter.com/Mkn95Hx7d0

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) February 18, 2024

We are committed to closer strategic dialogue, says Mirzoyan following the meeting with Blinken  ARMENPRESS

Pashinyan meets with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration  ARMENPRESS

Meetings at Munich Security Conference aim to ensure Georgia’s security, mobilise support for EU integration – FM  Agenda.ge

State Department Inspector General investigating suspension of Biden’s Iran envoy: Report  Washington Examiner

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Meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, organized on February 17 at the initiative of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, was constructive. 

This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid in Munich on February 18. “The meeting was held in a…