Day: December 4, 2025
As forecasts pour in from global institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the picture for 2026 is mixed, both globally and for Azerbaijan. While several risk factors remain, recent domestic policy signals and diversification efforts offer room for cautious optimism.
International outlooks for 2026 paint a cautious global economic trajectory. Trade tensions, evolving energy markets, and shifting geopolitical dynamics are expected to slow growth in many regions. The Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) projects global growth of about 2.9 per cent in 2026, tempered by weakening global demand and heightened volatility.
Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili is attending the 32nd meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna from December 3-5. She met with the OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Jan Braathu, with additional bilateral meetings scheduled.
Meeting with OSCE Secretary General
On December 3, Botchorishvili met with OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu.
“Minister Botchorishvili discusses the Russia-Georgia conflict and the grave security, human rights, and humanitarian situation in the occupied regions,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported, adding, “The OSCE’s engagement in the peaceful resolution of the conflict was underscored. In this regard, the importance of the Geneva International Discussions was highlighted.”
The sides also reviewed “the challenges related to Georgia’s security and stability” and emphasized “the necessity of upholding the principles of international law as essential for strengthening peace and stability in the region.”
Meeting with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
On December 3, Botchorishvili also met with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Jan Braathu.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry said the parties discussed media freedom challenges in the OSCE region, with Botchorishvili placing “particular emphasis” on what it described as “the deliberate disinformation campaigns targeting Georgia, which are aimed at undermining the country’s stability, and underscored the role of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in addressing such threats.”
“Maka Botchorishvili noted that ensuring freedom of expression and a free and pluralistic media environment is one of the main priorities of the Georgian government.”
More to follow…
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