Day: June 2, 2026

Azerbaijan’s strong geological potential and growing opportunities for exploration could position the country for a new phase of energy development.

The process of transferring the operation of the Baku–Tbilisi–Erzurum (BTE) gas pipeline to SOCAR is continuing according to schedule, AzerNEWS reports.

Azerbaijan has announced the acceptance of submissions for the creative exhibition “Plein Air Works” (Plener əsərlər), a project aimed at helping professional artists develop their skills in direct observation of nature and achieve a more authentic representation of reality in their artworks, AzerNEWS reports.

On International Children’s Protection Day, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theatre has presented a performance based on the world-famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s work “The Little Prince,” AzerNEWS reports.

The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has implied that Berlin is delaying receiving credentials of Alexander Kartozia, who was appointed as Georgia’s ambassador to Germany last autumn, in a statement shared with Civil.ge on June 2.

According to the MFA, Kartozia was appointed as an ambassador on October 1, 2025, on the basis of the agrément granted by Germany on September 10, 2025, but he has yet to present his credentials to the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, even if “the copies of his letters of credence were submitted to the German Federal Foreign Office on December 17, 2025.”

“As far as we are aware, since October 1, 2025, to this day the President of Germany has received letters of credence from the newly appointed ambassadors of Lebanon, Bahrain, Ecuador, Ghana, Canada, Nigeria, Indonesia, the Union of the Comoros, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, New Zealand, and Mongolia,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The MFA said that Tbilisi “has not received any official explanation” from Berlin, reiterating earlier concerns that the German Foreign Office is also yet to update the “information regarding representatives of the Georgian government” on its website, “despite repeated official notifications submitted by the Georgian side.”

Tbilisi has been insisting that the German Foreign Office update the country’s profile on the website of the Federal Foreign Office by reflecting incumbent government representatives “in accordance with the changes resulting from” the October 2024 parliamentary elections and the subsequent presidential vote.

In particular, Georgian MFA has been calling to remove the listing of Salome Zurabishvili as president and of Ilia Darchiashvili as foreign minister and replace them with Mikheil Kavelashvili and Maka Botchorishvili, respectively. Both Botchorishvili’s appointment as a foreign minister and Kavelashvili’s election by the Georgian Dream-dominated college to succeed Zurabishvili took place after the disputed 2024 parliamentary vote and amid the GD-led government’s struggle to gain domestic and international legitimacy.

“The Georgian side finds the German Federal Foreign Office’s inconsistent approach toward the Georgian state fully incomprehensible,” the MFA said in the June statement.

The statement comes amid continued low in bilateral relations between Tbilisi and Berlin, traditional close partners, with the German Foreign Office repeatedly defending Ambassador Peter Fischer, who is ending his mission in Georgia, from what it called “baseless accusations” and “aggressive rhetoric” by the ruling Georgian Dream party representatives.

Berlin had also recalled its diplomat for several weeks for consultations late in 2025 amid what the Foreign Office described as Georgian leaders “agitating” against the EU, Germany, and the ambassador personally.

Also Read:

• 19/05/2026 – Kaladze Extends ‘Condolences’ as Saarbrücken Breaks Off Contacts with Partner City Tbilisi
• 28/11/2025 – German Ambassador Speaks with RFE/RL About GD Attacks, Bilateral Relations, EU Prospects
• 26/02/2025 – German Education Ministry Halts Expansion of Scientific Cooperation with Georgia

The increase in foreign exchange reserves strengthens the country’s ability to maintain macroeconomic stability, support the national currency, and withstand potential external economic shocks.