When looking at the dominant forms of government in the past century, countries with autocratic regimes were in the majority for the longest time. A downward trend in autocracies only began after the end of the Second World War, accelerated by the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Since then, the two variants of government have been in a neck-and-neck race and were almost equally split in 2022.
The US continues to encourage Azerbaijan and Armenia to try to reach a durable agreement, US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing on February 27, Trend reports.
„I don't have any announcements to make, but we continue to encourage both sides to try to reach a durable, lasting agreement“, he said.
Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers are set to meet in Germany on February 28 and 29.
Germany congratulates Armenia and Azerbaijan on taking courageous steps and building confidence, Steffen Hebestreit, German Government Spokesperson, said, Trend reports.
„We stand ready to support further normalization process based on mutual recognition of sovereignty, inviolability of borders, and territorial integrity“, he wrote on his page on X.
Kazakhstan plans to deliver 100,000 tons of oil to Germany through the “Druzhba” pipeline in August this year.
This was announced on Sunday by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
According to the information, it is planned to transport oil in the direction of PSN “Samara” for its further delivery in the direction of “Adamova zastava” (Poland - Germany) from the resources of the company "Karachaganak Petroleum Operating" B.V.
Over the course of the country's invasion of Ukraine, beliefs about who is a friend and who is a foe of Russia have consolidated among its population. There is one surprising exception, however - Ukraine itself.
Kazakhstan accounts for 80 percent of the transit land shipments along the China-Europe route, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during his meeting with Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in an expanded format, Trend reports.
The United States and Taiwan signed a trade agreement on Thursday to strengthen their economic ties, amid rising tensions with China. The U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade hopes to improve customs and border procedures as well as other policies between the two countries. While Washington and Taipei have no formal diplomatic ties, the two governments are connected through unofficial relations and have $105.7 billion dollars in annual trade.
Kazakhstan plans to send another 20,000 tons of oil to Germany via the Druzhba oil pipeline in April, Kazinform news agency reports.
As Minister of Energy Bolat Akchulakov announced on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers during a government meeting, the first batch of 20 thousand tons has already been shipped, the second batch - in the same volume was sent in March. In general, according to the contract, Kazakhstan should deliver 300 thousand tons of oil.
Germany and France support the idea of including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of Iran's army, literally “Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution”, also called “Sepah” or “Pasdaran”, ) on the list of terrorist organizations. This was reported by the British newspaper "Financial Times" on Sunday evening, citing sources familiar with the progress of discussions on this matter.
The Middle Corridor may become more competitive compared to the Northern Corridor.
This is what Iain Rawlinson, commercial director of the company “APM Terminals Poti”, which manages the Georgian port of Poti, told “Trend”.
„Therefore, to make the Middle Corridor remain competitive when the hostilities in Ukraine end and the situation in the region normalizes, it will need its exceptional efficiency in creating transparent rail and sea transport links“, he said.
