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Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in connection with the statement by the US Secretary of State on providing airplanes to Ukraine

The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and the Government, are ready to deploy – immediately and free of charge – all their MIG-29 jets to the Ramstein Air Base and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. held a secure video call today with President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.

The leaders affirmed their determination to continue raising the costs on Russia for its unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

Georgia and the US agreed to continue communication and cooperation on issues related to the promotion of Georgian wine in the US market, which will contribute to deepening trade and economic relations between the two countries, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia repoarts.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is ready to continue investing in the development of agriculture in Azerbaijan, the director of the USAID mission to Azerbaijan, Jaidev Singh, said at a conference entitled “The Role of Women in Azerbaijan's Agriculture”, Trend reports.

According to Singh, the participation of women in agriculture is an indicator of equality in Azerbaijan, and also opens up new opportunities for the development of this industry.

Georgia remains committed to its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, said Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, Georgian media report.

He made this remark during the phone conversation with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the security situation in Georgia and the region.

Russia has been commemorating Yuri Gagarin's achievements to mark the 60th anniversary of his historic space flight. On April 12, 1961, Gagarin launched in the Vostok 1 spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome and orbited around the Earth for 108 minutes before safely landing in Southeastern Russia. The flight was a triumph for the Soviet Union, illustrated its technological prowess and kicked off the space age.

On 9 April 2021, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution “On measures to develop renewable and hydrogen energy in the Republic of Uzbekistan”. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said the country's first military satellite has successfully been placed in orbit.

Sepah News, the news agency of the Revolutionary Guard, on Wednesday morning reported that Noor (light) satellite was launched by Ghased (Messenger) satellite carrier in the early hours of April 22 from a location in the central desert of Iran. According to Sepah News the military satellite is now orbiting 425 kilometers (264 miles) away from the earth.

The United States Government has strongly supported the Southern Gas Corridor for more than a decade because of the contribution it will make to European energy security and to the political and economic integration of the Caspian region with the West, Nathan Reich, Energy Diplomacy Officer, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-reich-a102a615/ ), told Trend.

The United States continue working to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiations.

They said this to “Trend” in the US State Department, in response to a question about the entry into the United States of a representative of the illegal regime set up in the occupied by Armenian forces Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan - Masis Mayilyan.