The president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued the presidential order for the adoption of a five priorities list (1) for the Socio-Economic development of the country in 2021. These priorities under the tagline Azerbaijan Vision 2030 are primarily concerned with the transformation of the oil-centric economy to a multi-centric economy, …

Russians are showing a growing interest in obtaining Kyrgyz passports as a way out of their country — which has been isolated in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine early last year. Private Russian firms promote the Kyrgyz passport as a door opener to subsequently being able to travel, …

Russia is stepping up its efforts to normalize ties between Syria and Turkiye in a bid to bolster its alliance with Damascus, which has proved exceptionally beneficial to both sides since President Vladimir Putin ordered a military incursion in 2015 that saved the regime of President Bashar Assad. Recent attempts …