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Armenia is working on a corridor project through Georgia to establish a direct transportation link between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan. This connection is on the agenda to reduce transportation costs and increase economic integration in the region.
Pashinyan stated that they continue to work every day to establish these connections. While the route planned to pass through Southern Armenia aims to provide an unhindered connection between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan, the interest of the Yerevan administration in the project in question is quite high.
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US Secretary of State Marko Rubio spoke to the Greek newspaper 'Kathimerini' while visiting the Greek capital Athens. While Rubio emphasized that the USA is cooperating with Turkey within the framework of NATO, he stated that diplomatic solutions should be sought on issues that need to be resolved between Greece and Turkey, such as the F-35 sale and the Cyprus power line project.

The Pentagon instructed CENTCOM to complete preparations for a large-scale military operation against Iran, but Trump announced that he would not attack before the November 3 US congressional midterm elections. While Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and declared that it has achieved full military control, no progress has been made in diplomatic negotiations yet.

MİT President Hakan Fidan emphasized that Türkiye-EU relations should not be sacrificed to domestic political debates and stated that European security cannot be considered independently of Türkiye. He also described the increasing attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea as a serious threat and announced that defense efforts against attacks from Yemen were continuing and that the Mecca Attack Agreement was a defense agreement. The Syria report of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies showed that the central government has become stronger with the integration of the termination of the SDF, but Israeli interventions and the energy crisis pose problems.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced that Israel's London Consulate has terminated its activities based on an agreement with the UK. 20 British diplomats left their duty, 7 diplomats continue to work in the building. Sa'ar emphasized that there will be a price for countries acting against Israel. The crisis began when Britain imposed sanctions and trade restrictions on goods coming from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

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