Theme: Georgia

Railway officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed on October 11, in Tashkent, a protocol to enhance the cost competitiveness of the CASCA+ corridor, according to Eurasianet, in a text republished by OilPrice. The protocol also calls on the participating states to simplify tariff regimes and improve customs clearance procedures.

Georgia’s Defense Ministry said the multinational exercise SHARP LYNX 2026 began in Georgia, with military personnel from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia, at the Georgia–NATO Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC), according to TASS. The stated goal, the ministry said, is to further improve interoperability, staff organization procedures, coordination, and command and control skills in a multinational environment, as part of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP).