The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) focuses on supporting the private sector in Georgia through innovation, expansion of markets through inter-regional connectivity, resource efficiency, and development of local currency and capital markets, TBC Bank of Georgia told Trend.

A protest was staged today outside Yerevan Municipality in the Armenian capital.

An explosion at a military testing site has left two people dead and seven others injured in northern Russia, PressTV reports.

A chairman and board members of the Innovation Agency under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies have been appointed upon the order of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the ministry told Trend on Aug. 8.

"To add a new paragraph to the Article 1 of the agreement between Russia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on implementing joint strategic projects, signed on September 10, 2009, which would say: The sides create favorable and non-discriminating conditions and assist ... Rosneft and Grupo Rosneft C.A. in implementing the project on developing gas deposits Patao and Mejillones, located in the region of Mariscal Sucre, on the continental shelf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," the document read, APA reports citing Sputnik.

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated President of Singapore Halimah Jacob, APA reports citing press service of the President.

Azerbaijani snipers have obtained an opportunity to compete in the semifinals at the "Sniper Frontier" competition within the "International Army Games-2019", which is being held in Brest, Belarus, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

The cancellation of Azerbaijani visas for Turkish citizens is a significant event, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Trend reports referring to Turkish media.

The IV International Banking Forum will be held in Baku on Nov. 6-7, a source at Azerbaijan Banks Association (ABA) told Trend.

A note of protest in connection with the visit of Bulgarian MPs Valeri Simeonov and Yordan Apostolov on August 6-7 to the occupied Azerbaijani region - Nagorno-Karabakh and the meeting there with the representatives of the illegal, separatist regime was sent by the Azerbaijani embassy in Bulgaria during the meeting, which was held at the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry, Trend reported citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.