Georgia’s behind-the-scenes ruler has made his most extensive comments to date on Georgia’s ongoing political crisis, also indulging in long digressions into psychoanalysis and motherhood.
The charges come just two weeks after Serzh Sargsyan broke his silence since leaving office, heavily criticizing the current authorities at a conference in Croatia.
The restoration has sparked arguments about whether the mosque should be considered “Persian” or “Azerbaijani,” and some locals question whether the Armenian-controlled territory should be rebuilding its mosques at all.
A new budget light on details, the president’s son plays architect, and critical heating infrastructure remains ignored. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Will the new parliament be the same rubber stamp as the current one? Will it pave the way for the country’s vice president and first lady to take over?