President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that Ukraine did not see eye to eye on all matters with the International Monetary Fund after the IMF ended an extended mission to the country without an agreement on new disbursements of a programme agreed last year.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is moving to the second phase of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), cementing the country’s position as a key player in the diversification of Europe’s energy resources.

Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates on February 14 signed an agreement to dramatically boost arms cooperation. The $1 billion agreement was signed in Dubai during a visit by the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Turkey's parliament ratified a free trade resolution on February 10 that paves the way for diagonal cumulation to be applied to Georgian goods manufactured using Turkish materials.