Romania expects to sign an agreement on the Black Sea-Caspian Sea international transport corridor this year, Romanian Transport and Infrastructure Ministry State Secretary Adrian-George Foghis said in Ashgabat on Wednesday

The Georgian authorities have temporarily restricted vessel traffic in the territorial waters of the country along the coastline, following an explosion that occurred in the port of the city of Batumi, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday

Supporters of imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili are holding a protest rally near the prison in the Georgian city of Rustavi on Friday demanding the politician's transfer to a foreign hospital for further treatment

Current NATO activities in the Black Sea represent a futile attempt to test Russia's defense capabilities, Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said