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News in Brief: Unreliable Loan Program, Peace Progress, and New Sanctions Against Russia
News from the past hour summarized and concise:
- More than 8,000 citizens have already benefited from the support program for individuals with unreliable loans, some of whose loans have been completely repaid.
- At the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in Vienna, Sargis Khandanian announced that progress has been made in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process and the text of the agreement has been coordinated.
- Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, stated that normalizing relations with Armenia could also contribute to economic and energy cooperation.
- The European Union is set to adopt the 20th package of sanctions against Russia on February 23.
- South Korea is considering joining a U.S. initiative aimed at supporting Ukraine, with participation potentially limited to non-combat equipment.
- The son of Iran's last Shah has called for a fight against the current regime and announced the necessity for regime change.
- American media reports that a businessman close to Trump has initiated a new energy project under wartime conditions with a Russian company.
- The Jeffrey Epstein Foundation has expressed willingness to provide up to $35 million in compensation to victims.