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rel='post_tag'>Middle East<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/tag\/nagorno-karabakh\/' rel='post_tag'>Nagorno-Karabakh<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/tag\/stepanakert\/' rel='post_tag'>Stepanakert<\/a>","series":"","author":"<a href='https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/author\/wp_13782937\/' rel='author'>SpecialEurasia OSINT Team<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":52},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The 17th Eurasian Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Summit held on 3\u20134 July 2025 in Stepanakert (Khankendi) stressed Azerbaijan\u2019s domestic and regional strategy and Iran\u2019s attempt to normalise relations with Baku."},{"id":22160,"link":"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/2025\/07\/07\/saudi-investments-tajikistan\/","name":"saudi-investments-tajikistan","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Saudi-Arabias-Investments-in-Tajikistans-Education_SpecialEurasia.jpg","alt":"Saudi Arabia\u2019s Investments in Tajikistan\u2019s Education_SpecialEurasia"},"title":"Saudi Arabia\u2019s Investments in Tajikistan\u2019s Education: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power Recalibration","author":{"name":"SpecialEurasia OSINT Team","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/author\/wp_13782937\/"},"date":"Jul 7, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-07-07 05:36:13","modifiedDate":"2025-07-07 07:36:13","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-07-07 05:36:13","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/category\/monitoring-analysis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Monitoring & Analysis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/category\/monitoring-analysis\/post-soviet-space\/central-asia\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Central Asia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/category\/monitoring-analysis\/middle-east\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Middle East<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeurasia.com\/category\/monitoring-analysis\/post-soviet-space\/\" rel=\"category 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