Greece negotiated in advance to buy 36 sets of PULS rocket launcher systems from Israel, worth 600 million to 700 million euros.US lawmakers say it is too early to lift sanctions against Syria, and US Republican and Democratic senators say it is too early to consider lifting sanctions against Syria after President Assad steps down, which shows that Washington is unlikely to change its policy in the short term.Market News: The daily active users of cryptocurrency reached a record high of 18.7 million in December, a significant increase compared with 7.7 million at the beginning of 2024.
Turkey said it would crack down on Kurdish armed forces in Syria. Turkish President Erdogan held talks with visiting US Secretary of State Blinken in Ankara on December 12. The two sides discussed the latest situation in Syria and bilateral relations. Erdogan said that Turkey would crack down on all "terrorist organizations" such as the PKK.Fitch: Adjust the outlook of Uzbekistan to negative.Morgan stanley capital international's MSCI Nordic Countries Index fell 1.4%, the worst one-day performance since November 15th, to 376.43 points, with a cumulative decline of more than 2.27% this week. Novo Nordisk closed down 3.9%, the worst performance among the constituent stocks.
Fitch: Adjust the outlook of Uzbekistan to negative.Shanghai Nickel closed down over 2%, Shanghai Tin fell over 1%, alumina rose about 1%, international copper closed down 0.51%, Shanghai Copper closed down 0.51%, Shanghai Aluminum closed down 0.22%, Shanghai Zinc closed up 0.25%, Shanghai Lead closed down 0.69%, Shanghai Nickel closed down 2.40% and Shanghai Tin closed down 1.62%. Alumina closed up 1.09% at night. Stainless steel night plate closed down 0.92%.Georgian President: He will not leave the presidential palace after his term ends. On December 13th, local time, Georgian President Zurabishvili said that he would not leave the presidential palace after his term ends. Georgian President Zurabishvili said on November 30th local time that although her term of office is coming to an end, she will not hand over power because the current parliament is illegal. She will remain president "until a new parliament is legally elected". According to the Georgian Constitution, Zurabishvili's six-year term will expire on December 16th. The Georgian Parliament passed a resolution on November 26th, deciding to hold the presidential election on December 14th and the inauguration ceremony of the new president on December 29th. Georgia held a new parliamentary election on October 26, and the Georgian Dream Party won more than half of the votes. Four opposition coalitions, which also entered the parliament, refused to recognize the election results and demanded a new parliamentary election. Zurabishvili announced on October 27th that it would not recognize the results of the new parliamentary election.