During the SCO summit held in the Chinese city of Tianjin, the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Pakistan signed a joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations. The document was signed by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the OSCE's decision to close the Minsk Group and related structures. According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, the decision was made by the OSCE Ministerial Council.

The European Union Ambassador to Armenia Vasilis Maragos stated that the EU monitoring mission will continue its work in the country without changes. In an interview with the Armenian service of Radio Liberty, he noted that both the people and the government of Armenia support the presence of the mission.

The author of the program "Middle East" Nikita Smagin filed a lawsuit against the inclusion of his name in the list of foreign agents. The basis for this decision of the Ministry of Justice was the journalist's cooperation with the Azerbaijani channel CBC.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan held separate talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tianjin, China, as part of the SCO summit. The Turkish leader expressed satisfaction with the progress in the peace talks between Yerevan and Baku, confirming Ankara's readiness to continue supporting this process.

Crimean Tatar activist Memet Belyalov, sentenced to 18 years, was transferred to IK-9 in Petrozavodsk (Karelia) and immediately placed in a strict regime barracks (SUS).

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China, which is taking place from August 31 to September 1. This was Putin’s first bilateral conversation with a foreign leader at the forum.

In the first half of 2025, residents of the North Caucasus allegedly felt an increase in their real cash income. According to Rosstat, this increase in the indicator was 6.3% compared to the same period last year (taking into account the impact of inflation).