On August 8, U.S. President Donald Trump will host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House. News of the upcoming meeting was first reported by *The Washington Post*, citing sources, and was subsequently confirmed by the Armenian government.

For over ten days, around ten trucks bearing Dagestani and Azerbaijani license plates have been unable to leave the Astara cargo terminal on the Iran-Azerbaijan border. According to RIA Dagestan, the issue stems from a shipment of peppers grown in Armenia that was being imported into Russia disguised as Iranian produce.

For the first time, Azerbaijan has publicly stated that the postponement of a parliamentary vote in Israel regarding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was the result of negotiations between Baku and Tel Aviv. Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to the President of Azerbaijan, reported that the Azerbaijani side had conveyed its position to Israel in advance, and that these signals were taken seriously.

CSTO leaders may consider revoking Armenia's voting rights in November. A meeting of the Collective Security Council will be held in Moscow on November 11, RIA Novosti reported, citing Viktor Vasilyev, Russia's Permanent Representative to the CSTO.

Forum 18, an international human rights organization that monitors religious freedom, has sharply criticized the criminal prosecution of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and six high-ranking bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The organization believes the case threatens the principle of church autonomy, enshrined in both the Armenian Constitution and the country's international obligations.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has once again sharply criticized the US diplomatic mission. He claimed that the US Embassy, ​​under the previous White House administration, was one of the main sources of "artificial hatred" and the spread of false information in Georgia.

Armenia's parliament has elected Ruben Rubinyan, a senior member of the ruling Civil Contract party, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Yerevan's special envoy in talks with Turkey, as the new speaker of the National Assembly.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the Georgian opposition is experiencing a profound crisis and has lost the support of not only society but also its own supporters.