Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that Georgia's territorial integrity is inviolable and will not be subject to negotiation for EU membership. He criticized the "Ukrainian and Moldovan-style" approaches to European integration, calling them alien to Georgia.

Serbia revoked the citizenship of Yakub Zakriev, the nephew of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, shortly after his extradition. He was initially granted citizenship as a foreigner of interest to Serbia. However, following media reports and a review of the decision, Serbian authorities revoked his passport.

Ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, Armenia is issuing stern warnings against interfering in the electoral process. Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan stated that law enforcement agencies are ready to take action against bribery, recalling the prison terms for receiving (up to 7 years) and giving (up to 8 years) bribes.

Armenia does not expect EU membership by 2028 or 2030, but its course toward rapprochement with the EU is its strategic choice, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan.

The Serbian government has granted citizenship to Yakub Zakriev, the nephew of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. According to Serbian publications Direktno and Nedeljnik, the decision was made by Prime Minister Djuro Matsut and was based on the country's "interests," although these "interests" were not specified.

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador to protest the recent meeting in Kyiv between Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria abroad, which is designated a terrorist organization by the Russian Federation.

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili met with EU Ambassador Pavel Gerchinsky, who was summoned for an audience following his statement in Brussels. Unlike her counterpart, who left the meeting without comment, the minister shared the meeting's results with journalists.

President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were awarded the Guernica Prize for Peace and Reconciliation for their efforts to achieve peace and develop dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The award was presented to the countries' ambassadors in Spain.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze spoke harshly about his country's position compared to countries that have already received candidate status for negotiations with the European Union. According to him, Georgia is ahead of Ukraine and Moldova in virtually every key area—at least "head and shoulders, even ten."

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan responded to the possible assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C. He emphasized that "violence has no place in our democratic societies."