Ambassadors of the EU countries have approved the extension of the observation mission in Armenia. The observers will remain in the country's border areas until February 19, 2027. It is expected that the extension of the mission will help reduce the number of incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and contribute to the settlement of relations between Yerevan and Baku.

Amid an unprecedented crisis in Tbilisi's relations with Western partners, Georgian Dream MPs have visited Hungary. The Georgian government calls this country its main friend in Europe, which is confirmed by new statements by Hungarian high-ranking officials.

Armenia is discussing the issue of severing diplomatic relations with Belarus. This is reported by the Armenian newspaper Hraparak, citing official sources in Yerevan.

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili responded to the EU's "freezing" of the visa-free travel for holders of Georgian diplomatic and service passports. In her opinion, such a decision is unfounded.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe questioned the powers of the Georgian delegation, which was fully formed by the ruling party "Georgian Dream", and must make a decision on their suspension. The initiative, which was put forward by the Swedish MP Boriana Oberg, was supported by more than 30 PACE members. This, according to the Statute of the Assembly, is enough to make a decision without extensive discussion. The matter was referred to the Monitoring Committee, and the decision will be announced within 24 hours.

During an interview in Minsk, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned the Armenian authorities against rapprochement with the European Union. In his opinion, the country's leadership is turning Russia against it and making enemies.

The "full transcript of the conversations" of the pilots of the crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane that was circulated online differs from the contents of the black boxes. The corresponding statement was made the day before by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev, who heads the commission investigating the plane crash, according to the local publication Orda.kz.

Russian border guards may stop serving on the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Iranian borders. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

The day before, the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russian historical falsifications and disinformation to justify military aggression against Ukraine. The document calls on the European Union to actively counter the propaganda of the "Russian world", strengthen sanctions against Russian media that spread it, develop media literacy and support quality journalism, including publications operating in exile. The resolution was supported by 480 deputies, 58 voted against, 48 abstained, according to the website of the European Parliament.

As reported on the official website of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev met his colleague Yitzhak Herzog in Davos on January 21 at the initiative of the Israeli side.