Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, in response to a question about whether it is necessary to wait four years before starting negotiations on the country's accession to the European Union, said that it depends on Brussels. Speaking about the prospects of the European integration process, he noted the successful development of the economy and stability.

The Armenian Parliament adopted a bill on the beginning of the process of the country's accession to the EU. 63 deputies voted for the initiative, seven voted against. Representatives of the opposition bloc "Armenia" did not participate in the vote.

The Azerbaijani authorities have sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine again. It includes more than 52 thousand meters of electrical cables, as well as 17 transformers. This equipment is intended to restore stable power supply to areas affected by the war. The total amount of aid provided has exceeded 40 million dollars.

Calls to go to a rally to defend the "Russian House" project controlled by Rossotrudnichestvo in Baku, which are sent out allegedly on behalf of the center, are a "dirty provocation." This statement was made by the head of the federal agency, Yevgeny Primakov, who is under EU sanctions. Let us recall that the Azerbaijani authorities recently sent the Russian side an official notification about the termination of Rossotrudnichestvo's activities in the country.

It is unlikely that Yerevan will accept Russia's mediation in negotiations with Baku due to the negative experience. This was stated by the speaker of the Armenian parliament, Alen Simonyan.

Offensive and threatening statements against Azerbaijan and its people by First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Tourism Nikolai Valuev are completely unacceptable. This was stated by the head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ayhan Hajizade. The Russian legislator was banned from entering Azerbaijan.

The West is "shamelessly" interfering in Georgia's internal affairs, trying to change the sovereign choice of the Georgian people and the authorities they elected, made in favor of peace and prosperity for the country. This opinion was voiced by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin. At the same time, he noted that Tbilisi is not going to restore diplomatic relations with Moscow.

The West is inciting Yerevan to break off relations with associations where Russia participates. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Alain Berset reproached the Georgian government for failing to fulfill its promise to amend the law "On the transparency of foreign influence." The corresponding statement was published on the organization's website.

Azerbaijani authorities are collecting evidence to file a lawsuit in an international court over the crash of the AZAL passenger jet. This was reported the day before by the local news agency APA. Earlier, Reuters reported, citing sources in the country's government, that Baku has a fragment of a missile that was found in the hull of the crashed Embraer 190. According to the source, Azerbaijan considers this sample to be evidence that the plane was shot down by the Russian Pantsir air defense system.