The Turkish presidential administration denied reports of arrests and placement in deportation camps of relatives of Chechen oppositionists living in the country, including the nephew of the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, 18-year-old Mansur Dudayev. The department called the publications untrue.

Former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili held his first briefing as head of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

If Armenia's territorial claims against Azerbaijan are not put to an end, then there will be no peace treaty between the countries. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said this at the inauguration ceremony in Baku, noting the failure of the Armenian side to fulfill its obligations.

The newly elected President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took the oath of office on the Constitution and the Koran in parliament.

The Azerbaijani military attacked Armenia, reported in Yerevan. According to the Armenian defense department, at 05:30, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from small arms in the Nerkin Hand region. The Armenian Ministry of Defense reported two dead and several wounded on its side.

Russia needs certain assurances from Armenia in connection with its accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC), this issue remains to be resolved. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Peskov, speaking about the possibility of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Yerevan.

Armenia is ready to be as close to the European Union as it deems possible. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in an interview with the British publication The Telegraph.

“Russian-Armenian relations are being tested for strength. On the Russian side, the approach has not changed, and Moscow continues to view relations with Yerevan as allied,” said Russian Ambassador to Yerevan Sergei Kopyrkin in an interview with Sputnik-Armenia.

The Polish border service deported 15 Georgian citizens to their homeland. Three of them posed a threat to state security and public order in Poland.

The day before, during an online connection during a court hearing, ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili said that Georgians are depressed.