The head of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has appointed early presidential elections for February 7, 2024. They were supposed to take place in 2025. The reason for the date change is not specified.

Georgia expects clear recommendations and decisions from NATO on its path to joining the bloc. The country has long demonstrated itself as a member of the alliance through its actions and contributions to security issues. This was stated by the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili at a meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission in Belgium.

Russian tour operators can receive benefits for organizing tours to CIS countries. Georgia is also among the countries friendly to Russians.

Azerbaijan does not need war, but guarantees are needed that Armenia will not try to take revenge. This was stated by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, speaking before the participants of the international conference “Karabakh: Returning Home after 30 Years. Achievements and difficulties" in Baku.

Russia sent invitations to meetings in Moscow to Yerevan and Baku. Azerbaijan has always confirmed its readiness, which cannot be said about its Armenian partners, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan will not take part in the meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow on December 19. The delegation of the Armenian Parliament will also not attend the event.

Armenia continues to act as a transit country for the Russian Federation while circumventing EU sanctions. This is evidenced by the sharp increase in exports of products from European countries to Armenia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. This was announced by Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Washington Institute of International Finance (IIF).

The Armenian authorities turned to the Russian Federation with a request to discuss the implementation of the agreement on cooperation in the field of mass communications. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the upcoming consultations.

The representative of Armenia once again did not take part in the working meeting of representatives of the CSTO member countries in Skopje (North Macedonia). This was reported by the press secretary of the country's Foreign Ministry Badalyan.

Rosselkhoznadzor of the Russian Federation recorded a sharp increase in supplies of contaminated crop products from Armenia. During November 24-26, 36 violations were identified.