Russia is an occupier and enemy of Georgia, and Tbilisi does not conduct any secret dialogue with Moscow. This was stated by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia Levan Davitashvili, speaking in parliament.

The day before, the chairman of the Great Azerbaijan Party, Elshad Musayev, nominated his candidacy for the country's upcoming presidential elections. Earlier, similar statements were made by the chairman of the board of the Center for Social Research, member of the Azerbaijani parliament Zahid Oruj and the head of the Great Meeting party and the parliamentary culture committee Fazil Mustafa.

The decision of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova to join the EU is their sovereign matter, but politicization is visible here. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

Observations by the Armenian authorities show that de facto actions or inactions of the CSTO do not correspond to its obligations to the country. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this.

Today, at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, it was decided to grant Georgia candidate status for accession to the EU. This was announced by the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

The absence of the Prime Minister of Armenia at the CIS and CSTO summits is associated with certain processes and is not related to the desire or unwillingness to work in these associations. It is not in the interests of Armenia to terminate membership in these structures. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this during a direct line.

The European Union summit is opening in Brussels, within the framework of which the decision to grant Georgia candidate status for membership in the organization will be discussed. In addition, the agenda includes negotiations on accession to the EU for Ukraine and Moldova.

Today, an exchange of prisoners of war took place on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Gazakh region of Azerbaijan. 2 Azerbaijani and 32 Armenian servicemen were released.

Georgia's refusal to grant candidate status for EU membership will mean its defeat and Russia's victory. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili stated this in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She explained that depriving Georgia of its status would cause satisfaction among the Russian authorities, and disappointment among Georgians.

A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union and the ministerial of the Eastern Partnership countries was held in Brussels. As the EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell noted, Georgia is moving towards EU membership, and the situation in Armenia requires strong support.