Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will not take part in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member countries, which will be held in Almaty on June 21. Instead, he will visit Vilnius, where he is scheduled to meet with Lithuanian officials.

Representatives of EU countries have repeatedly said that the law on foreign agents will have a bad impact on Georgia’s European aspirations. The EU will discuss this topic next week, including at leader level. Presidents and prime ministers will decide what measures will be taken in response to this law. This was stated by the EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky.

The Armenian parliament will hold hearings on the possibility of holding a referendum on the country's membership in the EU. The initiative to hold these hearings belongs to the “Platform of Democratic Forces of Armenia”, which unites several political forces.

“No matter what the Westerners promise, who pushed the Armenian authorities to freeze participation in the CSTO, there are no effective alternatives to the organization as a mechanism for ensuring the security of Armenia today,” said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin.

Social activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, held in a pre-trial detention center in Baku, addressed the leadership of the 29th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), which is being held in Azerbaijan.

EU High Commissioner for International Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell shared his impressions of his meeting with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. 

The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan over three months increased by 16 people and amounted to 303. This was reported by the Union of Freedom of Political Prisoners.

The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Armenia instructed officials to exclude official visits to Belarus.

Georgia and the United States have a long history of strong ties between peoples, a history of deep relations, partnerships in the fields of medicine and education, and a history of helping each other strengthen their defense forces.

The Kremlin will clarify Armenia's position on the CSTO. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the statements of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about leaving the organization. “In any case, we will adhere to partnership and allied relations,” Peskov noted.