Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposed considering the possibility of transferring the management rights to the Armenian railway concession to a third country that maintains "friendly relations" with both Yerevan and Moscow. He stated that such a measure could address Armenia's loss of competitive advantages amid the development of international transport routes bypassing the republic.

It has been reported that Georgia's State Security Service has summoned the country's former deputy prime minister and former high-ranking officials of the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation, including CEO Giorgi Chikovani, for questioning. The testimony is reportedly being taken as part of an investigation into an agreement with a major oil company.

According to the newspaper "Hraparak," Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II refused to testify to investigators in the criminal case brought against him. Earlier, the Mother See of Etchmiadzin (the spiritual and administrative center of the Armenian Apostolic Church) called the actions of the Investigative Committee a gross and unlawful interference in church affairs with political overtones.

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced his readiness to participate in the upcoming elections for the head of the region, subject to the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On the eve of Ramadan, Russia's Chief Mufti, Ravil Gainutdin, praised the reconciliation between Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and billionaire Senator Suleiman Kerimov of Dagestan, which took place in the Kremlin at the invitation of Vladimir Putin.

Georgian Interior Minister Gela Geladze stated that the banned chemical "kamit," known since World War I, has not only never been used but was also never purchased by the ministry. According to him, the Ministry of Internal Affairs uses only the same special means used in other developed countries.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented on the latest amendments to the Law "On Grants," which tighten the rules governing the operation of non-governmental organizations and media outlets.

In an interview with the Dozhd TV channel, Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan assured that Yerevan will not extradite Russians persecuted for political reasons to Moscow.

In an interview with Dozhd TV, Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, commented on claims of an alleged confrontation between the authorities and the Armenian Apostolic Church. He stated that the conflict is not with the Church as an institution, but with specific members of the clergy.

Russian authorities have responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's claims of targeted strikes on the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed "bewilderment" over Aliyev's remarks, made at the Munich Security Conference.