Armenia has requested the withdrawal of Russian operational groups of border guards. “This decision has been made,” stated the head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov.

The Georgian parliament passed the law on foreign agents in the third reading by a majority vote. He was supported by 84 deputies from the ruling Georgian Dream party and their allies, 30 opposition members voted against.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan traveled to Denmark to participate in the Democracy Summit. As part of the summit, a conference entitled “From the Front Line: Defending Democracy in Armenia” was held.

Protests against the bill on foreign agents have started again at the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi. Students from various universities in Tbilisi will march from the universities to the legislative building.

The Georgian government is jeopardizing the country's European integration due to the proposed law on foreign agents. It is yet another sign of the alarming trajectory of democratic and human rights backsliding in Georgia. This opinion was expressed by 12 foreign ministers of the EU member states, addressing the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Policy, Oliver Varhelyi.

Many countries around the world are passing laws similar to the initiative of the Georgian authorities. This is a global problem typical of authoritarian regimes. This opinion was shared by British Foreign Minister David Cameron.

The US and European countries do not want their influence in Georgia to be transparent. This opinion was voiced by Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

Georgian authorities may amend the bill on foreign agents with the assistance of international partners after President Zurabishvili's veto. This was stated by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze at a press conference for journalists.

A meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov took place in Kazakhstan.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, speaking at Europe Day, said that being a civil servant does not mean slavery and that one must serve not the party, but the people. The ambassadors of EU countries to Georgia were present on stage with the president.