Georgia must be admitted to the European Union to avoid Russian domination of the Black Sea. This was stated by the country's President Salome Zurabishvili at the Munich Security Conference.

Armenia is not an ally of Russia on the issue of Ukraine. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting with representatives of the Armenian diaspora in Germany. “It pains us very much that we cannot influence this situation. The Ukrainian people are friendly people,” the politician said.

The murder of Alexei Navalny would be devastating and tragic for human rights and democracy around the world. This will again prove what kind of regime exists in Russia today. This is the opinion of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, which she shared in an interview with Bloomberg.

The Turkish presidential administration denied reports of arrests and placement in deportation camps of relatives of Chechen oppositionists living in the country, including the nephew of the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, 18-year-old Mansur Dudayev. The department called the publications untrue.

Former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili held his first briefing as head of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

If Armenia's territorial claims against Azerbaijan are not put to an end, then there will be no peace treaty between the countries. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said this at the inauguration ceremony in Baku, noting the failure of the Armenian side to fulfill its obligations.

The newly elected President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took the oath of office on the Constitution and the Koran in parliament.

The Azerbaijani military attacked Armenia, reported in Yerevan. According to the Armenian defense department, at 05:30, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from small arms in the Nerkin Hand region. The Armenian Ministry of Defense reported two dead and several wounded on its side.

Russia needs certain assurances from Armenia in connection with its accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC), this issue remains to be resolved. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Peskov, speaking about the possibility of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Yerevan.

Armenia is ready to be as close to the European Union as it deems possible. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in an interview with the British publication The Telegraph.