The European Union has launched a civilian mission to Armenia, which should contribute to the settlement of the situation with Azerbaijan. The observers comprise about 100 persons. 

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the panel discussion on security in the South Caucasus in Munich. According to him, Baku and Yerevan should show everyone that the violence should be stopped and a peace treaty signed.

The recently adopted resolution on «foreign agents» in Georgia may undermine the Euro-Atlantic integration of the country. This was announced by the US State Department.

The Government of Armenia has completed the stage of work on the text of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan and transmitted it with its proposals, said Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. However, according to him, the real objectives of the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor in Karabakh are becoming clearer to the international community.

The European Parliament’s resolution on the need to release former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and allow him to be treated abroad caused a negative reaction in Tbilisi. They considered it a blackmail in terms of Georgia’s non-receipt for EU membership.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Chavushoglu said during a meeting in Ankara with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan that steps to normalize relations between the two countries would be accelerated. The ministers also discussed the negotiation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. 

Armenia was working on a peace treaty and would transmit it to Azerbaijan in the near future. This was reported in Yerevan by Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.

Opposition activist Mutallim Orujov declared a hunger strike in Baku detention centre. He was an active participant in the protests in Germany against the authorities of Azerbaijan, which were held by political immigrants. 

The reports of the leaders of the ruling party «Georgian Dream» contradict the pro-European course of Georgia, go in unison with Russia and are defeatist. This was stated by President Salome Zurabishvili.

Many natives of the North Caucasus are wanted by the international criminal police Interpol at the request of Russia. They are under threat of deportation. Activists of the organization "Dagestan National Center" in Kiev announced the collection of signatures for a petition on the website of the President of Ukraine with a proposal to initiate the exclusion of Russia from Interpol.