On February 10, US Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan on an official visit, Report reports. He was met at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Samir Sharifov and other government officials.

During US Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Armenia, the two countries signed a cooperation agreement on civil nuclear energy. According to American experts, this step will help Armenia reduce its dependence on Russian technology in the sector.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has officially responded for the first time to reports of a January 16 accident in which his 18-year-old son, Adam, was reportedly injured. He called the reports a "fake news" spread by unknown sources.

On February 9, US Vice President J.D. Vance, along with his wife and three children, arrived in Yerevan. The plane landed at Zvartnots International Airport, where the guests were greeted by Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan.

A new charge of contempt of court has been brought against Nika Melia, a member of the Akhali party and the Coalition for Change. The country's Prosecutor General's Office reported this. According to the agency, the accused verbally insulted a judge.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the government faces a "constitutional task"—the country's European integration—while also pointing to the existence of "problems" within the European Union.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced significant progress in normalizing relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey. According to him, the negotiation processes with Baku and Ankara are showing positive dynamics and are already yielding tangible results.

For over three weeks now, the condition of the Chechen leader's son, who was involved in a car accident, has remained a topic of numerous rumors, speculation, and unconfirmed insider reports, despite the lack of official comment.

On the eve of US Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan, more than 20 Armenian human rights and civil society organizations sent him an open letter calling for support for the release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in response to statements by Russian State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin. Baku protests Zatulin's position, which they believe has long attacked Azerbaijan's sovereignty, encouraged separatism, and distorted information about the trials of Armenian citizens found guilty of war crimes.