The start of the EU monitoring mission on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is an attempt to «extradite» Russia from the region. This was stated by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

It’s rude to go so far with a former president. This is how Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addressed former Georgian colleague Mikhail Saakashvili. It doesn’t look good from the point of view that it was the president after all. Therefore, to come to such a degree as it turns out now is simply indecent», - said Lukashenko

The Chechen opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov dedicated his new video, published on YouTube tonight, almost three months after the mysterious disappearance, to the sudden death of the coach of the sons of the Chechen President, the former vice-premier of the Republic’s Abdul-KarahKerima Edilova in late December 2022. and mocked on the health of Ramzan Kadyrov.

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.