Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik (Iceland) that large-scale attacks on the democratic institutions of Armenia began after the signing of a tripartite statement on Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 with the participation of Russia and Azerbaijan.

An opposition rally against the restoration of direct flights with Russia took place in Tbilisi near the parliament. The participants said that this issue should be considered in the same context as Moscow's aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of 20% of the territory of Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia).

Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan stated that the country does not receive ordered and paid from Russia. Because of this, Yerevan intends to look for new security mechanisms and the supply of weapons.

Russia cancels the visa regime for citizens of Georgia from today. Bans for Russian airlines on flights to this country have also been lifted.

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are ready for long-term peace in the region. This was stated by EU President Charles Michel after trilateral talks in Brussels.

Six opposition parties in Georgia issued a joint statement under the slogan "Let's do everything so that the country irreversibly embarks on the path to the European Union and NATO."

Vladimir Putin's decision to cancel Russian visas for Georgian citizens and restore flights is political compensation for Tbilisi's refusal to impose sanctions on Moscow over its attack on Ukraine. This was reported in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported that its serviceman was seriously injured as a result of intensive shelling from Armenia in the Zod direction (Sotk, Gegharkunik region). The number of Armenian soldiers wounded in battles has grown to four, and there is no threat to their lives.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called on the authorities to convene the Security Council to discuss the visa regime for Russians who come and stay in Georgia, as well as to consider the introduction of three-month visas.

From May 15, the visa regime for Georgian citizens entering the Russian Federation and leaving the Russian Federation will be canceled. In addition, the President of the Russian Federation lifted the ban for Russian airlines on flights to this country.