The author of the program "Middle East" Nikita Smagin filed a lawsuit against the inclusion of his name in the list of foreign agents. The basis for this decision of the Ministry of Justice was the journalist's cooperation with the Azerbaijani channel CBC.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan held separate talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tianjin, China, as part of the SCO summit. The Turkish leader expressed satisfaction with the progress in the peace talks between Yerevan and Baku, confirming Ankara's readiness to continue supporting this process.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China, which is taking place from August 31 to September 1. This was Putin’s first bilateral conversation with a foreign leader at the forum.

According to information distributed by the insider public INSIDER BLACK, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered state media to launch a campaign to criticize the policies of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, which Moscow considers "anti-Russian."

Russia has expressed its agreement with the joint decision of Azerbaijan and Armenia to liquidate the OSCE Minsk Group, which was engaged in the settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced by Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich, specifying that they plan to complete the process by December 2025.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a briefing that the country may consider leaving the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), since participation in it excludes simultaneous membership in the European Union. According to him, the final decision will depend on the opinion of the Armenian people, ongoing negotiations and analysis of the situation, as well as available opportunities and alternatives.

The freezing of the accounts of seven non-governmental organizations in Georgia has caused a sharp reaction both inside and outside the country.

In an interview with Al Arabiya, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev drew a parallel between the current conflict in Ukraine and the annexation of Azerbaijan by the Soviet Union in 1920, calling both events a “Russian invasion and occupation.”

As part of the ongoing negotiation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that Yerevan has no obligations to amend the country's Constitution. According to him, this issue was not discussed during the talks in Washington between the leaders of the states Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan.

Georgia continues to face pressure on non-governmental organizations: the prosecutor's office announced the freezing of the accounts of several NGOs, including the human rights organization Sapari, which has been protecting the rights of women and children for over two decades.