Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as a key economic partner of Ukraine in the South Caucasus region. This was stated by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Baku Yuriy Gusev during his speech at the logistics forum.

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said it would not be able to send an observation mission to the local elections in Georgia scheduled for October 4. The organization explained that the invitation from the government came too late — less than a month before voting day. This leaves no time to prepare and conduct full-fledged monitoring in accordance with the ODIHR methodology.

Candidate for mayor of Tbilisi and General Secretary of the Georgian Dream Kakha Kaladze commented on the incident at his election headquarters on Melikishvili Avenue, calling it a planned provocation. According to him, a group of about thirty opposition-minded activists arrived at the headquarters building with the aim of "artificially escalating tensions".

Late in the evening of September 8, a serious clash between government supporters and participants in the anti-government rally took place at the election headquarters of the ruling Georgian Dream party's candidate for mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze on Melikishvili Avenue.

The European Commission expects the Georgian authorities to take steps to implement the EU recommendations in order to avoid suspension of the visa-free travel. Brussels continues to analyze the actions of the Georgian government, as well as the response sent on August 31 to the letter from the European Commission received on July 14.

Georgian citizen Georgiy Kinoyan, who fought for Ukraine as part of the "Georgian Legion", was detained on the Armenian-Georgian border. This was reported by Georgian media.

Azerbaijani journalist Bahruz Aliyev criticized President Ilham Aliyev, contrasting him with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The plane of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan flew over Azerbaijani territory for the first time. This was reported by the press secretary of the head of government Nazeli Baghdasaryan.

Information has emerged about the tragic fate of hundreds of Azerbaijanis who participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war. As Musavat.com reports with reference to information received from the Russian Embassy, ​​772 Azerbaijanis are listed as missing. Their further fate remains unknown.

The European Court of Human Rights has registered a collective complaint by a number of Georgian non-governmental organizations against the so-called “foreign agent registration” law. This was reported by one of them, Transparency International – Georgia (TI).