The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his entourage have been holding talks with representatives of Middle Eastern monarchies in recent months. They are unofficial and not coordinated with the Kremlin. Because of this, Kadyrov's relations with Putin have worsened, Vazhnye Istorii reports.

Russia will have to review the entire range of economic relations with Armenia if the republic joins the EU. This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.

A critical resolution on Georgia was adopted at the 48th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, supported by 101 votes.

The Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia to investigate the management of the "United National Movement" appealed to the prosecutor's office in connection with the failure of the leader of the opposition coalition "Strong Georgia" and the "Lelo" party Mamuka Khazaradze to appear at the meeting at the invitation of the deputies. It should be noted that refusing to testify to the commission is a criminal offense and provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to a year (Article 349 of the Criminal Code).

The Armenian Parliament has adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the beginning of the process of the country's accession to the European Union. The document states that Armenia "expresses the will of the Armenian people, setting itself the task of making the republic a safe, secure, developed and prosperous country."

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said that his country's purchase of weapons from outside the CSTO bloc is a "diplomatic victory."

Спикер парламента Армении Ален Симонян заявил, что страна не намерена, вопреки слухам, возобновлять активные отношения с Россией. Аналогичная ситуация – со взаимоотношениями в рамках ОДКБ.

This week, the fifth President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili will meet with representatives of the legislative and executive authorities of the Baltic countries. The talks will take place in Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn.

The Armenian parliamentary committee on European integration approved the bill on the beginning of the process of the country's accession to the EU in the second reading. The issue is included in the agenda of the plenary session of the legislative body scheduled for March 25. This is reported by Sputnik.

On the evening of March 22, a rally was held in the capital of Georgia in support of the MEGOBARI Act bill, which is being considered in the United States. The bipartisan initiative to review relations with official Tbilisi will be discussed in the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on March 27.