Запущен переговорный процесс между Арменией и Европейским Союзом по вопросу либерализации визового режима. Вице-председатель Европейской комиссии Маргаритис Скинас назвал это историческим событием. О том, что стороны планируют начать такой диалог, стало известно из официального пресс-релиза, анонсирующего визит Схинаса в Ереван. 

On the eve of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, which falls on the 12th day of the month of Rabi al-Avval, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov visited the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul. He spoke about this on his Telegram channel. The Chechen delegation visited the famous Topkapi Palace, where a unique exhibition of sacred relics is presented.

A special state fund will be created to finance Georgian non-governmental organizations registered in the "foreign agents" registry. This was announced by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at a government meeting.

A fully agreed text of the draft peace treaty has been sent to Baku. This was stated by the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Ararat Mirzoyan.

The Unified Voting Day has ended in the Russian Federation. According to preliminary data, all current governors have won the elections for heads of regions, and the main party of Russia has won the parliamentary elections.

Based on the results of the parliamentary elections in Ingushetia, the post of head of the republic will be taken by Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, who was re-elected for a second term. This was reported by the press service of the head and government of Ingushetia.

Armenia did not sign the declaration of the Council of Europe adopted on September 5, which envisages support for the issuance of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is evidenced by the data of the final version of the document, published on the CoE website: Armenia is not among the signatories.

A jury in the US state of Maryland has brought a new charge against 22-year-old Chechen native Amin Stigall. This time, the man is accused of fraud.

Meanwhile, as the president of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania is outside its borders, the opposition openly declares its intention to remove him from power. Thus, at today's meeting in Sukhumi with the participation of public figures and the united opposition, they announced preparations for a people's assembly, which should "put an end to the president, who, instead of protecting the interests of the Abkhaz people, is setting them up."

The EU mission in Armenia does not protect the country, but collects intelligence. The fate of the South Caucasus should be determined exclusively by the countries of the region and neighboring partner states. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin in an interview with the publication "Soyuzniki. CSTO".