Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov held talks with Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Su Hui, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported. The parties noted that Azerbaijani-Chinese relations are developing dynamically thanks to the political will of the leaders of the two states - President Ilham Aliyev and Chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the detention of Droa! party leader and member of the Coalition for Change, Elena Khoshtaria. The agency notes that an investigation has been opened against her under Article 187 of the Criminal Code, which provides for punishment for damaging or destroying property. The maximum penalty under the article is up to five years in prison.

According to the new RIA Novosti rating, the unemployment situation in a number of regions of the North Caucasus remains difficult. In the second quarter of 2025, Ingushetia, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Chechnya and Karachay-Cherkessia occupied the last lines of the rating (from 81st to 85th places).