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."

A month ago, 47-year-old Eldar Karamurza was detained in the Crimean village of Novoalekseevka. He was accused of participating in the activities of the Noman Chelebidzhikhan Crimean Tatar battalion, which was recognized as terrorist in Russia, as well as participating in the economic blockade of Crimea.

A court in Stavropol considered the criminal case of Dagestan residents Zaynalabid Cheriyev, Islam Umarov, Abdulamid Magomedov, Ibragim Shakhmanov, Yusup Rabadanov, Magomed Mamayev, Magomedmukhtar Ismailov, Kurbanismail Magomedov, Akhmedrasul Isabudinov, Yusup Ikhakov, Shamil Gyulmagomedov, Magomedmurad Magomedov and Mukhamat Asadov. They were sentenced to terms of 7 to 10 years.

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

The multi-storey building on Gappakhskaya Street, 14 in Makhachkala, where the gas explosion occurred, was built without permission. Instead of the 14 existing floors, according to the design documentation, there should have been 9. In addition, the building was unauthorizedly connected to the gas network.

The Southern District Military Court extended the arrest of Crimean Tatar citizen journalists Rustem Osmanov and Aziz Azizov, as well as activists Memet Lyumanov and Mustafa Abduramanov until July 7. The defense objected to the prosecution's motion. It believes that the assumptions that the defendants could escape are unfounded.

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

From 2006 to 2024, the housing stock in Chechnya increased by 30.6 million square meters, reaching 35.6 million square meters. This was announced by the head of the region Ramzan Kadyrov on the day of the celebration of the Constitution of Chechnya.

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.

This year, the Muslim holiday of breaking the fast, Eid al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr), falls on March 30. It marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, during which believers fasted. Followers of Islam celebrate the holiday for three days.