Georgia should recognize the independence of South Ossetia and return the Trusovskoye, Gudskoye and other gorges. This was stated by former South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity.

The police detained former lawyer of the North Ossetian Chamber Elman Pashayev. He is suspected of fraud.

Sanctions against Georgian citizens do not harm Georgia, but the reputation of the United States itself. This was stated by the executive secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Alavdi Batykaev from Grozny guilty and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. According to investigators, in 1999 he joined the illegal armed formation of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria under the leadership of Shamil Basayev and Khattab.

Russia is an aggressor and an occupying state, and this is an unequivocally confirmed fact. This was stated by the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Georgian Parliament and a member of the ruling Georgian Dream party Nikoloz Samkharadze.

The relations between Yerevan and Tbilisi are an example of what cooperation between the countries of the region should be. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived in Georgia on an official visit.

The Russian government did not support the version of the bill that allows schools and municipalities to introduce a local ban on religious clothing, including hijabs and niqabs. It is reported that the concepts of "religious clothing" and "clothing with religious attributes" are not defined in the legislation and this "may lead to ambiguous law enforcement practices."

Journalist and activist from Belarus Andrei Meleshko was denied entry to Georgia. He had lived in Batumi for three years due to political persecution in his home country.

Dagestan took third place in terms of the lowest share of family expenses on housing and communal services - 6.7%. This is evidenced by the results of a RIA Novosti study. Kabardino-Balkaria is in 5th place in the rating (6.9%), Ingushetia - in 6th (7.1%), Chechnya - in 10th (7.6%). Experts note that the minimum amount of housing and communal services expenses occurs mainly in the southern regions, which consume less energy resources.

From September 16 to November 14, signatures will be collected in Armenia to submit a draft law on the country's accession to the EU to the parliament. At least 50,000 signatures must be collected, the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia reported.