A sentimental moment demonstrating the warming of relations between Baku and Yerevan occurred during the final of the Silk Way Star music competition in Astana. Azerbaijani jury member Samira Efendi and Armenian finalist Saro Gevorgyan embraced, and Azerbaijan awarded Armenia the highest score (12 points).

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the Organization of Turkic States (OTG) member countries gathered in Baku for the Solidarity Forum, which is taking place from November 23 to 26. According to EDnews, over 500 civil society representatives from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Hungary, and Northern Cyprus are participating in the event.

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges (HQCJ) has approved the initiation of a criminal case for fraud against Adam Voitlev, the chairman of the Shovgenovsky District Court of Adygea.

A 72-year-old local resident named Kottoyev has been detained in the village of Psedakh in the Malgobek District of Ingushetia. He is suspected of participating in an illegal armed group.

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili, commenting on the discussion of Trump's peace plan, emphasized that the European Union's position on this issue has become fundamental. He noted that on November 22, everyone heard for the first time from European leaders that any peace plan must require "agreement between Ukraine and Europe," not just Ukraine.

The Azerbaijan-Turkey Think Tank Forum has opened in Shusha. Heads and researchers from leading analytical institutions from both countries are participating in the event. Key discussion topics include regional security, foreign policy, economic integration, and cooperation in transport, communications, and energy.

Georgi Mamniashvili, an employee of the Georgian opposition television channel TV Pirveli, was subjected to degrading treatment in custody after being detained on November 22. His lawyer, Tornike Migineishvili, stated this, stating that the journalist was handcuffed for several hours and forced to strip naked and do squats. Mamniashvili is reportedly being held in the Dighomi pretrial detention center.

On November 17, during a meeting in Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked US Deputy Secretary of State Alison Hooker what steps Washington was taking to free 23 Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan. He cited a promise made to him personally by US President Donald Trump during their August meeting at the White House.

Azerbaijan has become the latest country to rule out participation in the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, jeopardizing the prospects for the implementation of US President Donald Trump's multinational plan.

A criminal case for fraud has been opened in Dagestan against Magomed Magomedov, the editor-in-chief of the republican newspaper "Molodezh Dagestan."