At the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Istanbul, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan called the strengthening of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the context of the Washington Accords a "historic step." He emphasized that this process paves the way for trust, cooperation, and development, noting that Armenia remains committed to deepening dialogue and turning peace into real regional opportunities.

Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court has remanded Sapa Media editor-in-chief Alina Dzhikayeva to pretrial detention for two months. She will remain in pretrial detention until June 16. The court's decision followed the investigators' motion for a custodial measure, while the defense insisted on house arrest.

Alina Dzhikayeva, the editor-in-chief of the Vladikavkaz-based media outlet Sapa Media, has been charged with bribery. During questioning, she denied her guilt.

Armenian law enforcement agencies have detained 14 activists of the Strong Armenia opposition party, led by Russian oligarch Samvel Karapetyan. The head of the party's office has been charged with violating the legal ban on charitable donations, according to party spokesperson Ghramanyan.

Azerbaijan and Armenia have begun implementing a peaceful and mutually beneficial economic partnership. Baku has recorded its first import of goods from Armenia. As of March of this year, this figure stood at $960.

The head of the Nazran Department of Internal Affairs, Police Colonel Ilez Kilimatov, was arrested in Ingushetia. According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, he provided patronage to residents of the republic who were illegally mining sand and gravel for 500,000 rubles a month.

On April 15, during a speech at a meeting of the Armenia-EU civil society platform in Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that his country "will not experience justice and impartiality" because its judicial system "has no organic connection with the highest source of power—the people."

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson and poet and songwriter Maria Zakharova has once again, and not for the first time, commented on Alla Pugacheva's controversial interview last year, which, incidentally, turned 77 today.

The Foreign Ministries of Russia and Azerbaijan confirmed the agreement reached between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev to resolve the consequences of the crash of the AZAL Embraer 190, including the issue of compensation for the victims. The Russian side officially confirmed the strike on the passenger airliner as a result of "the unintentional action of the air defense system in Russian airspace."

Ali Karimli, Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), offered a critical assessment of the current economic situation in Azerbaijan. Citing official data, he stated that in the first quarter of 2026, economic growth in Georgia was 8.4%, while in Armenia it was 7.4%. In contrast, Azerbaijan's economy showed negative dynamics, contracting by 0.3%.