The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry rejected statements made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot in the country's parliament. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizade expressed unacceptability of the French minister's use of the term "Nagorno-Karabakh" to refer to the Karabakh region, which, as emphasized, is an integral part of Azerbaijan's sovereign territory.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a briefing in Yerevan following a government meeting that he will not participate in the May 9 parade in Moscow due to the election campaign.

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili spoke about her telephone conversations with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha. She praised the initiative, which she said came from the Ukrainian side. During the conversation, an agreement was reached on an upcoming meeting.

A ceremonial unveiling of a bust of Joseph Stalin took place at the Dagdizel Plant JSC in Kaspiysk. The event was timed to coincide with the May 9th holiday. In 2025, a memorial plaque in Stalin's honor was unveiled at the plant, and the plant square was named after him.