Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was re-elected as chairman of the ruling Civil Contract party, receiving the support of the majority of his colleagues.

Tskhinvali's de facto leader, Alan Gagloev, called on the Georgian authorities to recognize the occupied region as independent "not for the sake of politics," but for the sake of "the future" and "justice."

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the Armenian authorities violated the rights of citizens killed and injured during the brutal suppression of protests following the 2008 presidential elections. The opposition claimed that the election results were falsified, and the protests were met with force: ten people, including two police officers, were killed during the dispersal of the rallies.

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, Chairman of the US Helsinki Commission, accused Georgia's ruling party of sabotaging President Donald Trump. Journalist Alex Ravoufoghlu quoted the politician on Facebook.