The European Union Special Representative for Human Rights, Kaisa Ollongren, expressed concern about the severe restrictions on media freedom in Azerbaijan. During a meeting with Azerbaijani journalists abroad, she learned that independent journalism is virtually impossible within the country.

The case of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov's murder in Moscow has been sent to court. Among the defendants are Ingush natives Batukhan Tochiyev and Ramazan Padiyev. Along with Akhmadzhon Kurbonov and Robert Safaryan, they are accused of participating in a terrorist organization, committing a terrorist attack, and other crimes.

A Russian court sentenced Armenian citizen Armen Balyan to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony.

The summit of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Gabala, Azerbaijan. Following the meeting, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed the Gabala Declaration.