Several observers linked the statement to a phone call between Irakli Kobakhidze and Marco Rubio.
Human rights defenders had expressed concern about his fate, as his whereabouts had been unknown for more than three months.
Journalists claim he fell out of favour after a road accident earlier in 2026.
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan suggested moving away from genocide narratives for the sake of peace.
OC Media’s Robin Fabbro, Dominik Cagara, and Mariam Nikuradze talk about OC Media’s plans to survive and thrive in the new global reality.
The sheer number of laws passed in recent months have overwhelmed observers and media outlets alike.
Multiple cases of mass bird deaths have been recorded along Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea coast, raising concerns of disease or toxic pollution.
The North Caucasus has been facing various internet blockades for several years. Can things really get any worse?
A Room of My Own is an intimate but unfinished portrait of female friendship, desire, and self-discovery in contemporary Tbilisi.
The Georgian Orthodox Church faces a vacant patriarchal throne, raising urgent questions about succession and change.
Tehran is cautious of alienating its largest ethnic minority, leaving Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in crisis mode.
Russian director Maria Rigel’s latest film is a disappointingly slow-moving look at Armenian society that is more incomprehensible than enlightening.
Georgia’s Forbes Top 100 shows an uneven playing field, offshore wealth, hidden names, and women playing safety rings for rich families.
The long-serving head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has left behind an ‘epochal, unique, and contradictory’ legacy.
While Russia is a federation on paper, in reality, the state is perpetuating its colonisation of the North Caucasus.
