Georgia
Georgia summons heads of NGOs over alleged sabotage case
In recent weeks, Georgian authorities have accused seven prominent NGOs of sponsoring ‘sabotage’ against the state and frozen their accounts.
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Daily Brief
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Regional * During the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticised Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for using the term ‘Zangezur corridor’ when referring to regional transit and infrastructure links, saying that it was not ‘perceived by us in the logic that we agreed on in Washington’. Pashinyan noted that the joint declaration between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the US ‘agreed on certain terminology in this regard’ — the Trump Rout
Daily Brief
Monday, 1 September 2025
Regional * On Monday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. According to the readout from Pashinyan’s office, they discussed the bilateral peace agenda, ‘emphasising the need for constructive dialogue, mutual trust, and regional stability’. Armenia * Pashinyan has met with the Russian President Vladimir Putin within the framework of the SCO summit, during which they discussed ‘issues
Daily Brief
Friday, 29 August 2025
Regional * Parliamentary Speaker Alan Margiev has met with a delegation from the North Ossetian Parliament headed by parliamentary chair Taimuraz Tuskayev. The two discussed prospects for deepening cooperation, with Margiev noting that they plan to implement joint projects in the near future. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed the head of the Office of the representative on international legal matters, Liparit Drmeyan. Local media previously reported that the office had
Daily Brief
Thursday, 28 August 2025
Regional * An Abkhazian delegation has met with representatives of the Circassian diaspora in Syria to discuss cooperation in the cultural and social spheres. Armenia * The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recognition of the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire. ‘Currently on trial for his role in the genocide committed against the Palestinian people, Netanyahu is seeking to cover up the crimes perpetrated
Armenian Genocide
Turkey condemns Netanyahu’s apparent recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to recognise the genocide during an interview with a controversial US podcaster.
