An underlying theme throughout the press conference was Abkhazia’s dependence on external factors, primarily regarding interactions with Russia.
Regional * The Russian Cabinet of Ministers has supported a cooperation agreement between the governments of Daghestan and South Ossetia. The order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The agreement would increase trade, economic, scientific, technical, and socio-cultural cooperation. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone call with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during which the two leaders discussed various issues related to bilateral cooperation
Regional * Former Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili has been appointed CEO of the Italian petroleum company Italiana Petroli (IP), which had recently been acquired by Azerbaijan’s SOCAR. Davitashvili stepped down as minister in June 2025. * Yesterday, 14 freight wagons with Russian wheat were sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan. Armenia * In a heated exchange, former President Robert Kocharyan referred to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as a ‘lackey’. Later the same day, Pashinyan r
Regional * In an incident of apparent vandalism at the Armenian Surb Nshan Church in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia, church icons were thrown near the rubbish, prompting an official investigation. Armenia * The US and the EU welcomed the lifting of restrictions on bilateral trade between Armenia and Turkey. * Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan hosted a delegation from AECOM, which had come to Armenia under the US State Department to begin site survey work for the Trump Route. * The Akanates obse
Armenia * Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a US delegation to discuss the Trump Route (TRIPP). According to the Armenian readout, the sides ‘discussed and agreed on a number of operational and legal issues related to the implementation of TRIPP’. * Armenian authorities have arrested an unclarified number of Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan’s affiliates over electoral bribery offering material incentives for people to attend his alliance’s rally. Azerbaijan * Azerbaij
Regional * Armenia’s Catholicos Karekin II has congratulated the newly elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Shio III. Armenia * Responding to recent comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin suggesting Armenia should choose between closer ties with the EU and its current membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that ‘until this moment, when there is no need to make a choice [...] we are not placing such an issue on the agenda’
