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Daily Brief

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

by OC Media

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Regional * The Armenian Economy Ministry has confirmed that a discussion was held with Tbilisi regarding the possible transit of Azerbaijani fuel to Armenia via Georgia. The Georgian Economy Ministry had stated that it received a request from ‘partner countries’ earlier in December for the transit. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze approved the request and confirmed that no tariffs would be imposed on it. * A native of Chechnya, Aishat Baymuradova, found dead in Yerevan in October, re

Police using water cannons against protesters in winter 2024. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia

Preliminary official Georgian investigation concludes WW1-era chemical not sprayed on protesters

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) claimed the substance was CS, a common tear gas used by police around the world.

One of the panels at the Azerbaijan–Georgia Media Forum. Official photo.

Azerbaijan–Georgia Relations

Baku hosts Azerbaijan–Georgia Media Forum, bringing pro-government figures from both countries

by OC Media

•3 min read

No representatives of independent media outlets from either country participated in the forum.

Daily Brief

Monday, 8 December 2025

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Regional * US President Donald Trump has written a letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, thanking him and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for their joint nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘I am deeply appreciative of your kind recognition, which inspires us to sustain our important mission’, Trump wrote in the letter. * On Saturday, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, held a panel discussion with Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiye

Daily Brief

Friday, 5 December 2025

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Regional * Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has commended the ‘Western Azerbaijan Community’ for its ‘restrained, constructive approach, openness to reconciliation and dialogue, […] and its respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states’. ‘Western Azerbaijan' is an irredentist concept used by the Azerbaijani authorities to lay claim to the territory of modern-day Armenia. Aliyev added that he believed ‘the peace-loving members of the Western Azerbaijan Community will return