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Daily Brief

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

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Regional * Today, four freight wagons of fertiliser and one freight wagon of buckwheat were sent from Russia to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. According to the Armenian readout, they discussed ‘issues related to the scope of the bilateral agenda’, also ‘agreed to continue the discussion’ in a meeting in the near future. The Kremlin readout elaborated that the call

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze speaking at CPAC Hungary on 21 March 2026. Official photo.

Georgia

Kobakhidze speaks at CPAC Hungary as Orbán calls Georgia the ‘bravest nation in Europe’

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The bulk of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s speech was about traditional values and praise for Georgia’s strategic neutrality.

Daily Brief

Monday, 23 March 2026

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Regional * The Armenian authorities rejected a petition to allow the Catholicos Karekin II to attend the funeral of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II yesterday. Karekin II has been under a travel ban since February. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Minister of Culture and Education Zhanna Andreasyan attended the funeral. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has faced backlash after calling Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians ‘runaways’ in an argument with a refugee on the metro. Later that

Daily Brief

Friday, 20 March 2026

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Regional * Yesterday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Kobakhidze, offering his condolences for the death of Patriarch Ilia II. Earlier yesterday, Pashinyan stated that Armenia ‘will participate in the funeral at the highest level’, however the attendance of Catholicos Karekin II still remains unclear, considering he has been under a travel ban since February. Armenia * Yesterday, Pashinyan received EU Enlargement Commissioner

Daily Brief

Thursday, 19 March 2026

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Regional * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a letter of condolence to his Georgian counterpart Irakli Kobakhidze on the occasion of the death of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II. Catholicos Karekin II also sent similar condolences. It remains unclear if Karekin II will be able to attend Ilia II’s funeral, considering he has been under travel ban since February. * This morning a total of 488 tonnes of grain were shipped from Baku, bound for Armenia from Russia via Azerbaijan. Armenia * EU Enl