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Daily Brief

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

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Regional * The Azerbaijan Economy Ministry has stated that it will resume daily passenger train services on the Baku–Tbilisi–Baku route from 26 May after an agreement was reached with Georgia. Passenger rail service between Baku and Tbilisi was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown, and Azerbaijan has since repeatedly extended the land border closure, with the latest extension set to run until 1 July 2026. * Yesterday, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed agreemen

Abkhazia

Gunba focuses on economy and Russian relations in first major press conference since 2025 election

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An underlying theme throughout the press conference was Abkhazia’s dependence on external factors, primarily regarding interactions with Russia.

Daily Brief

Monday, 18 May 2026

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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

Daily Brief

Friday, 15 May 2026

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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

Daily Brief

Thursday, 14 May 2026

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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

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

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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

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