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Regional * Georgian citizen Mamuka Bagauri has been expelled from South Ossetia for ‘illegally crossing’ the boundary line on 6 June, South Ossetia’s security service reported. Bagauri also received a fine. * Azerbaijan Railways will add one carriage wagon to the Baku-Tbilisi train from 11 June to meet passenger demand. * The opposition For Georgia party has stated that Russia has begun a ‘new phase of annexation’ in South Ossetia. The party’s statement followed the nomination of former Russ
Regional * Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov departed for a working visit to Istanbul. During his visit, Bayramov is expected to participate in a trilateral meeting with his Georgian and Turkish counterparts. Armenia * Armenians went to the polls yesterday to vote in the first regularly scheduled parliamentary elections since 2017. * According to the final results, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract party have gained the most votes, and will receive 58
Armenia * Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan did not rule out that Armenian citizens returning from abroad may be sent to 25-day military training camps. The news came amidst media reports of the organised transport of Russian–Armenians to vote in the 7 June parliamentary elections. * Armenia has issued arrest warrants against four major former officials of former President Serzh Sargsyan’s cabinet on charges of corruption and money laundering. * More affiliates of Strong Armenia and A
Regional * Today, six freight wagons with Russian wheat, barley, and fertilizer intended for Armenia will be shipped from Baku. Armenia * Today, Armenia and the US signed the framework agreement on strategic cooperation concerning the Trump Route. The document had been initialled in Yerevan in late May during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit. * Since early this morning, Armenian authorities have launched raids in more than 50 locations across the country over the ‘financial induc
