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Regional * On Wednesday, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos arrived in Azerbaijan for a three-day visit to the South Caucasus. According to the commission’s website, today, Kos will hold high-level meetings with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov. During the visit, Kos is scheduled to visit the city of Aghdam, where she will meet with demining officials. She is also expected to visit Armenia after her visit to Azerbaij
Regional * US President Donald Trump has again commented on the August Washington summit, stating that he had established an ‘everlasting friendship’ with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Armenia * Nagorno-Karabakh’s former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has submitted several motions to the Baku Military Court, requesting it to question ‘certain individuals related to the criminal case he is charged with’. The names include Pashinyan, members of the OS
Regional * Yesterday, a 48-year-old resident of Georgia’s Zemo-Khviti was released into Georgian-controlled territory. South Ossetia’s security services (KGB) reported that Hamlet Margvelashvili was originally detained on 8 September after crossing into South Ossetia while intoxicated. Armenia * Armenia is transforming its national narratives and symbols to ‘step by step remove’ everything that can be perceived as a threat, thereby easing the burden on the security system, Secretary of Se
Regional * Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has stated that ‘the final signing of the [Armenia–Azerbaijan peace treaty] is expected in the first half of 2026’. He further noted that Turkey would start ‘taking steps’ to normalise relations with Armenia once the agreement is signed. * In response, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan told Armenpress that Armenia’s ‘principled position’ regarding the signing date had not changed. ‘Signing the agreement within the shortest
