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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
Armenia * On Friday, Turkey’s Special Envoy for normalisation with Armenia, Serdar Kılıç, arrived in Armenia via the land border, which remains closed. His Armenian counterpart, Ruben Rubinyan, welcomed Kılıç there. * The US intends to provide Armenia with $145 million in assistance, which is said to be the ‘first tranche of funding aimed at implementing the Trump Route project and other agreements reached’ in Washington on 8 August. The statement came during a meeting between Armenian Deputy
Regional * Georgian national Tengiz Korashvili, who was detained in South Ossetia on 19 May, has been released into Georgian-controlled territory, the Georgian State Security Service (SSG) reported. Korashvili is believed to be one of three Georgian citizens who were detained from the same village in May — the other two were released shortly after being detained. Armenia * Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that they are working with Azerbaijan to unblock regional transit and infrastruc
Regional * Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) has reported that a Georgian citizen was ‘illegally detained’ near the village of Zemo Khviti in the Gori municipality. South Ossetia’s Interior Ministry reported in turn the Georgian citizen told police he had wanted to ‘visit relatives’ in the village of Isakkau. * The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT Stiftung Bucerius have announced that the Free Media Awards for 2025 will be presented to imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and
