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Regional * Georgia’s Revenue Service has denied reports that Armenian cargo shipments, including gas products, are being blocked at the border. The agency stated that ‘amid increased freight traffic, all customs procedures for international transport vehicles are being carried out in a special/active mode to ensure smooth passage’. The statement also claimed that such reports aim to ‘politicise the issue’. Earlier this week, The price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) widely used in cars in Arm
Armenia * Former Etchmiadzin Mayor Diana Gasparyan, who resigned at the end of May, has been charged by the Anti-Corruption Committee. The authorities have yet to reveal the charges. * Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan has been handed a new charge of money laundering through several companies. Azerbaijan * E1.ru, a media outlet based in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, has reported that on Monday evening, police detained Mutvali Shikhlinski, the son of the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora
Regional * US President Donald Trump stated during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, that they ‘solved’ another conflict. He suggested that Armenia and Azerbaijan ‘looks like that’s going to come to a conclusion — a successful conclusion’. * Armenia has denied reports of a US takeover of 32 kilometres of road through Armenia connecting Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan. This followed media reports citing what appears to be an off-hand remark by the US Ambassador to
Regional * The EU has encouraged Armenia and Azerbaijan ‘to proceed with the signing and ratification of the draft peace agreement as soon as possible’, the lead spokesperson of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Anitta Hipper told Armenpress. Hipper also stated that the EU ‘stands ready to provide additional support and expertise, should the sides request it’. * Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a talk with the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stated that
