Abkhazia–Russia Relations
Russia cancels recommendations against tourism to Abkhazia
The travel advisory had been in effect since November 2024, following the protests in Abkhazia that ousted former President Aslan Bzhaniya.
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Armenia
Lavrov says Russia is being left out of Armenia-Turkey normalisation talks
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Armenia had ‘taken a break’ and preferred direct bilateral talks with Turkey to normalise relations. ‘There are no meetings planned yet, our Armenian colleagues have taken a break,’ the Russian state-run media outlet TASS quoted Lavrov, following the third meeting of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform held in Istanbul, Turkey. The 3+3 format meeting includes Turkey, Iran, and Russia on one side, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and, t
Georgia
Lavrov praises Georgian Government for resisting ‘Western LGBT agenda’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised the Georgian Government for passing the foreign agent law, claiming that by doing so Georgia was resisting the West’s aims to maintain their global hegemony through the promotion of queer rights. ‘What the Georgian government is doing now is […] realising their national identity and understanding that the Georgian people have the same values of Orthodoxy, national culture, which will be eroded, erased, and subjugated by the “rules” that the
Armenia
Lavrov accuses EU of ‘abusing’ Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict
In a visit to Baku, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticised the EU monitoring mission in Armenia, pledging Moscow’s support to the Azerbaijan–Armenia peace process. On Tuesday, the second and final day of his visit, Lavrov accused the European Union of ‘abusing’ the Armenia–Azerbaijan relations by sending a monitoring mission to Armenia. ‘The European Union mission to Armenia raises many questions about its functions and mandate. Its technical details are very important’, said Lav
Armenia
Armenia’s opposition appeals to Lavrov
In protests held during the Russian Foreign Minister’s meeting with his Armenian counterpart, opposition leaders insisted any agreement with the current authorities was ‘null and void’. Protesters rallied in front of the Armenian Foreign Ministry during meetings between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began and Ararat Mirzoyan, his Armenian counterpart, on Thursday and Friday. Lavrov had arrived in Yerevan on Thursday for a meeting of the CSTO, the Russia-led security bloc. While
Ararat Mirzoyan
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers discuss normalisation
The foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia have met in Dushanbe to discuss the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The discussion between Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijan’s Jeyhun Bayramov took place on Thursday on the sidelines of a meeting of the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States. It comes after almost two weeks of opposition protests in the Armenian capital Yerevan sparked by fears the Armenian government planned to make concessions
Council of Europe
Georgia debates whether to allow in Russian Council of Europe delegates
A debate is raging in Georgia over whether the country should allow in Russian delegates who have violated Georgia’s ‘Law on Occupied Territories’ to attend the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in Tbilisi. There has been widespread speculation that the Russian delegation would be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as well as others who have entered Abkhazia via Russia, a violation of Georgian law. The controversy began after Georgian President Salome Zurabishvil
