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Regional * The 5th Silk Road 2025 Forum has begun in Tbilisi, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov among those participating. The two spoke at the opening panel alongside Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. * Pashinyan said Armenia is ‘ready from today’ to enable transit of cargo trucks between Turkey and Azerbaijan through its territory. Speaking at the forum in Tbilisi, he welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent decision
Armenia * Armenian lorry drivers have blocked the Bagratashen customs checkpoint after failing to receive a response from the government regarding new Russian migration rules. The drivers are demanding that Yerevan negotiate changes to Moscow’s law limiting foreigners’ stay in Russia to 90 days per year, down from 180, arguing that the restriction should not apply to freight and passenger transport drivers who frequently travel on long-haul routes. * Sixteen people detained during protests in
Regional * Aishat Baimuradova, a Chechen native who fled Russia with the help of human rights activists, has disappeared in Armenia. On 15 October, she met with a friend who has social media followers with close ties to Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, Caucasian Knot reported — she has not been heard from since. Daniil Chebykin, an activist originally from Omsk but now also residing in Armenia, believes Baimuradova may have been returned to her family against her will. ‘Her neighbours contacted th
Armenia * Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has arrested the former mayor of Ijevan, Varuzhan Nersisyan, and his son as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. In a written response to news.am, the committee confirmed that Nersisyan was detained on charges of money laundering and abuse of official authority. According to news.am’s sources, the case concerns the alleged illegal allocation of land in Ijevan. * The EU’s investments in Armenia are expected to reach €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion
