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Regional * Aliya Ozdamirova, a 33-year-old woman who escaped from Chechnya, was deceived or forcibly taken from Georgia to Russia and was then likely killed in Chechnya, according to human rights defenders from the NC SOS Crisis Group. Ozdamirova was buried on Wednesday. * The Russian government has simplified procedures for obtaining or renewing a passport for individuals from Abkhazia or South Ossetia who have dual citizenship with Russia. Under the new rules, there is no need to travel bac
Armenia * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has denied claims that Yerevan plans to stop purchasing Russian wheat in favour of Ukrainian supplies, calling such suggestions ‘absurd’. Speaking to reporters in parliament on Wednesday, Pashinyan reaffirmed that Armenia remains committed to buying Russian wheat, rejecting allegations published by Russian state media that Yerevan intended to use EU funds to purchase more expensive Ukrainian grain. * Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate has cond
Regional * The Turkish Ministry of Defence has confirmed the deaths of 20 military personnel who were on board the military cargo plane that crashed yesterday near the Georgia–Azerbaijan border. On Wednesday, the ministry released the names of the victims. The governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and other countries around the world have extended their condolences to Ankara. * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the government is working ‘every day’ to secure the release of Armenian p
Armenia * Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan met with his Saudi counterpart Faisal Alibrahim in Riyadh to discuss prospects for expanding trade and investment cooperation, the ministry said in a statement. The ministers discussed opportunities in technology, energy, agriculture, and tourism, with the Saudi side expressing readiness to sign a memorandum of cooperation and related agreements to enhance bilateral economic ties. * An Armenian court has authorised the exhumation of Poghos Poghosyan,
