Voting is underway in Armenia's parliamentary elections. The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced that 2,485,851 people have been added to the electoral rolls. On election day, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 2,005 polling stations will be open across the country.

Ahead of the parliamentary elections, a rally in support of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party was held in Yerevan. The head of government called on law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute anyone involved in falsifying the vote, referring to the main opposition groups.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan commented on audio recordings released by the country's Investigative Committee. According to Simonyan, these recordings contain evidence of attempts to seize state power involving Vardan Ghukasyan, the mayor of the second-largest city of Gyumri, and his supporters.

"I am confident that sooner or later we will reach a point where Abkhazia will be fully recognized, and our country will become a member of the UN.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry categorically rejected any suggestion that the country's territory is being used for military or intelligence operations against Iran, or the possible presence of forces affiliated with Israel in Azerbaijan. This was the ministry's response to an article published by CNN World, which, according to the Azerbaijani side, contains unsubstantiated accusations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov believes that Georgia's leadership is aware of the potential damage from the country's accession to the EU.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated during the recent election debates that the country does not plan to renew full membership in the CSTO and may eventually leave the military-political bloc.

The Prime Minister of Georgia reacted sharply to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement about Washington's ability to influence the policies of the Georgian authorities.