The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan over three months increased by 16 people and amounted to 303. This was reported by the Union of Freedom of Political Prisoners.
The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Armenia instructed officials to exclude official visits to Belarus.
Georgia and the United States have a long history of strong ties between peoples, a history of deep relations, partnerships in the fields of medicine and education, and a history of helping each other strengthen their defense forces.
The Kremlin will clarify Armenia's position on the CSTO. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the statements of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about leaving the organization. “In any case, we will adhere to partnership and allied relations,” Peskov noted.
No official representative of Armenia will visit Belarus while Lukashenko is president. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan during a speech in parliament.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in parliament that the country intends to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the timing has not yet been determined. He said that the country’s former authorities entered into a “bubble union,” and then it turned out that it did not protect Armenia.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense reported on the complete withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the tripartite statement dated November 10, 2020, after the end of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a 2,000-strong military contingent of the Russian Federation was stationed in Karabakh, the duration of which was determined for 5 years (until 2025).
Georgia and the Russian Federation plan to restore diplomatic relations. The selection of employees for the Georgian embassy in Moscow has begun. This was reported by the Mtavari channel with reference to sources.
Georgia supported more than 600 decisions and resolutions that provided support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemnation of Russian military aggression. This is how Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented to journalists on the relations between the two countries on the sidelines of the conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Berlin.
Georgia has always, to the best of its ability, helped Ukraine in recent years. This was stated by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilya Darchiashvili.
Armenia has always behaved like a devoted partner; until the very end, it maintained the belief that Russia would not leave it alone. However, Moscow “dumped” Armenia and the Armenian people. This was stated by the speaker of the country's parliament, Alen Simonyan, commenting on Moscow's statements about Yerevan's unfriendly behavior.