The United States Department of State records the facts of killings, torture and other inhuman phenomena in Azerbaijan, as well as the harsh conditions in the country’s prisons. It’s in the State Department’s annual human rights report.

In Georgia, the relatives of former President Mikheil Saakashvili were repeatedly invited to invite foreign doctors for his treatment. This was stated by Justice Minister Rati Bregadze. 

The President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alain Simonyan, clarified the country’s initiation of the process of approval of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). 

Azerbaijan is trying to erase the traces of Armenians in Nagorny Karabakh, is preparing for their genocide. This was stated in the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

The law on renaming district courts of the capital of Chechnya had entered into force. Leninsky District Court of Grozny will be called Akhmatovsky, Oktyabrsky - Baisangurovsky, Staropromyslovsky - Visaitovsky, Zavodskaya - Sheikh-Mansurovsky.

On the eve of the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The decision was supported by the countries of Europe, the USA and Ukraine. 123 States may arrest Putin, as they have ratified the Rome Statute and are parties to the International Criminal Court. The Court is now in force.

The Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan called upon the European deputies to reconsider their decision, not to feed the revanchist forces, to conduct constructive dialogue based on mutual respect and understanding. This is stated in Baku’s statement.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova spoke about the statement of Armenian Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan that it is not his country that is leaving the CSTO, «but the CSTO is leaving Armenia».

Russia stopped paying Armenia in dollars and euros. At the same time, choosing a currency for trade in the current conditions is a big problem, Armenian Minister of Economy Vagan Kerobyan said.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 9th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. We reaffirm our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.