During her visit to Azerbaijan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU's intention to expand cooperation with Baku. According to her, Brussels expects to strengthen the partnership in several areas—from trade and transport to energy and the economy.

United Russia has formed regional groups for the upcoming elections. As in previous campaigns, the party lists in most Russian regions are headed by incumbent regional leaders – from Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov to acting Dagestan head Fyodor Shchukin.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the new government and parliamentary majority intend to relaunch or update the entire package of democratic reforms. He made this statement at the opening of the two-day "Armenian Platform for the European Dialogue of Prosecutors," Armenpress reports.

The Gakharia – For Georgia party demanded that the country's authorities bring the situation in South Ossetia up for discussion at the 67th round of the Geneva International Discussions, declaring a new stage in the region's rapprochement with Russia.

German Ambassador Peter Fischer has concluded his diplomatic mission in Georgia. He bid farewell to the country's people, expressing gratitude for the time they spent together in Tbilisi. He posted his farewell words on social media: "Thank you, be happy, Auf Wiedersehen!"

A new information platform of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) is being implemented in Azerbaijan. It aims to simplify the search for and identification of persons during the Karabakh wars. The system will also allow citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia to confidentially transmit information about missing persons and burial sites.

Russia asserts that the viability of the TRIPP transport project in the South Caucasus region directly depends on taking its national priorities into account. This position was voiced by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin in an interview with RTVI.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry responded to the Israeli government's decision to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide with a harsh statement. Ankara claims that the Israeli government, whose actions in the Gaza Strip are considered genocide against Palestinians by the International Court of Justice, is attempting to divert international attention from its own crimes through political decisions. The ministry emphasized its intention to continue the fight against Israel's "expansionist policies" and to ensure that the Netanyahu government "is held legally accountable for its crimes against the civilian population."

Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya, posted a video in which he repeatedly violates traffic rules, driving into oncoming traffic and speeding. The video was discovered by Verstka on an Instagram account linked to the head of the republic's son.

The first shipment of Armenian apricots will arrive in Poland in the coming days. Exports will subsequently expand to other European countries.