Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated the need for a change in the political elite after the 2026 parliamentary elections. He believes that those who held leadership positions in the past and kept the country in a state of stagnation should no longer be involved in political life.

While Armenia demonstrates significant investment in artificial intelligence, criticism of its technology policies is being voiced in Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) commented on the planned increase in security spending in the 2026 state budget. Arzu Nagiyev, head of the Defense Committee, attributed this to the need to finance demining and infrastructure development in Karabakh, as well as the formation of police forces and rapid response services there.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized that normalizing relations with Turkey and achieving peace with Azerbaijan are two independent, yet important, processes for Yerevan. He noted that artificially linking these processes could harm both, while establishing relations with Turkey could create favorable conditions for normalizing relations with Azerbaijan.

Giga Lemonjava, a member of the Droa party, cited the fact that the Georgian delegation included a sanctioned deputy minister as the reason for the postponement of the Georgia-EU human rights dialogue:

According to Important Stories, a behind-the-scenes struggle for the post of head of Chechnya is unfolding in the Kremlin amid rumors of Ramzan Kadyrov's deteriorating health. Citing sources in the security services, the publication reports disagreements between various agencies over the successor.

Georgia accused the European Union of disrupting planned human rights talks. Tbilisi stated that the EU canceled a meeting scheduled for November 21 in Brussels shortly before it was scheduled.

The Anti-Corruption Court in Yerevan has remanded billionaire and Russian citizen Samvel Karapetyan in custody for another two months, rejecting his defense's appeal. The arrest was based on charges of "calls to overthrow the government."

Ali Karimli, one of the leaders of the Azerbaijani opposition, condemned the country's criminal prosecutions of journalists, bloggers, and activists living abroad. He believes that such actions are more of a propaganda effort and aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear within the country.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry responded to criticism from Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili regarding Kyiv's "ingratitude." In his statement, ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi sarcastically noted Ukraine's "gratitude" to the Georgian government "for not imposing sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine and helping the common aggressor circumvent them, for turning their country away from the path of EU and NATO integration and toward the Russian yoke, and for making constant disparaging comments about Ukraine."