At the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk predicted a halving of trade turnover with Armenia in 2025.

Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Yerevan, voiced his opinion on the discussed "transit corridor" between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan, which passes through Armenia.

The Danish Foreign Ministry explained the reasons for the absence of the Georgian delegation from the meeting of EU ministers and representatives of candidate countries, which took place on September 1-2 in Copenhagen.

Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the conclusion that Moscow and Baku should move towards normalizing bilateral relations. He stated this at a press conference following his visit to China, TASS reports.

A Moscow court has ruled that businessman Vladimir Kayshev, former prime minister of Karachay-Cherkessia, has had his property seized worth 41.9 billion rubles.

On September 3, a special resolution was adopted at a plenary session of the Georgian Parliament, which approved the report of the temporary investigative committee that had been submitted the day before. The document was supported by 85 members of the legislative body.

A verdict has been passed in the case of participants in pro-European protests in Georgia. The Tbilisi City Court sentenced 11 defendants to two years in prison.

The media reported the appointment of Vidadi Mustafayev as the "head" of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg. However, according to APA, which is close to the State Committee of Azerbaijan for Work with Diaspora, Mustafayev has no connection to the community and was elected by an unknown group to an unspecified structure.

The UK has expanded its anti-Russian sanctions list, adding 11 new items. Among those hit by sanctions are Aimani Kadyrova, the mother of the head of Chechnya, and the regional public foundation named after Akhmat Kadyrov that she heads.

The Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin greeted each other with a handshake on the sidelines of a parade in China. However, this did not continue with communication.