The Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia has again refused to transfer ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili for his trial hearing at the Tbilisi City Court, citing risks of obstruction by the former president’s supporters, as well as health concerns, civil.ge reported. Saakashvili is standing trial today in the misappropriation of public funds case. Previously, on November 10, he was …

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi, the Foreign Minister of Slovenia Stanislav Raščan, who is currently the Chair of the Council of the European Union, signed the Armenia-EU Common Aviation Agreement on Monday. “The ratification and entry into force of this Agreement in the near future will …

Latvia has launched snap military drills in Latgale, a region bordering Belarus and Russia, the country’s military said on Sunday. This comes in response to what the EU and Baltics say is a “hybrid attack” by Belarus. Vilnius and Warsaw say the Minsk regime has orchestrated a migration crisis, sending thousands of people to the …

Stating that Iran and Turkey agreed to draw a roadmap for long-term cooperation, the Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian said that it will be finalized in the future visit of the Turkish President Erdogan to Tehran, Mehr reported. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in his joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday. …

During the last week, the operative groups of Artsakh’s special emergency response unit did not carry out search missions of the bodies of those killed in the war. The Service is currently negotiating with all interested bodies to resume the work.

“Concerned about increase of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan this week, Important to defuse, address causes, and engage in work towards comprehensive settlement,” EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar said in a Twitter post. Yesterday, Azerbaijani Armed Forces units, supported by armored vehicles invaded the sovereign territory …

Speaking at the Security Council meeting, PM Nikol Pashinyan said in parts: “Since yesterday, we have had several meetings and discussions with you in different formats. The subject of discussions was the fact that Azerbaijani troops invaded the territory of the Republic of Armenia in one of the eastern sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The …

Russia is discussing with Turkey the issues of joint development of Russian military supplies and weapons, Dmitry Shugayev, the director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, has told Interfax. “Negotiations are underway on the supply of modern Russian military products, as well as the joint development of armaments,” Shugayev said at the Dubai …

The Security Council of Armenia has issued a statement, which reads: “On November 14, at around 13։00, Azerbaijani Armed Forces units, supported by armored vehicles invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in one of the eastern sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. As a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, …

Under a Presidential decree, Suren Papikyan has been appointed minister of defense to replace Arshak Karapetyan.