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Regional * Two Georgian citizens convicted of illegally crossing into South Ossetia have been handed over to Georgia. They were detained in September 2024 near the village of Gromi (Grom) in the Tskhinvali  (Tskhinval) district. In January 2025, a court in Tskhinvali found them guilty and sentenced them to a prison sentence. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that if they fail to convince the opposition to amend the constitution, they may call for early parliamentary electio

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Regional * Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) confirmed that Yashar Ali Oglu Kasimov, an Azerbaijani citizen, was found in Tavush Province on 19 October. According to the NSS, Kasimov had entered the territory of Armenia after ‘getting lost’, adding that ‘appropriate measures are being taken to return’ him to Azerbaijan. Armenia * The Armavir Court has terminated proceedings against the Armenian Apostolic Church over a lawsuit by defrocked Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, who sought reinstate

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Armenia * A report from the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council — Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — claims that Armenia would suffer significant economic losses if they left the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The report claimed the impact on other member states would be minimal. * Defence Minister Suren Papikyan revealed on social media that Armenia has purchased military training aircraft from the Czech Republic. The statement came following an official visit to the Czech Republic

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Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has fired the head of the State Protocol Service, Gagik Vanoyan. The decision was made over an error during the official visit of the Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Armenia, where the leader was referred to as the president of Kazakhstan, whose name is Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. * Pashinyan urged candidates and voters participating in the local government elections to inform him of any illegal pressure they had experienced. MPs from the Strong Armenia p