REGIONS

During a plenary session, Georgia's Parliament passed the law on foreign agents in its third and final reading, Trend reports.

The live broadcast of the session was available on the legislative body's website.

"84 in favor and 30 against. The law is passed," announced the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, concluding the voting process.

Yerevan has appealed to withdraw temporary operational groups of Russian border guards from the line of demarcation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and the relevant decision has already been made, candidate for the post of FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said during the meeting in the Federation Council, Trend reports.

The time has come to formalize the accords struck with Azerbaijan in an agreement of peace and sign it, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, Trend reports.

He made the remark during the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.

As of 11:00, 151 protest participants were detained in Yerevan, Trend reports on Monday, citing a message from the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It should be noted that on May 4, the “Tavush for the Motherland” movement began a multi-day march towards the capital of Armenia.

On May 9, the procession reached Yerevan. At a rally of thousands in front of the government house, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan demanded the resignation of the prime minister.

Police used rubber bullets against protesters protesting against the foreign agents bill outside the parliament building in Tbilisi.

As Trend reports, several people were injured.

It should be noted that yesterday the Georgian parliament at a plenary session supported the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” in the second reading. 83 deputies voted for the bill, 23 against.

At a plenary meeting, the Parliament of Georgia supported the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” in the second reading.

As Trend reports with reference to Georgian media, the vote was broadcast live on the website of the legislative body.

„83 deputies voted “for” the bill, 23 “against”,” said Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili, summing up the voting results.

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia will hold a meeting in Kazakhstan, Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia Ani Badalyan said, Trend reports.

„Following a proposal from the Kazakh side, there's an agreement for the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet, with the venue confirmed to be in Almaty“, Ani Badalyan emphasized.

Russia expresses regret over the ongoing baseless public criticism of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) by the Armenian government, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a weekly briefing, commenting on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statements, Trend reports.

Source: https://en.trend.az/scaucasus/armenia/3890790.html 

Designated EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar has arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, on a visit, Trend reports.

According to the information, the EU representative met with Armenian Parliament Vice Speaker Ruben Rubinyan.

During the meeting, the situation in the South Caucasus and cooperation between Armenia and the EU were discussed.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have resolved the issue at the negotiating table for the first time, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan told reporters, commenting on the agreements on the first stage of border delimitation, Trend reports.

"It is very important to state that for the first time, Armenia and Azerbaijan have resolved the issue at the negotiating table," he emphasized.