- US Assistant Secretary of State James O’Brien encourages Armenian and Azerbaijani governments to “deliver more for their people” by concluding a peace agreement, while Azerbaijan snubs visit by U.S. Caucasus Negotiator Louis Bono.
- The 2024 Human Rights Watch World Report cites concern over Nagorno-Karabakh aftermath, Azerbaijan’s dismissal of ICJ interim measure rulings, skirmished in the region and on the Armenian border, as well as Baku’s prosecution of government critics, lack of freedoms, and torture.
- Russian Foreign Ministry denies ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh or that that peacekeepers failed in their job, warns Armenia about getting close to the West.
- Yerevan municipality plans to remove decades-old tennis courts for Ring Park renovation. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26oriiLaS9U
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