- The spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry blasted Armenia for its increasing turn to the West, warning that “an attempt to sit on two chairs will not end well for anyone.”
- A senior U.S. diplomat said “there’s no business as usual” between the United States and Azerbaijan until it shows it is engaging in peace talks with Armenia in good faith.
- Ogün Samast, the man convicted of killing Armenian Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, was released on parole after 16 years in prison for “good behavior.”
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