- Pashinyan, Putin and other CIS leaders tour the Hermitage, including the Armenian Culture and Art Hall.
- Pashinyan and Putin have a tête-à-tête meeting.
- Trump recalls diplomats from about 30 countries; personnel changes also apply to Armenia: Associated Press.
- Aliyev will not participate in the informal CIS summit in St. Petersburg.
- A brawl brakes out during budget discussions in the Turkish Parliament.
- Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes.
- A general is killed in Moscow; an explosive device planted in a car is detonated.
- Greenland announces that the appointment of a special US ambassador will not affect the decision of the island’s authorities.
- US detains another tanker near Venezuela.
- Foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia meet in Kuala Lumpur.
Ruben Rubinyan meets with Speaker of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk
On October 16, the President of the RA National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan being in Rome to participate in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
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