- Rosselkhoznadzor asks Iran to stop certifying flowers for Russia, suspecting their Armenian origin. The same agency also restricts imports of stone fruits from five Turkish exporters.
- Tbilisi has special relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, and they are deepening: Kobakhidze.
- Lavrov and Bayramov discuss developments in the South Caucasus.
- Death toll from the latest US-Iran tensions reaches 40.
- Trump accuses Russia and China of interfering in the US electoral process: Moscow and Beijing deny the accusation.
- France ratifies the Caribbean island border delimitation treaty with the Netherlands after 400 years.
- Israeli parliament dissolves itself; a new parliament will convene after the October 27 elections.
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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