16:00 News in Brief: Fatal Crash in Margara, Peace Agenda, and Possible Collapse of European Aviation

In the last hour’s news, summarized and substantive:

• A tragic accident occurred on the Margara-Vanadzor-Tashir highway involving a police bus and a passenger vehicle, prompting a criminal investigation. Law enforcement has denied misinformation regarding the involvement of the police and the Prime Minister's motorcade.
• The driver injured in the accident on the Armavir-Gyumri road, which claimed the lives of six, has been transferred to Yerevan for surgery, while the other four injured, including three children, remain in critical condition.
• An official representative of Azerbaijan discussed the development of bilateral trade relations and prospects for opening transit routes for Armenia during a meeting with an Armenian delegation.
• High-level negotiations between representatives of the USA and Iran have commenced in Islamabad aimed at resolving the regional situation.
• Amid the US-Iran negotiations, the passage of several ships and freighters through the Strait of Hormuz has been recorded.
• Russia and Ukraine have carried out another prisoner exchange in the format of “175 for 175,” which included the return of residents of the Kursk region to their homeland.
• European airports have warned of a possible aviation fuel shortage, which could paralyze air transport and harm the region's economy.