18:00 News in Brief: New Phase in Armenian-Turkish Relations, Visa Blackmail of Georgia, and Major Military Deals

Last hour's news summarized and insightful:

• In the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey, Armenia's special representative, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan, stated that there is a historical opportunity to accelerate the normalization of relations between the two countries.
• Turkey's representative in the normalization process, Serdar Kılıç, sees enormous achievements in the process of normalizing relations with Armenia.
• The Prime Minister of Georgia criticized members of the European Parliament for calling for sanctions against the country and attempting to blackmail it with the cancellation of the visa regime.
• The United Arab Emirates has restricted air travel in several directions due to security concerns and has implemented special protocols.
• Israel is discussing with the United States the possibility of delivering new strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure to extract concessions in negotiations.
• The Armenian Ministry of Defense has signed new contracts with French companies to acquire transport helicopters and modern equipment for the army.
• As a result of the Armenia-European Union summit, a joint declaration addressed the €30 million support provided twice to Armenia by the European Union through the "European Peace Facility."