16:00 News in Brief: Baku's Agenda on the Karabakh Issue, New Scenarios for War Against Russia

Latest news summarized:

• The Minister of Economy explained that the congestion of Armenian trucks at Upper Lars is related to a sharp increase in trade with Russia and the flow of tourists.
• Arman Tatoyan, leader of the "Wings of Unity" party, characterized the legal processes and searches conducted against opposition figures as politically motivated.
• Samvel Karapetyan, head of the "Strong Armenia" party, stated that they are not discussing the option of becoming an opposition leader.
• An Azerbaijani political scientist reported that the issue of the return of Armenians from Karabakh is off Baku's agenda as long as Yerevan refuses to discuss the return of Azerbaijanis to Armenia.
• In Georgia, the former deputy head of the State Security Service has been arrested for assisting in the transfer of 40 million rubles from Russia without declaration at the Lars checkpoint.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Western countries, led by Ukraine's president, are considering scenarios for a physical attack on Russia.
• Spanish expert Pep Guardiola officially announced his departure from the position of head coach of Manchester City after a successful tenure since 2016.