SCO Diplomacy in Bishkek: Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan met Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev on SCO sidelines, with both sides stressing continued peace implementation, border demarcation commission work, and practical steps tied to TRIPP, including Azerbaijani petroleum exports and transit of grain and other goods. India’s Outreach: PM Narendra Modi held talks with Pashinyan and Kyrgyz leaders, saying India-Armenia cooperation is set to grow in defense, IT, space, education, and pharma, while Modi also met Iran’s Pezeshkian to back dialogue and diplomacy amid West Asia tensions. Kocharyan Case Sparks Political Alarm: Opposition figures and Kocharyan’s lawyer say the former president’s detention has moved beyond legal issues into politics, with claims that arrests are linked to wider geopolitical pressure. Church Under Pressure: A court transferred the criminal case against Catholicos Karekin II and bishops to a Yerevan court, while critics accuse the government of escalating political interference in the Armenian Apostolic Church. Human Rights at ECHR: A complaint was filed with the European Court of Human Rights over alleged rights violations of 15 Nagorno-Karabakh residents held in Azerbaijan. Border Talks with Turkey: Armenia’s diplomats visited Margara and Akhurik crossings, discussing modernization and the Gyumri-Kars railway revival. Local Impact from Amulsar: Lydian Armenia agreed to allocate over $100m for community development tied to the Amulsar project, with annual payments starting at $7–8m and rising later. Armenian Language in Azerbaijan: An Azerbaijani MP backed Armenian-language instruction at Baku’s Slavic University as a future specialist pool for diplomacy and institutions.