Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Irakli Chikovani held a phone call with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan on Friday to discuss the current security situation in the region and other pressing issues.

On Monday, India and Canada launched a defense dialogue and signed agreements covering various areas, including uranium supply and critical minerals, following bilateral talks in New Delhi.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan held talks in Yerevan on Monday with India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, who is in Armenia on an official visit.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense Zakir Hasanov met with Turkish Armed Forces Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Army General Levent Ergün, in Baku on Wednesday to discuss further developing military cooperation between the two countries.

The United Kingdom authorities has decided to freeze the Wardrop dialogue with Georgia at the ministerial level and cancel talks between the defence staffs of the two countries, UK Ambassador to Tbilisi Gareth Ward has announced.