Georgia’s parliament speaker congratulates Armenian counterpart on election

In Armenia on 6 August 2026, the speaker of Georgia's parliament congratulated his Armenian counterpart on election, and the UN Secretary-General congratulated Pashinyan on reappointment. Pashinyan reappointed Kristinne Grigoryan as chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service and appointed a new deputy minister of high-tech industry. Russia said there is no conflict between the CSTO and Armenia, and Russia's foreign ministry said Russia does not restrict exports from Armenia but that quality issues exist. Opposition members planned parliamentary discussions over Russian restrictions on Armenian goods. Pakistan saw prospects for expanded cooperation with Armenia.