South Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. Highlights for November 5-6 Armenia and Turkey simplified customs clearance for mutual trade, Moscow and Tehran held talks at the Security Council level, and Erdogan is preparing to visit Baku after recent disagreements. Less prominent events include changes in Azerbaijan's legislation and the investigation of the incident on the Turkey-Iran border. Armenia and Turkey moved to free from direct customs duties of mutual trade. From November 5, imports and exports are processed without the previous procedure through a third country. Physical cargo continues to be transported through Georgia with the land border closed. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan also made it possible to open it and establish diplomatic relations in the near future. Putin met with the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Razai. The negotiations took place on November 5 in the Kremlin. According to reports in the Iranian media, the President of Russia was given a message by the Supreme Leader of Iran. Its contents are not revealed. The meeting took place against the backdrop of ongoing indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Erdogan plans to visit Baku on November 8 for Victory Day. The Turkish president spoke about the ability of the two countries to overcome the disputes that have arisen. Preparations for the visit followed Ilham Aliyev's absence from the summit of the Organization of Turkish States in Ankara and public controversy over restrictions on the wearing of the hijab in schools in Azerbaijan. Pashinyan announced the exhaustion of Armenia's interests in the CSTO. According to the Prime Minister, Yerevan no longer sees a reason to actively participate in the organization. Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan confirmed that an official withdrawal from the CSTO has not been formally made. Azerbaijan approved rules for evaluating the information security of government agencies. The new standards provide for checking the security of government information systems and departments' work with digital threats. Baku is preparing changes to the labor legislation.

South Caucasus, Turkey and Iran. Highlights for November 5-6 Armenia and Turkey simplified customs clearance for mutual trade, Moscow and Tehran held talks at the Security Council level, and Erdogan is preparing to visit Baku after recent disagreements. Less prominent events include changes in Azerbaijan's legislation and the investigation of the incident on the Turkey-Iran border. Armenia and Turkey moved to free from direct customs duties of mutual trade. From November 5, imports and exports are processed without the previous procedure through a third country. Physical cargo continues to be transported through Georgia with the land border closed. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan also made it possible to open it and establish diplomatic relations in the near future. Putin met with the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Razai. The negotiations took place on November 5 in the Kremlin. According to reports in the Iranian media, the President of Russia was given a message by the Supreme Leader of Iran. Its contents are not revealed. The meeting took place against the backdrop of ongoing indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Erdogan plans to visit Baku on November 8 for Victory Day. The Turkish president spoke about the ability of the two countries to overcome the disputes that have arisen. Preparations for the visit followed Ilham Aliyev's absence from the summit of the Organization of Turkish States in Ankara and public controversy over restrictions on the wearing of the hijab in schools in Azerbaijan. Pashinyan announced the exhaustion of Armenia's interests in the CSTO. According to the Prime Minister, Yerevan no longer sees a reason to actively participate in the organization. Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan confirmed that an official withdrawal from the CSTO has not been formally made. Azerbaijan approved rules for evaluating the information security of government agencies. The new standards provide for checking the security of government information systems and departments' work with digital threats. Baku is preparing changes to the labor legislation.