According to the Geostat figures, Azerbaijan invested USD 558 million dollars in Georgia's economy, and Turkey USD 203.5 million, out of a total direct foreign investment in 2016 of USD 1565.9 million.
China's growing involvement in the South Caucasus may provide Armenia a much needed flexibility in its foreign policy, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu
By progressing on the path to becoming a truly European country Georgia is challenging Russia's narrative, and this may result in the Russian people questioning their own governance model, argues George Mchedlishvili in this op-ed.
In a message, Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili said "a day will come when we will build a strong, developed, democratic and peaceful state together with Abkhazians and Ossetians".
US and EU join Georgia in criticising President Putin for his visit to Abkhazia, but authorities in Sukhumi are defiant, describing the response as "pretty nervous"
Turkmen President ended his official visit to Azerbaijan. Both sides hailed the level of relations between the two countries, and declared themselves pleased with the results of the visit.
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are both Caspian littoral countries and have been discussing ambitious projects aimed at facilitating the transportation of Turkmen energy resources to world markets.