Regional * Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said he ‘respects’ China’s ‘specific reasons’ for abstaining from UN votes on the annual resolution concerning IDPs from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He added that China ‘firmly supports Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity’. Armenia * US president Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for his ‘decisive victory’ in the elections. Russian President Vladimir Putin has still not yet done so. * Armenian