Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov has visited the headquarters of Israeli defense companies and met with their top executives during an official visit to Israel, one of Azerbaijan’s main arms suppliers.
The government plans to authorize a company belonging to Samvel Karapetian, a Russian-Armenian billionaire, to manage Armenia’s state-owned electricity transmission network for at least five years.
President Serzh Sarkisian called for the launch of “large-scale” joint economic projects by Armenia and Turkmenistan after meeting with his visiting Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Thursday.
Official Yerevan has scoffed at reports that Turkey would like to sign a free-trade deal with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), pointing to the long-running Turkish economic blockade of Armenia.
An investment fund set up recently by wealthy Russian entrepreneurs of Armenian descent plans to build a major hydroelectric plant in Armenia in what will be the first business project financed by it, it was announced on Thursday.
President Serzh Sarkisian has reaffirmed his desire to deepen Armenia’s relations with neighboring Iran “in all areas” of mutual interest.
A U.S. general overseeing the Kansas National Guard is visiting Armenia for a third time in less than a year shortly after his troops trained more Armenian soldiers as part of growing U.S.-Armenian defense cooperation.
Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reaffirmed their preliminary assessment of Armenia’s recent parliamentary elections, saying that they were marred by “credible” reports of vote buying and voter intimidation.
President Serzh Sarkisian praised Armenia’s “strong partnership” with the United States on Tuesday when he congratulated his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on America’s Independence Day.
One month after President Serzh Sarkisian’s official visit to Qatar, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has travelled to Doha and discussed with his Qatari counterpart the Gulf state’s bitter dispute with other Arab nations led by Saudi Arabia.
A state-owned Russian company, RusHydro, has reaffirmed its intention to sell off Armenia’s second most important hydroelectric complex belonging to it.
After three years of rapid reduction, multimillion-dollar remittances from Armenians working abroad, a major source of consumer spending in Armenia, rose by almost 15 percent in the first quarter of this year.
President Serzh Sarkisian on Monday congratulated Emmanuel Macron on winning the French presidential elections and expressed confidence that Armenia’s “privileged” relationship with France will deepen during his tenure.
Ignoring U.S. concerns, Azerbaijan on Thursday succeeded in forcing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to close its office in Yerevan that has promoted political reforms in Armenia.
The Armenian government has effectively committed itself to helping to ensure a steady and rapid increase in exports that would eliminate Armenia’s huge trade deficit within the next five years.
Echoing statements made by his predecessors, U.S. President Donald Trump declined to describe the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide on Monday, speaking instead of “one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century.”
The four main candidates in France’s tight presidential race have lavished praise on the influential French-Armenian community and called for closer ties with Armenia ahead of Sunday’s elections.
Armenia and China have agreed to step up their military cooperation, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Friday at the end of a three-day visit to Yerevan by a top Chinese military official.
Armenia’s current government is committed to implementing key reforms needed for speeding up economic growth and reducing poverty in the country, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.
More than 80 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on U.S. President Donald Trump to officially recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
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