Senior European diplomats have visited Azerbaijan and Armenia to discuss ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions along the border between the two countries.
Azerbaijan has rejected what it called “preconditions” set by Armenia for demarcating the long border between the two states where deadly skirmishes break out on a regular basis.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian expressed hope that troops sent by Russia, Armenia and other members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will help Kazakhstan end domestic unrest as he chaired a virtual summit of the Russian-led alliance on Monday.
Davit Tonoyan, a former defense minister arrested three months ago, pledged to shed more light on the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday as he continued to strongly deny corruption charges leveled against him.
The Armenian government has lifted a ban on imports of manufactured goods from Turkey which it initiated during the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Armenian government reported on Thursday a more than 14 percent rise in its tax revenue in 2021 reflecting renewed economic growth in the country.
Economy Minister Vahan Kerobian signaled on Wednesday that he has no plans to step down despite Armenia’s failure to achieve double-digit economic growth promised by him earlier this year.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk discussed with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian ongoing efforts to restore transport links between Armenia and Azerbaijan during a fresh visit to Yerevan on Wednesday.
Armenia has asked Russia to mediate in the normalization of its relations with Turkey, an Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has refused to divulge any information as to whether Artak Davtian, chief of the Armed Forces’ General Staff, has been indicted as part of an investigation conducted into allegations that low-quality missiles have been supplied to the army.
The director of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has reportedly joined his counterparts from Russia and other ex-Soviet republics in accusing the West of seeking to destabilize the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and India pledged to deepen relations between the two countries sharing common geopolitical interests after holding talks on Wednesday for the second time in a month.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili visited Yerevan and met with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinian on Saturday as part of his attempts to improve Armenia’s relations with Azerbaijan.
The Armenian government approved on Thursday the draft state budget for next year calling for significant increases in its expenditures on infrastructure projects, social programs, defense and national security.
The Armenian government still hopes to normalize Armenia’s relations with Turkey despite apparent preconditions set by Ankara, a senior official in Yerevan said on Friday.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have not discussed possible transport corridors in Russian-mediated talks on restoring economic links between them after last year’s war, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Monday.
The Armenian government on Thursday appointed a long-serving senior law-enforcement official as head of a newly established agency tasked with investigating corruption cases.
Armenia has signed arms supply contracts with Russian companies as part of the Army-2021 military-industrial exhibition in Moscow, said Dmitry Shugayev, director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.
The Armenian government has pledged to do its part in ensuring peace and stability in the region, raising the security and providing better economic conditions for its citizens as it unveiled its five-year program on Wednesday.
A significant rise in food prices in Armenia accelerated in July, pushing up inflation which was already well above a target rate set by the country’s government and Central Bank.
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