Ten days after blocking the movement of humanitarian convoys through the Lachin corridor, Azerbaijan allowed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday to resume the evacuation of seriously ill persons from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
Azerbaijan has made clear that it will not agree to any special arrangements for guaranteeing the rights and security of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population.
One week after Azerbaijan blocked the movement of humanitarian convoys through the Lachin corridor, nearly 190 seriously ill residents of Nagorno-Karabakh are waiting to be evacuated to hospitals in Armenia for urgent treatment, health authorities in Stepanakert said on Thursday.
Representatives of a U.S.-Armenian joint venture said on Tuesday that it will continue to build a metallurgical plant in an Armenian border village despite systematic gunfire from nearby Azerbaijani army positions.
The Armenian government said on Friday that it will ask the National Assembly to ratify the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite a stern warning issued to it by Russia.
Armen Ashotian, a prominent opposition politician, was arrested on Thursday eight months after being indicted on what he and his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) call trumped-up charges.
Two workers building a new metallurgical plant in an Armenian border village were seriously wounded on Wednesday in what the Armenian military described as cross-border fire from nearby Azerbaijani army positions.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian spoke on Wednesday of “external threats” facing democracy in Armenia which he claims to have established during his rule.
Two Armenian soldiers were captured by Azerbaijani forces late on Friday in what Armenia’s Defense Ministry described at the weekend as a cross-border incursion.
Armenia appeared to boycott on Thursday a regular meeting of the defense ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, highlighting its deepening rift with the Russian-led military alliance.
The United States has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to withdraw their troops from the Armenian-Azerbaijani border after fresh fighting between them.
The European Union confirmed late on Monday that its top official, Charles Michel, will host on Sunday fresh talks between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to maintain ceasefire as she visited an Armenian town near the volatile border between the two countries on Friday.
Prosecutors have decided not to launch criminal proceedings against the head of an Armenian law-enforcement agency tasked with combatting corruption after looking into allegations that he abused his power to buy a large apartment at a discount.
Several dozen parents of Armenian soldiers killed during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war partly blocked a street in Yerevan for the second consecutive day on Friday to protest against authorities’ failure to prosecute police officers who used force against them.
Parliament speaker Alen Simonian has caused another scandal after allegedly spitting on Sunday at an opposition activist who branded him a “traitor.”
The Armenian opposition accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s government on Friday of letting Azerbaijan occupy more Armenian territory after rerouting much of the Lachin corridor to Nagorno-Karabakh.
The head of an Armenian law-enforcement agency tasked with combatting corruption reportedly halted a criminal investigation into a wealthy businessman in 2021 shortly after buying from his company a large apartment at a discount.
The Armenian authorities declined to clarify on Monday whether they will press ahead with recognizing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite its arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have accused the Azerbaijani military of systematically firing in recent days at Karabakh Armenian villagers cultivating land in their communities.
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