The Armenian government has granted asylum to a Belarusian citizen who has faced extradition to his home country since being arrested in Armenia in March.
The United States is ready to take “bold initiatives” to help Armenia and Azerbaijan reach a peace deal, President Joe Biden said in a letter to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian publicized on Tuesday.
Opposition lawmakers walked out of the Armenian parliament on Tuesday as it swiftly debated a border delimitation agreement with Azerbaijan which they say could be a prelude to further territorial concessions to Baku.
Parliament speaker Alen Simonian faced strong opposition criticism on Tuesday after implying that Azerbaijan had a legitimate right to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh by force.
Soviet military maps drawn in the 1970s should not be the only blueprint for delineating Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian said on Monday, indicating a change in the Armenian government’s position.
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to conclude a peace agreement with Armenia before the end of this year.
Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) has dismissed allegations that the head of another law-enforcement agency, Argishti Kyaramian, personally tortured four criminal suspects last year.
Armenia and Azerbaijan may have common enemies that do not want the two countries to resolve their long-running conflict, parliament speaker Alen Simonian said over the weekend.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan signaled no further progress towards a peace deal between the two nations after holding fresh talks in Istanbul on Friday.
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan called for the implementation of Turkish-Armenian interim agreements to normalize bilateral relations when he met with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul on Friday.
Russia, Turkey and Iran have offered to help Armenia and Azerbaijan finalize a bilateral peace agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after a meeting of the top diplomats of the five states.
Senior members of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party have nominated four new candidates to replace Justice Minister Grigor Minasian who resigned on October 1 under pressure from pro-government lawmakers.
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