Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday attended the fifth summit of the European Political Community that brought together dozens of leaders in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
Russia has accused the United States of pushing Armenia to commit “national suicide” by “stimulating the activity of pro-Western structures” in the country and “trying to accelerate its adoption of a pro-Western foreign policy.”
Armenia has signaled that differences remain with Azerbaijan over the draft text of a peace treaty following the latest exchange of proposals earlier this week.
Armenian citizen Armen Balian, who fought alongside Ukrainian troops against invading Russian forces, has been detained in Moscow and charged with mercenary activity, the Russian Investigative Committee said on November 6.
Armenia believes that its relations with the United States will be further strengthened under the presidency of Donald Trump, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said in a congratulatory message to the newly elected American president on Wednesday.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the United States presidential election, describing it as “impressive.”
France and Kazakhstan expressed their full support for the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in a joint statement on the strengthening of their strategic partnership issued by the leaders of the two countries on Tuesday.
Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party has nominated Mesrop Mesropian, a former regional governor, as a potential candidate for the post of head of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC), a position that has remained vacant for nearly a month.
Armenia received a reply from Baku on Tuesday regarding its latest proposals for a draft peace treaty with Azerbaijan, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalian told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service without elaborating.
Several lawmakers from Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party, including Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian, have proposed an amendment that would require a number of law enforcement bodies to report directly to the National Assembly.
A senior Armenian diplomat has confirmed that Tigran Balayan, Armenia’s ambassador to the European Union, received threats from his Azerbaijani counterpart, Vakif Sadikov, during a recent event in Brussels.
A new minister of justice has been appointed in Armenia to fill the position that remained vacant for more than a month.
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