An Armenian parliamentarian expelled from the ruling Civil Contract party after defying Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday that he is undaunted by criminal charges that will likely be brought against him next week.
The local council of a major community in Armenia’s northern Lori province on Wednesday ousted its nine opposition members boycotting its sessions in protest against what they see as an illegal power grab by the ruling Civil Contract party.
The European Union on Wednesday urged Azerbaijani authorities to investigate the alleged ill-treatment of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh and other Armenian prisoners standing trial in Azerbaijan but stopped short of calling for their release.
Armenia objected on Wednesday to Azerbaijan’s lingering preconditions for signing a bilateral peace treaty essentially finalized by the two sides last week.
An Armenian law-enforcement agency launched a criminal investigation on Tuesday after yet another man interrogated by police claimed to have beaten up to confess to a crime he did not commit.
Azerbaijan on Tuesday repeated its preconditions for signing a peace deal with Armenia and continued to accuse Armenian troops of violating the ceasefire along the border between the two countries.
A new constitution which the Armenian government wants to enact must not hamper a resolution of the conflict with Azerbaijan, Justice Minister Srbuhi Galian said on Tuesday.
The Armenian government confirmed on Monday reports that it has issued another Eurobond worth $750 million to manage its increased public debt and budget deficit.
Exiled activists from Nagorno-Karabakh have threatened to sue the Armenian government if it does withdraw its lawsuits filed against Azerbaijan since the 2020 Karabakh war.
Parliament speaker Alen Simonian suggested on Monday that the Armenian and Azerbaijani governments ask a European legal body to determine whether Armenia’s constitution contains territorial claims to Azerbaijan.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has called on Azerbaijan to free all Armenian prisoners and said its conflict with Armenia must finally be resolved.
The United States and the European Union on Friday urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to swiftly sign a bilateral peace treaty finalized by them after years of negotiation.
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