The agreements reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington last month did not fully resolve the long-running conflict between the two South Caucasus states, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan acknowledged on Wednesday.
Former President Serzh Sarkisian insisted on Wednesday that a parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Armenian government is the best way to unseat Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Catholicos Garegin II was allowed to visit on Tuesday an outspoken archbishop who was arrested more than two months ago amid Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s campaign against the top clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian called on Tuesday for Russia’s continued geopolitical presence in the South Caucasus, saying that it is essential for Armenia.
Acting on an extradition warrant issued by Russia, Armenian law-enforcement authorities have arrested a Georgian man who has reportedly fought against Russian forces in Ukraine.
Ignoring Nikol Pashinian’s objections, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday again described as “Zangezur corridor” a special transit route for Azerbaijan which the Armenian prime minister pledged to open during a recent summit in Washington.
An Armenian appeals court upheld on Monday a lower court’s decision to extend the pre-trial arrest of billionaire Samvel Karapetian, who is expected to challenge Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in next year’s parliamentary elections.
Senior Turkish and Armenian officials will meet in Armenia in the coming days for fresh talks on the normalization of relations between their countries.
More than 100 heavy trucks belonging to Armenia’s largest food exporting company, Spayka, reportedly remain stranded in Russia more than one week after being intercepted by authorities there for still unknown reasons.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday downplayed the Armenian-Azerbaijani agreements signed in Washington last month, saying that they did not necessarily resolve the long-running conflict between the two South Caucasus nations.
Government delegations from Armenia and Azerbaijan meet on their border on Friday for further talks on its delimitation as well as transport links between the two South Caucasus states.
An Armenian law-enforcement agency has issued an international arrest warrant for the former head of a state fund that was closed last year after failing to attract major foreign investment in Armenia.
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