- The Armenian government is ready to start the process of concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan, says Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticized the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization for failing to respond to incursions by Azerbaijani troops into Armenia last May.
- Deputies of the Armenian National Assembly attempted to go to Karabakh (Artsakh) on Tuesday, but were barred from entering.
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Russian guards increase presence on Armenia-Iran border
The presence of Russian border guards and posts along the Armenian side of the Armenia-Iran border has increased. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Armenia’s men’s chess team won silver at the 44th World Chess Olympiad. Credits: Ruptly
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More questions than answers as Lachin handover approaches
By Mark Dovich The Karabakh authorities’ decision Friday to order the remaining Armenian residents of villages and towns located in the vital Lachin corridor to leave their homes by the end of the month has prompted widespread dismay and anger in both Karabakh and Armenia. But the evacuation order, coming just days after one of the gravest escalations in hostilities the region has seen since the end of the 2020 war, has raised more questions than it has provided answers. The Lachin corridor, a five-kilometer wide strip of land controlled by Russian peacekeepers that contains the only road connecting Armenia […]
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Did Armenia hide the fact that it would hand over
As the Armenian side prepares to hand over the towns of Lachin, Sus and Aghavno to Azerbaijan on August 25, questions are raised as to whether the Armenian side withheld information from the public about handing over the Lachin corridor. Credits: Ruptly
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The Armenian government hides the fact it agreed to hand
The photos below show the section of the road bypassing the city of Lachin in the Berdadzor region of Artsakh. I took the first photo on July 24, on my way to Karabakh, and the second on July 30, on my way back from Karabakh. The second photo shows that the road is already paved and ready for use. Let’s summarize what happened last week and why. On August 1, Azerbaijan breached the line of contact in the northwestern part of the Martakert region and in the south, in the direction of the Lachin Corridor. After three days of clashes, […]
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Karabakh authorities order Lachin corridor evacuation
By Mark Dovich Karabakh’s authorities have ordered the remaining Armenian residents of villages and towns located in the Lachin corridor to leave their homes by the end of the month. Hayk Khanumyan, Karabakh’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, told residents of the village of Aghavno on Friday that they, along with the residents of the village of Nerkin Sus and the town of Berdzor (also known as Lachin), must leave their homes by August 25 “within the framework of a civilian defense plan.” All three communities are located within the Lachin corridor, a five-kilometer wide strip of land controlled […]
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Fallout from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh incursions continues
The fallout continues from Azerbaijan’s recent incursions into Armenian-controlled parts of Karabakh, which left two Armenian servicemen dead and 19 injured. The Artsakh Defence Army reported that, though the situation is now relatively calm, Azerbaijani forces did violate the ceasefire regime along some sections of the line of contact. Credits Ruptly
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Resetting the relationship between Armenia and the diaspora
Tigrane Yegavian, an author and journalist, sat down with CivilNet to discuss the historical background of Armenia-diaspora relations and what opportunities were missed in the last few decades. Yegavian also talks about how the media, politics and the education system can help narrow the gap between Armenia and the diaspora.
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Lavrov responds to Pashinyan’s criticism of Russian peacekeepers
By Mark Dovich Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded Friday to earlier comments by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticizing the Russian peacekeeping force for failing to prevent this week’s major escalation in Karabakh. “We have not seen specific proposals, which the prime minister of Armenia wants to put up for discussion in the context of the Russian peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Lavrov said at a press conference, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. “Any of the parties to the agreements that were reached by the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the prime minister of Armenia, of course, […]