Dr. Mehdi Raissi, the International Monetary Fund resident representative in Armenia sat down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to talk about the new $171 million arrangement for Armenia, the country’s current economic performance, as well as new challenges and prospects.
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EU observers in Armenia will ‘bring geopolitical confrontation,’ says Russia
Russia’s Foreign Ministry released a statement yesterday evening lambasting the European Union’s decision to deploy a civilian monitoring mission to Armenia. Kristina Kvien has been sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Armenia. 350 tons of humanitarian aid remains unable to reach Nagorno-Karabakh due to Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor.
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Azerbaijan attempting to incite new war in region, warns Pashinyan
The gas supply to Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been restored. However, the gas supply to other regions of the territory remains disrupted. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, in Brussels. Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has launched four new flight routes to Armenia.
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Is it time for Azerbaijan to face international sanctions?
Welcome back to Insights with Eric Hacopian. In the latest episode, Eric discusses last week’s fire at a military barracks in eastern Armenia, which left 15 Armenian servicemen dead, and the fundamental reforms the army needs to undertake to ensure that such a disaster does not occur again. Turning to Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of Artsakh, Eric gives his take on what further moves the international community could make to pressure Baku to lift the blockade.
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Azerbaijan spreads ‘fake news’ about Karabakh evacuation
Azerbaijani special services have been spreading false information online about evacuating Stepanakert residents, according to Karabakh’s National Security Service. The U.S. State Department has once again called for freedom of movement along the Lachin corridor to be restored. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to become the first Egyptian leader to visit Armenia.
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How to make 2023 a record-breaking year for tourism in
Sisian Boghossian has been the head of Armenia’s Tourism Committee for almost exactly one year. Boghossian sat down with CivilNet to break down how Armenia’s tourism sector fared in 2022 and discussed what plans she and her team have for 2023. Boghossian also talked about the importance of effective social media use, the need to increase brand awareness, and other strategies the Tourism Committee is working out.
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Egyptian president to make first-ever visit to Armenia
By Mark Dovich Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to become the first Egyptian leader to visit Armenia, a senior official at Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan’s office confirmed to CivilNet by phone Wednesday, without specifying a date. “(El-Sisi’s) visit is scheduled, but at the moment, I will refrain from giving a specific date. Once that is clear, we will publish an official message. Preparatory work is now underway,” said Aghasi Margaryan, the head of Khachaturyan’s communications department. Margaryan added that el-Sisi will also visit Azerbaijan as part of a regional trip. As of early afternoon Wednesday, Baku has not commented publicly […]
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AND IN OTHER NEWS: World Reacts to Lachin Corridor Blockade
Since our last round-up, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has gotten more precarious, as has the efficacy of Azerbaijani propaganda trying to prove that there isn’t an ongoing blockade. Whereas last time the story was of how Armenians were mostly screaming for help while the world was looking elsewhere, now social media is flooded with articles exposing the situation and a long list of concerned people tweeting about what’s going on. An important sign that the world was finally waking up to what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh was when the “paper of record”, the New York Times, printed an article about […]
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Blinken urges Aliyev to lift Karabakh blockade
Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh has entered its 44th day. Yesterday evening, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, urging Baku to lift the blockade. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today that Russia continues “thorough and complex work” with regard to dialogue with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Credits: Ruptly