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Armenia * Russia’s Foreign Ministry has criticised Armenia for its EU integration aspirations, pointing at ‘potential negative consequences of forced rapprochement with Brussels’ for Armenia as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). * All member states of the EU have approved the allocation of €20 million ($24 million) in aid to Armenia from the European Peace Facility (EPF), the Armenian Foreign Ministry told Armenpress. * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan thinks that Armenia ‘should
Regional * President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree as part of a cooperation agreement between the Interior Ministries of Azerbaijan and Georgia. The agreement between two ministries was reached in November 2025. * Armenia will receive €20 million from the European Peace Facility (EPF), after Hungary lifted its veto, RFE/RL reported citing its sources. In 2024, Armenia received its first support package from the EPF, which in a similar manner was initially blocked by Hungary, which demande
Regional * Armenia and Azerbaijan ‘have reached an agreement’ on the transportation of liquefied gas and bitumen to Armenia by rail through Azerbaijan’s territory, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan has announced on Tuesday. Armenia * In his message on Army Day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia had previously been unable to acquire modern weapons and military equipment for two reasons. According to Pashinyan, international partners refused to sell weapons to Armenia as the
Regional * The 11 Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians transferred to Armenia on 23 January were reportedly not informed of their final destination, RFE/RL wrote, citing second-hand comments from other Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in Armenia. Some apparently believed they were being taken to be killed. On the day of the transfer, Armenian officials and Azerbaijani pro-government media claimed the move was based on petitions submitted by those individuals to both Azerbaijani and Armenian authorities. * Th
