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Regional * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said Armenia expects the US to help secure the release of the 23 Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan, recalling US President Donald Trump’s public pledge during their August 8 White House meeting to personally ask Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to free the ‘23 Christians’. Pashinyan told reporters that he raised the issue with visiting US Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker in Yerevan on Monday, asking for information on Washington’s effo
Armenia * Armenia will receive 10 Toyota vehicles as a donation from the US State Department under its export control and border security assistance programme. The 2025 Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Prado, and Toyota Hiace vehicles — valued at more than $500,000 – will be transferred to Armenia’s National Security Service, where they will be used by its Border Troops. The government is set to approve the donation at today’s cabinet session. * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia recognises o
Regional * The Washington Post has reported that Russia and Europe are pressuring Baku to detain and extradite Yaroslav Mikhailov, a Russian citizen residing in Azerbaijan who is suspected of setting fire to cargo planes in Europe in 2024. According to officials he coordinated the operation and then fled to Azerbaijan using a fake passport. Armenia * Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, accused of attempting to seize power and committing large-scale economic crimes, will remain in pre-t
Armenia * Armenia and the UAE are preparing to sign a defence cooperation agreement, Armenia’s Defence Ministry said, following a high-level meeting in Dubai on Monday. During his working visit to the UAE, Defence Minister Suren Papikyan met with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Crown Prince of Dubai. Armenia’s Ambassador to the UAE, Karen Grigoryan, also attended the meeting. Azerbaijan * RFE/RL has reported
