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Regional * Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov departed for a working visit to Istanbul. During his visit, Bayramov is expected to participate in a trilateral meeting with his Georgian and Turkish counterparts. Armenia * Armenians went to the polls yesterday to vote in the first regularly scheduled parliamentary elections since 2017. * According to the final results, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract party have gained the most votes, and will receive 58
Armenia * Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan did not rule out that Armenian citizens returning from abroad may be sent to 25-day military training camps. The news came amidst media reports of the organised transport of Russian–Armenians to vote in the 7 June parliamentary elections. * Armenia has issued arrest warrants against four major former officials of former President Serzh Sargsyan’s cabinet on charges of corruption and money laundering. * More affiliates of Strong Armenia and A
Regional * Today, six freight wagons with Russian wheat, barley, and fertilizer intended for Armenia will be shipped from Baku. Armenia * Today, Armenia and the US signed the framework agreement on strategic cooperation concerning the Trump Route. The document had been initialled in Yerevan in late May during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit. * Since early this morning, Armenian authorities have launched raids in more than 50 locations across the country over the ‘financial induc
Regional * Azerbaijani Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov has visited military facilities in Georgia during a working visit. The Azerbaijani delegation studied the working conditions at the facilities and inspected the weaponry. Armenia * US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that ‘the Russians are less than happy about our engagement’ in Armenia, adding that ‘there’s evidence that they would like the current prime minister [Nikol Pashinyan] to lose his election’. * Starting from today, Ru
