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Regional * Azerbaijani media has reported that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will meet in Abu Dhabi tomorrow for peace talks. Armenia * The authorities have charged the leader of Armenia Alliance faction’s parliamentary leader, Seyran Ohanyan, for illegally seizing land around Lake Sevan. Parliament had stripped Ohanyan of immunity earlier this week to allow the Prosecutor General to charge him. * Yesterday, the Investigative Committee cond
Armenia * Since early hours on Tuesday, news has been circulating that law enforcement officers are currently conducting a search at the head office of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) and the home of its chair, Narek Karapetyan. Armenia’s Investigative Committee has only responded to official inquiries that ‘urgent investigative actions’ were being carried out as part of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Economic Crimes and Smuggling Department and that an official statement wou
Regional * Following a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasised that Turkey was waiting for the signing of a peace agreement which ‘will satisfy Baku’s legitimate demands’. Erdoğan also touched upon the unblocking of transport ‘corridors’ during his discussion with Aliyev. * In response, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan told Armenpress that
Armenia * Armenia has expressed a desire to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). When in China, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in his interview to the South China Morning Post, stated that ‘there is openness and readiness to deepen’ Armenia–China relations ‘without any limitations’. * The Armenian Parliament adopted a statement introduced by the ruling Civil Contract party on behalf of parliament, declaring the ‘inadmissibility’ of usurping power from the state. T
