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Regional * The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced it will study the details of the ‘Trump Road’, which was agreed upon by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the US in Washington on 8 August. ‘As we have already noted, the involvement of extra-regional forces in the South Caucasus should advance the peace agenda, rather than create new problems and new dividing lines’, Alexei Fadeev, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department said. He also noted that during
Regional * On Tuesday, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a phone call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov. According to the Armenian readout, they discussed the implementation of the Joint Declaration signed in Washington, as well as confidence-building measures. Additionally, they ‘exchanged views on regional issues and reaffirmed their readiness to continue direct dialogue’. Armenia * On Monday, Russian–Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan and his family offici
Regional * The Armenian Foreign Ministry has reported that the joint appeal by Armenia and Azerbaijan on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Group processes and related structures has been sent to OSCE participating states. Armenia * Following Friday’s Washington deal, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a number of phone calls, including with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyi
Regional * A number of countries and organisations, including Turkey, France, Germany, Iran, Georgia, NATO, have welcomed the declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan signed in Washington on 8 August, which included a plan to create a route connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. * Russia reacted more negatively to the declaration, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova saying that the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
