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Armenia * Mikael Agasandyan, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti that ‘if Yerevan does take steps that contradict the law of the Eurasian Economic Union, [...] we have the necessary international legal mechanisms to protect the interests of the other member states of the association’. Azerbaijan * The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry shared concerns regarding recent tensions between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack

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Thursday, 1 May 2025

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Regional * Russian daily Vedomosti has reported that the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, and employees of the departments have been tasked to ‘deal with’ Armenia, along with Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Moldova. Sources told the media that ‘Kiriyenko will be tasked with using soft power in Armenia to advance Russian interests’ ahead of the 2026 Parliamentary election, ‘as they did in the last elections in Abkhazia’. Armenia * A criminal pro

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Wednesday, 30 April 2025

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Armenia * As part of his visit to Armenia, Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili had a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan, and the Head of the Armenian Church, Karekin II. * Economic Minister Gevorg Papoyan and Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan have visited the border villages in the Syunik region, staying overnight in Khnatsakh village. According to the Armenian Defence Ministry, the villages they visited have

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Tuesday, 29 April 2025

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Regional * The Abkhazian State Security Service has reported that more than 100 people were detained in the first quarter of 2025 for violating the administrative boundary with Georgia. Of these, four were held criminally responsible, while the rest were held administratively. Armenia * As part of his official visit to Estonia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Tallinn. The visit sparked criticism in Armenia, with some accusing Pashinyan, as

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