Armenia
Armenian Economy Minister says Armenia ‘not replacing’ Eurasian Economic Union with EU
Russia’s deputy prime minister previously said Armenia’s potential EU aspirations are ‘incompatible’ with its Eurasian Economic Union membership.
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Armenia–EU Relations
Armenian government backs EU membership bill in move mocked by Russia
The Armenian Government approved a draft law proclaiming the start of the process of Armenia’s accession to the EU.
Armenia–Russia Relations
PM Pashinyan sits out CIS summit after testing positive for COVID-19
Pashinyan might still take part in a Eurasian Economic Union summit in Saint Petersburg this week.
Armenia
Armenia passed ‘point of no return’ with CSTO
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Armenia has passed ‘the point of no return’ in regards to the country’s possible return to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). Pashinyan’s statement was made during a parliamentary session Wednesday evening after an MP requested he address a recent statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the lack of CSTO intervention in Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘The discrepancy between these events and their now public mutual expres
Armenia
Armenia suspends humanitarian mission in Aleppo
Armenia has suspended a humanitarian mission in Aleppo, Syria, after Syrian rebels managed to push government forces out of the city. Armenia’s Defence Ministry announced the ‘temporary’ suspension of the mission in Aleppo on Saturday, citing the ‘significant deterioration’ of the operational situation in several regions in Syria. Syria has been engulfed in an all-out civil war since 2011, with Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, becoming the site of a major siege lasting between 2012–2016,
Armenia
Outrage in Armenia over Putin’s controversial statement on CSTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that there was no external attack against Armenia, and therefore no legal reason for launching the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)’s protection clause, has sparked outrage in Armenia, with many arguing the claim was false and served to obfuscate Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia. On Thursday, in response to a question at the CSTO summit in Kazakhstan, which Armenia sat out, Putin claimed that the CSTO had nothing to do with the developm
Armenia
Polish president affirms plans to deepen ties with Armenia
Polish President Andrzej Duda has visited Yerevan to meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other Armenian officials, expressing readiness for deepening ties between Poland and Armenia. Duda met with Pashinyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan, and Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan in Yerevan on Tuesday. Pashinyan and Duda discussed developing and expanding political, economic, tourism, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation between their countries. They also emphasised the need to ta
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