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Friday, 8 August 2025

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Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have arrived in Washington, DC for respective talks with US President Donald Trump, which will be followed by a joint press conference. The talks are expected to be centered on the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the creation of a road connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan, which will reportedly be created under the management of a US company and tentatively called th

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Thursday, 7 August 2025

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Regional * Yesterday, the Armenian Foreign Ministry told Armenpress that Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan would join Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as part of the Armenian delegation to Washington DC. Previously, Pashinyan’s Office announced that Pashinyan would visit the US from 7–8 August, during which he is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump as well as a trilateral meeting with Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Armenia * The Investigative Com

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Wednesday, 6 August 2025

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Regional * Armenia officially confirmed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s two-day visit to the US, which will take place on 7–8 August. Pashinyan’s office noted that in Washington DC, he will have a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump, as well as a trilateral meeting between Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, ‘aiming to advance peace, prosperity, and economic cooperation in the region’. * The Azerbaijani state-run media outlet Azertac wrote that President Ilham Aliyev

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Tuesday, 5 August 2025

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Regional * On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot about the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the State Department, the sides, among other issues, discussed ‘securing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia’. * On Monday afternoon, the Armenian Defence Ministry reported a ceasefire violation case by Azerbaijan that same day. In turn, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry denied that its troops had opened fire. According t

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Monday, 4 August 2025

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Regional * Unconfirmed reports suggest that US President Donald Trump ‘is expected to host both’ Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the White House on Friday, where they are ‘poised to announce their intention for peace’. Armenia * Armenia and the US will hold their third Eagle Partner joint exercises between 12–20 August in Armenia. According to the Armenian Defence Ministry, the drills ‘will focus on the preparation and execution of peacekee

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Friday, 1 August 2025

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Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan has clarified that Armenia’s ‘territorial integrity, sovereignty and jurisdiction cannot be outsourced’. However, he added that ‘the business management of the railway, pipeline, power transmission lines can be’. * Two Russian non-profit organisations under the auspices of the Russian House (Rossotrudnichestvo) have sent 140 tonnes of humanitarian aid to displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. The aid is intended to be

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Thursday, 31 July 2025

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Armenia * Yesterday, Archbishop Michael Ajapahyan’s appeal against his pre-trial detention was denied — instead, the issue of lifting the preventative measures against Ajapahyan will be discussed during the preliminary hearings in the main case. Ajapahyan was arrested on 28 June and charged with spreading calls through mass media aimed at usurping power and overthrowing the constitutional order. * According to Tigran Kirakosyan, a deputy head within Armenia’s Investigative Committee, human tr