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Friday, 25 April 2025

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Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will embark on a working visit to Estonia from 27–28 April, during which he is expected to meet with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, President Alar Karis, Parliamentary Speaker Lauri Husar, and Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna, as well as representatives of Estonia’s Armenian community. Pashinyan and Michal are expected to discuss defence issues, opportunities to promote bilateral relations, and EU–Armenia relations, and will hold a joint press c

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Thursday, 24 April 2025

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Regional * The Armenian Defence Ministry has again accused units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces of opening fire towards Khoznavar village in the Syunik Province, damaging a residential house. This is the third time Armenia has blamed Azerbaijani fire for damaging structures in Khoznavar since 31 March. * Yesterday, a meeting was held between Abkhazian Foreign Minister Oleg Bartsits and South Ossetian Ambassador to Abkhazia, Oleg Botsiev. The pair discussed the current state of Abkhazian–Sout

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Wednesday, 23 April 2025

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Regional * Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan has revealed at a briefing with journalists that while in Saint Petersburg, he had a ‘short private conversation’ with Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Sahiba Gafarova. His comments came in response to a question about whether the peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan were at a deadlock, which Simonyan denied: ‘I think that there can be no talk of any deadlock. It is also beneficial for the Azerbaijani side to complete the pr

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Tuesday, 22 April 2025

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Regional * Armenia’s Defence Ministry has accused units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces of opening fire in the direction of Khoznavar village in the Syunik province on the night of 20–21 April, damaging a solar water heater. No casualties were reported. This is the third time Armenia has shared photo evidence of damage to buildings in border villages as a result of Azerbaijani fire since the end of March. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has taken part in a conference in Yerevan ti

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Monday, 21 April 2025

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Regional * The Armenian Defence Ministry has again denied an Azerbaijani allegation of a ceasefire violation. Armenia * The Court of Appeals has overturned former President Serzh Sargsyan’s acquittal and sent the case for a new trial, the Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. In 2019, Sargsyan was charged with ‘embezzlement or waste of funds on a particularly large scale’; he was acquitted in May 2024 due to a ‘lack of evidence of the crime’. * Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the Secretary Genera

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Friday, 18 April 2025

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Regional * On Thursday, the deputy foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia met in Tbilisi. The joint statement said that the meeting ‘sought to advance trilateral cooperation across the areas of common interest, with the goal to foster sustainable growth and prosperity in the region’. The statement also said that the meeting was ‘regarded as an initial phase designed to build trust and pave the way for the eventual advancement of the dialogue to a higher level’. * Azerbaijani Fo

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Thursday, 17 April 2025

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Regional * As part of his first state visit abroad, Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Wednesday. Following their one-on-one meeting, Kavelashvili gave a speech centred on the threats to ‘traditional values’ shared by the two countries, while Aliyev highlighted the importance of Georgia in transporting gas and oil to Europe. * On Thursday, a trilateral meeting is scheduled in Tbilisi between the deputy foreign ministers of Armenia, G