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Monday, 19 January 2026

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Armenia * On Saturday, Interior Minister Narek Sargsyan told Armenpress that seven people protesting against Iran were arrested for failing to comply with police orders. The protesters had wanted to march from the Iranian Embassy in Yerevan to the Blue Mosque, but were not authorised to do so by the authorities, leading the demonstrators to instead begin a sit-in in front of the embassy. * According to his lawyer, the courts have upheld the decision to replace Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel K

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Friday, 16 January 2025

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Regional * Armenia and Azerbaijan conducted a joint inspection of the current condition of the Yeraskh–Sadarak railway section on Thursday. According to the Armenian authorities, the inspection ‘aimed to assess the technical suitability of the railway section for the movement of specialised railway construction equipment in order to implement comprehensive measures for the restoration of the infrastructure’. Armenia * Five people, including senior officials from the State Revenue Committee

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Thursday, 15 January 2025

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Armenia * Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia, Khalil Shirgholami, criticised the daily protests held by Iranians near their embassy in Yerevan during a press briefing on Wednesday, saying that ‘despite our protests, that process continues’. In response, the Armenian Interior Ministry announced that they ensure the security of all accredited diplomatic missions, and underscored that Armenia, as a democratic state, is ‘obliged not to impede’ citizens’ rights to freedom of movement and peaceful assembl

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Wednesday, 14 January 2025

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Armenia * Armenia and the US have published the Trump Route Implementation Framework, which foresees establishment of the TRIPP Development Company, intended to ensure the development and implementation of the project’s infrastructure. It is ‘expected to be granted the right to development for an initial term of 49 years’, with Armenia intended to offer the US a 74% share and to hold itself a 26% share. According to the framework, Armenia is expected to extend the company’s control over the ro

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Tuesday, 13 January 2025

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Regional * US President Donald Trump announced a tariff of 25% to ‘any Country doing business with’ Iran which he said would take effect ‘immediately’, calling the order ‘final and conclusive’. Iran is one of Armenia’s most important trading partners — in 2025 Armenian exports to Iran amounted to $83 million, while imports — based on the country of origin of products — totalled $615 million. Armenia * Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will today visit the US and meet with the US Secretary o

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Monday, 12 January 2025

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Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that in total 16 priests have joined the Church reform he launched along with ten high-ranking priests, including Bishop Gevorg Saroyan. * Separately, Catholicos Karekin II has dismissed Bishop Gevorg Saroyan from his post as Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, citing ‘abuse of office, failure to fulfil the duties incumbent upon the Primate, as well as instances of coercion and pressure exercised against the clergy of the diocese’. In t

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Friday 9 January 2026

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Armenia * Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi. Aside from bilateral issues, they also discussed the unblocking of regional infrastructures. Takht-Ravanchi’s visit followed criticism from Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who in December called the Trump Route ‘effectively the same as the Zangezur project’, adding that Tehran was ‘firmly opposed to it’. * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated th