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Thursday, 26 February 2026

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Armenia * The government has announced plans to increase pensions by up to ֏10,000 ($27) by April. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that pensions will be increased from 1 April, noting that ‘relatively low pensions will increase by ֏10,000, higher ones by less’, according to Civilnet. Azerbaijan * Nigar Hazi, the daughter of imprisoned politician Tofig Yagublu, stated that he began a hunger strike on 22 February in protest of him being placed in solitary confinement, which he had ju

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Wednesday, 25 February 2026

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Regional * The Deputy Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan have met on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council session in Geneva. * Azerbaijani pro-government media outlet APA has reported that 4,500 tonnes of diesel would be sent to Armenia today via rail. Armenia * Defence Minister Suren Papikyan has met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as part of his working trip to Tehran. Papikyan ‘emphasised the need to resolve the situation around Iran through diplomatic means’, in

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Tuesday, 24 February 2026

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Armenia * Defence Minister Suren Papikyan has arrived in Iran for a work visit. Today, Papikyan met with his Iranian counterpart, Aziz Nasirzadeh. They discussed defence cooperation and relations between their countries. * YouTube has begun testing monetisation in Armenia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on social media that advertisements have begun to appear between videos played on the streaming platform, noting it was ‘good news for everyone who believes they can earn money through

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Monday, 23 February 2026

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Armenia * Catholicos Karekin II has refused to testify in a case involving the defrocking of a senior priest. His attorney, Ara Zohrabyan, told journalists on Sunday that the criminal proceedings pressed against Karekin II for defrocking Bishop Gevorg Saroyan aimed at ‘hindering the Bishops’ Synod’ in Vienna, Austria. Karekin II was scheduled to take part in the meeting, but was placed under travel ban, forcing the bishops in Austria to downgrade the meeting to a simple gathering. Azerbaijan

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Friday, 20 February 2026

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Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev participated in the inaugural session of the Peace Council in Washington. While in Washington, Pashinyan held brief conversations with Trump and US Vice President JD Vance in Washington, as well as Aliyev. Later, Pashinyan posted on social media that he was returning to Armenia ‘with greater confidence in peace’. * As details emerged about the meeting, Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev stated

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Thursday, 19 February 2026

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Regional * Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are both in the US to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace today. Armenia * Armenian police have announced that the ‘full circle of individuals’ involved in the shootings on Wednesday afternoon in Yerevan was identified and ‘measures are being taken to locate them’. No further information has been provided about the incident as a result of which one person was killed

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Wednesday, 18 February 2026

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Regional * South Ossetia and Abkhazia top Russian-state owned media group Russia Today’s ‘friendliness’ ranking in the post-Soviet world. South Ossetia has ranked first and Abkhazia second. Armenia has ranked eighth with Azerbaijan trailing behind at ninth place — both countries appear to have dropped in ranking from 2024. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has received Gert-Jan Koopman, the EU Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. According to the Armenian