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Tuesday, 23 December 2025

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Armenia * While in Russia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the non-formal summit of the heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries held at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The leaders of CIS states had a tour in the museum, including in the Armenian Hall of Culture and Art, accompanied by Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky. * Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a tête-à-tête meeting yesterday. In his opening remarks

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Monday, 22 December 2025

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Regional * Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Sunday that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would participate in an informal summit of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries on Monday. They were also expected to have one-on-one meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Later, the state-run media outlet Azertac wrote that Aliyev would not attend the summit due to ‘a tight work schedule’. Armenia * On Sunday, Pashiny

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Friday, 19 December 2025

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Armenia * On Thursday, the inaugural meeting of Armenia–US Bilateral Working Group in Support of the Outcomes of the Washington summit was held, Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. The sides ‘highlighted the substantial steps towards the implementation’ of the signed Memoranda of Understanding and ‘shared their respective progress reports in that direction’. * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he had asked Russia, which manages Armenia’s railways, to ‘urgently address’ the full restoration

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Thursday, 18 December 2025

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Regional * Today, 22 railcars of SOCAR-produced AI-95 gasoline will be shipped from Azerbaijan to Armenia. According to the APA, Azerbaijani petroleum products will be sold to Armenia at international market prices. * On Wednesday, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze addressed the controversy around the high tariffs Georgia reportedly requested for transfer to Azerbaijani fuel through its territory to Armenia. According to Armenian state media outlet Armenpress, Kobakhidze expressed con

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Wednesday, 17 December 2025

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Regional * The trial of former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has concluded in Azerbaijan. His state appointed lawyer Emil Babishov filed two motions, and both of them were denied by the judge. The next court process is scheduled for tomorrow. Armenia * Parliament has adopted a draft law reducing compulsory military service from 24 months to 18 starting from 1 January 2026. * Armenia and Luxembourg have signed a joint declaration on a strategic partnership. * The Foreign

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Tuesday, 16 December 2025

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Regional * Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, criticised the Trump Route (TRIPP) during a meeting with Armenia’s Ambassador to Iran, Grigor Hakobyan, on Monday, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. Velayati said that TRIPP ‘is effectively the same as the Zangezur corridor project’, adding that Tehran ‘is firmly opposed to it’. * Commemorative actions in memory of Aishat Baymuradova, a native of Chechnya who was killed in Yerevan, took place i

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Monday, 15 December 2025

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Regional * Armenian companies interested in importing Azerbaijani fuel have been engaged in ongoing talks with Azerbaijan, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan told RFE/RL, without disclosing the names of the companies. * The Investigative Committee of Armenia has completed its work with the body of murdered Chechen woman Aishat Baymuradova, who had earlier fled her family due to violence. A request has been sent to Russia for the transfer of the body for burial, but there has still been