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Wednesday, 18 December 2024

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Armenia * On Tuesday, Defence Minister Suren Papikyan met his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu to discuss a series of new agreements, which were not publicised. Papikyan also met with the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Armed Services of the French Senate, Cédric Perrin, and several other French lawmakers. * The Armenian government has proposed a project to provide students and employees of educational institutions with the opportunity to purchase bicycles as a mai

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

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Armenia * Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, expressed his country’s political will to maintain and elevate cooperation with Armenia ‘to a new level’. * Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said they hope Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would participate in the informal summit of the CIS in Saint Petersburg at the end of December. * The Foreign Ministry has stated that the diplomatic mission of Armenia in Syria resumed its activities, noting that the Consulate General

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Friday, 13 December 2024

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Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for Russia, where he will chair the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council session. * Pashinyan yesterday held a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset, during which they discussed bilateral partnership, as well as issues related to regional stability. * On Thursday, Pashinyan appointed Sarik Minasyan, the candidate who received the most votes in the primary, as acting mayor of Gyumri. The gover

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Thursday, 12 December 2024

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Armenia * The ruling Civil Contract party has unanimously decided to expel MP Hakob Aslanyan from the faction due to ‘a serious disciplinary violation, as well as behaviour that is highly incompatible with the values and party line adopted’ by the party. Yesterday, Aslanyan announced that he was freezing cooperation with the faction for a month, stating that he did not consider the decision made earlier this month to expel MP Hovik Aghazaryan from the party over alleged leaks of confidential

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Wednesday, 11 December 2024

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Regional * The Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin, in an interview with Russian newspaper Razvedchik, hinted at the decline of the Western, particularly US, influence in post-Soviet counties. ‘Azerbaijan and Armenia also do not particularly follow the recommendations of the US and the EU regarding a peaceful settlement, preferring to resolve all on their own’. Armenia * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in an apparent response to recent statemen

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Tuesday, 10 December 2024

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Armenia * In an interview with the Finnish news agency Lännen Media, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that Armenia has continued modernisation and democratisation, which ‘naturally brings us closer to Europe and similar value choices as yours’. Mirzoyan also said that ‘perhaps it is time to act differently from the “business as usual” mode,’ adding that the world is changing and perhaps it is time for ‘bold political decisions’. * Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia’s Representativ

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Monday, 9 December 2024

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Regional * The Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee’s Chair has said that the ‘Zangezur corridor’ is important for ensuring sustainable peace in the region. Committee Chair Fuat Oktay additionally expressed hope that ‘Armenia will not listen to false information coming from third parties and will implement the plan for peace and development’. Armenia * Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan said that Armenia was ‘sincerely interested’ in normalising relations with Turkey.