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Regional * On Tuesday, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a phone call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov. According to the Armenian readout, they discussed the implementation of the Joint Declaration signed in Washington, as well as confidence-building measures. Additionally, they ‘exchanged views on regional issues and reaffirmed their readiness to continue direct dialogue’. Armenia * On Monday, Russian–Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan and his family offici
Regional * The Armenian Foreign Ministry has reported that the joint appeal by Armenia and Azerbaijan on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Group processes and related structures has been sent to OSCE participating states. Armenia * Following Friday’s Washington deal, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a number of phone calls, including with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyi
Regional * A number of countries and organisations, including Turkey, France, Germany, Iran, Georgia, NATO, have welcomed the declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan signed in Washington on 8 August, which included a plan to create a route connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. * Russia reacted more negatively to the declaration, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova saying that the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have arrived in Washington, DC for respective talks with US President Donald Trump, which will be followed by a joint press conference. The talks are expected to be centered on the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the creation of a road connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan, which will reportedly be created under the management of a US company and tentatively called th
