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Daily Brief

Thursday, 5 June 2025

by OC Media

•4 min read

Regional * Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan told reporters that on Friday the Georgian Minister of Agriculture would visit Yerevan. According to Papoyan, the unresolved exports of Armenian brandy through Georgia would be the main topic on their agenda. Papoyan also expressed his intention to ‘organise meetings in different formats on that day, [...] so that we don’t leave the room until we find a solution to the problem’. * The director of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS),

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

by OC Media

•4 min read

Regional * Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan met with his Georgian counterpart, Shalva Papuashvili, during a working visit to Georgia at Papuashvili’s invitation. ‘A large scope of issues on inter-parliamentary cooperation was discussed’, Armenian Parliament’s readout said. * On Wednesday, the Armenian National Security Service announced that representatives of the Armenian and Azerbaijani commissions on missing persons have held a meeting, without providing additional information

Daily Brief

Tuesday, 3 June 2025

by OC Media

•5 min read

Armenia * During the ongoing Armenia–France decentralised cooperation forum taking place in Goris, French Ambassador Olivier Decotigny highlighted the importance of French presence in Goris. ‘The French state and society continue to stand by you, and what we are building together is not just technical cooperation, not just friendship, but a real lever in terms of influencing the situation, supporting Armenia and working for peace’, he said. * In turn, Armenian Ambassador to France Arman Khach

Daily Brief

Monday, 2 June 2025

by OC Media

•4 min read

Armenia * On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held separate phone calls with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and congratulated him on his 50th birthday. * On Friday, Pashinyan received a delegation led by US Senator Steve Daines. The Prime Minister’s office stated that they discussed ‘prospects for the development of Armenia–US relations, the continued strengthening of democratic institutions, the expansion of economic cooperati