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Armenia * Former Etchmiadzin Mayor Diana Gasparyan, who resigned at the end of May, has been charged by the Anti-Corruption Committee. The authorities have yet to reveal the charges. * Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan has been handed a new charge of money laundering through several companies. Azerbaijan * E1.ru, a media outlet based in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, has reported that on Monday evening, police detained Mutvali Shikhlinski, the son of the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora
Regional * US President Donald Trump stated during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, that they ‘solved’ another conflict. He suggested that Armenia and Azerbaijan ‘looks like that’s going to come to a conclusion — a successful conclusion’. * Armenia has denied reports of a US takeover of 32 kilometres of road through Armenia connecting Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan. This followed media reports citing what appears to be an off-hand remark by the US Ambassador to
Regional * The EU has encouraged Armenia and Azerbaijan ‘to proceed with the signing and ratification of the draft peace agreement as soon as possible’, the lead spokesperson of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Anitta Hipper told Armenpress. Hipper also stated that the EU ‘stands ready to provide additional support and expertise, should the sides request it’. * Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a talk with the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stated that
Armenia * The homes of more figures affiliated with the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) were searched by Armenian authorities on Thursday, resulting in the arrest of at least seven individuals. The ARF’s supreme council called the raids part of a ‘campaign against the ARF’. * In addition, Vaghinak Kazaryan, the director of Tashir Pizza — owned by detained Russian–Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan — has also been arrested and remanded into one month of pre-trial detenti
