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Armenia * Three people have been hospitalised after a car exploded in downtown Yerevan on Tuesday, with one in a serious condition. As a result of the blast, nearby vehicles, as well as one public bus were damaged. The reason for the explosion is yet under investigation. * Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan has received Magdalena Grono, the EU’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus. According to the readout from the Armenian side, they discussed the agreements reached between Armen
Regional * During the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticised Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for using the term ‘Zangezur corridor’ when referring to regional transit and infrastructure links, saying that it was not ‘perceived by us in the logic that we agreed on in Washington’. Pashinyan noted that the joint declaration between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the US ‘agreed on certain terminology in this regard’ — the Trump Rout
Regional * On Monday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. According to the readout from Pashinyan’s office, they discussed the bilateral peace agenda, ‘emphasising the need for constructive dialogue, mutual trust, and regional stability’. Armenia * Pashinyan has met with the Russian President Vladimir Putin within the framework of the SCO summit, during which they discussed ‘issues
Regional * Parliamentary Speaker Alan Margiev has met with a delegation from the North Ossetian Parliament headed by parliamentary chair Taimuraz Tuskayev. The two discussed prospects for deepening cooperation, with Margiev noting that they plan to implement joint projects in the near future. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed the head of the Office of the representative on international legal matters, Liparit Drmeyan. Local media previously reported that the office had
