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Regional * Armenia officially confirmed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s two-day visit to the US, which will take place on 7–8 August. Pashinyan’s office noted that in Washington DC, he will have a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump, as well as a trilateral meeting between Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, ‘aiming to advance peace, prosperity, and economic cooperation in the region’. * The Azerbaijani state-run media outlet Azertac wrote that President Ilham Aliyev
Regional * On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot about the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the State Department, the sides, among other issues, discussed ‘securing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia’. * On Monday afternoon, the Armenian Defence Ministry reported a ceasefire violation case by Azerbaijan that same day. In turn, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry denied that its troops had opened fire. According t
Regional * Unconfirmed reports suggest that US President Donald Trump ‘is expected to host both’ Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the White House on Friday, where they are ‘poised to announce their intention for peace’. Armenia * Armenia and the US will hold their third Eagle Partner joint exercises between 12–20 August in Armenia. According to the Armenian Defence Ministry, the drills ‘will focus on the preparation and execution of peacekee
Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan has clarified that Armenia’s ‘territorial integrity, sovereignty and jurisdiction cannot be outsourced’. However, he added that ‘the business management of the railway, pipeline, power transmission lines can be’. * Two Russian non-profit organisations under the auspices of the Russian House (Rossotrudnichestvo) have sent 140 tonnes of humanitarian aid to displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. The aid is intended to be
