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Armenia * Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia, Khalil Shirgholami, criticised the daily protests held by Iranians near their embassy in Yerevan during a press briefing on Wednesday, saying that ‘despite our protests, that process continues’. In response, the Armenian Interior Ministry announced that they ensure the security of all accredited diplomatic missions, and underscored that Armenia, as a democratic state, is ‘obliged not to impede’ citizens’ rights to freedom of movement and peaceful assembl
Armenia * Armenia and the US have published the Trump Route Implementation Framework, which foresees establishment of the TRIPP Development Company, intended to ensure the development and implementation of the project’s infrastructure. It is ‘expected to be granted the right to development for an initial term of 49 years’, with Armenia intended to offer the US a 74% share and to hold itself a 26% share. According to the framework, Armenia is expected to extend the company’s control over the ro
Regional * US President Donald Trump announced a tariff of 25% to ‘any Country doing business with’ Iran which he said would take effect ‘immediately’, calling the order ‘final and conclusive’. Iran is one of Armenia’s most important trading partners — in 2025 Armenian exports to Iran amounted to $83 million, while imports — based on the country of origin of products — totalled $615 million. Armenia * Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will today visit the US and meet with the US Secretary o
Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that in total 16 priests have joined the Church reform he launched along with ten high-ranking priests, including Bishop Gevorg Saroyan. * Separately, Catholicos Karekin II has dismissed Bishop Gevorg Saroyan from his post as Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, citing ‘abuse of office, failure to fulfil the duties incumbent upon the Primate, as well as instances of coercion and pressure exercised against the clergy of the diocese’. In t
