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Regional * Based on satellite imagery, Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan claimed that in summer 2025, Azerbaijani troops advanced further into Armenian territory and carried out fortification works. Armenia’s Defence Minister Suren Papikyan dismissed the claims, accusing Tatoyan of ‘lying’. * Today, Azerbaijan is transporting 1,984 tonnes of diesel to Armenia. APA wrote that in addition to the diesel, 135 tonnes of fertilizer would also be transported from Russia to Armenia
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Georgia yesterday. He is scheduled to meet with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and attend the 15th session of the Georgia–Armenia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation. Armenia * Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, the head of the Russian and New Nakhichevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has told TASS that no judge could be found in Armenia who would sentence Catholicos Karekin II. He further said
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Georgia on Tuesday, where he will meet with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Kobakhidze and other officials. Armenia * The interim manager of Armenian Electric Networks, Romanos Petrosyan, said negotiations over the shares of the company belonging to detained Russian–Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan have failed and the process has moved to the next stage. Under the constitution, ‘the government must recognise 100% of the sh
Regional * The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice for countries bordering Iran – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, and Turkey – ‘amid ongoing tensions in the region’. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his intention to increase pensions in line with inflation each year starting from 2027 or 2028. This follows decision adopted days earlier to increase pensions by up to ֏10,000 ($27) by April, ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for J
