Tag: Armenia

Armenia/Azerbaijan. Armenian PM Says Almost 3,800 Soldiers Killed In War With Azerbaijan (RFE RL)

A total of 3,773 Armenian servicemen were killed during the 44-day war with Azerbaijan last fall, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said in giving...

Armenia. Armenian Court Says Pro-Opposition Doctor Can Be Rearrested On Election Influence Charges (RFE RL)

Naira Bulghadarian A court in Yerevan has granted an appeal by Armenian prosecutors seeking the rearrest of a prominent surgeon charged with pressuring his subordinates...

Armenia/Azerbaijan – Armenia says 3 soldiers killed in gun battle with Azeri forces (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Armenia has said three of its soldiers were killed and two wounded in border clashes with Azerbaijani forces in some of...

Armenia – Armenian Prime Minister Pashinian Wins New Political Mandate Despite Recent Military Defeat (Armen Grigoryan, The Jamestown Foundation)

Snap parliamentary elections, held on June 20, resulted in a decisive victory for incumbent Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s Civil Contract party: with 53.91...

Armenia/Azerbaijan – Armenian-Azerbaijani Post-War Peace Process on Hold Ahead of Armenia’s Snap Parliamentary Elections (Vasif Huseynov, The Jamestown Foundation)

On June 1, 2021, Yerevan announced the suspension of the Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian working group, which was established during the January 11 trilateral leaders’ summit and...

Armenia – Armenia Elections: Democracy and security on the ballot (Asbed Kotchikian, Al Jazeera)

Leader of the Armenia Alliance and the country's former President Robert Kocharyan greets supporters during a campaign rally ahead of the upcoming snap parliamentary...

Azerbaijan/Armenia/Georgia – Georgian mediation obtains the release of 15 Armenian POWs by Azerbaijan (Georgi Gotev, Euractiv)

The released Armenian POWs. Azerbaijan on Saturday (12 June) released to Armenia 15 prisoners of war captured last year during hostilities over the disputed...

Armenia/Azerbaijan – New Armenian-Azerbaijani border crisis unfolds (Chatham House)

Laurence Broers Through a series of territorial encroachments Azerbaijan is applying maximum pressure in advance of a formal demarcation of its border with Armenia. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/05/new-armenian-azerbaijani-border-crisis-unfolds

Armenia/Azerbaijan – Fate of Zangezur Corridor Unclear Amidst Precarious Tensions Between Armenia and Azerbaijan (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vasif Huseynov On May 17, Armenia’s caretaker prime minister, Nikol Pashinian, convened a Security Council meeting to discuss the latest tense developments on the Armenian-Azerbaijani...

The Iskander Saga Deepens Azerbaijani Mistrust of Russia (RUSI)

Murad Muradov and Taras Kuzio Russia’s supply of cutting-edge military technology to Armenia is sharpening Azeri mistrust of Moscow. https://rusi.org/commentary/iskander-saga-deepens-azerbaijani-mistrust-russia  

Armenia/Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Embarks on Construction of Nakhchivan Railway (Part Two) (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vasif Huseynov The unblocking of the Zangezur corridor will have wide-ranging geopolitical reverberations for both the directly concerned states, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and surrounding countries. https://jamestown.org/program/azerbaijan-embarks-on-construction-of-nakhchivan-railway-part-two/

Azerbaijan/Armenia – Azerbaijani leader does not rule out signing peace deal with Armenia (TASS)

These are Azerbaijan's plans but there are no such signals from the Armenian side, Ilham Aliyev said https://tass.com/world/1277207

(Armenia) Armenia PM confirms he will step down to allow early election (Al Jazeera)

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has faced months of protests, to step down in April to allow early parliamentary election. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/28/armenia-premier-confirms-he-will-step-down-to-allow-election

(Armenia) Prime Minister Pashinian Stages Own Coup Against Armenia’s Military (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor Armenia’s military top brass has demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s government resign “for having brought the country to disaster.” https://jamestown.org/program/prime-minister-pashinian-stages-own-coup-against-armenias-military/

(Armenia) Armenian Opposition Announces Fresh Meeting With President To Discuss Demands (RFE/RL)

Representatives of an umbrella alliance of Armenian opposition groups demanding early parliamentary elections and the resignation of the country's prime minister have announced plans...

(Armenia/Azerbaijan/Turkey) Azerbaijan, Turkey Watching Armenia’s Political Crisis (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor Viewed from Baku and Ankara, the political conflict in Armenia pits military and civilian nationalists unreconciled to defeat in the Second Karabakh War...