Armenia
22 Feb
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu was to travel to Armenia on Thursday for a two-day visit as tensions mount with Yerevan's arch-enemy Azerbaijan. In October 2023, France announced the sale of defensive equipment to Armenia, drawing anger from Azerbaijan. That deal was announced weeks after Baku seized the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists.…
16 Nov
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday defended Yerevan's decision to increase military spending next year, saying he was still committed to normalisation talks with arch foe Azerbaijan.
25 Sep 2023
Armenia prepared Monday to welcome a new flood of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees while the leaders of Azerbaijan and ally Turkey were set to hold a celebratory summit marking Baku's victory over the rebel enclave. And as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan blamed Russia for last week's events, more protests were planned in Yerevan over his handling…
23 Sep 2023
A US congressional delegation was meeting Armenia's leaders on Saturday to express support in the wake of protests rocking the small Caucasus nation after Azerbaijan reclaimed control over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. The US embassy said the group will meet Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and a handful of other officials "to discuss US-Armenian relations and the impact…
15 Aug 2023
The European Union's border monitoring mission in Armenia said Tuesday one of its patrols had come under fire on the volatile border with Azerbaijan, which denied responsibility for the incident. "No EUMA member was harmed," the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) said on social media, confirming its personnel were "present to the shooting incident in…
15 Aug 2023
Armenia said on Tuesday that Azerbaijan's military had opened fire on European Union observers monitoring the volatile border between the Caucasian former Soviet republics, which have long-standing territorial disagreements. "Units of the Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire from small arms targeting EU observers patrolling near Verin Shorzha and their vehicle," Armenia's defence ministry said in…
14 Jul 2023
Thousands rallied Friday in Azerbaijan's restive Nagorno-Karabakh region, demanding Baku reopen the enclave's sole land link with Armenia.
11 May 2023
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday blamed each other for an exchange of fire along their restive border, which killed one person and wounded four, days ahead of EU-hosted peace talks. The leaders of the two countries are due to hold talks in Brussels on Saturday as part of a push to resolve the three-decade territorial…