Armenia’s two leading opposition forces said on Friday that they have still not decided whether to run in municipal elections in Yerevan tentatively slated for September 17.
Azerbaijan has postponed fresh talks between its Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan slated for next week, official Yerevan said on Thursday.
There will be no peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan unless Baku agrees to address “the rights and security” of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population, a senior member of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party said on Wednesday.
Moscow said on Friday that it “took note” of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s remark that Armenia is “not Russia’s ally in the war with Ukraine.”
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian confirmed on Tuesday that he is due to meet with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts later this week for further talks on transport links between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Two lawmakers representing the main opposition Hayastan alliance were forcibly removed from Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday after arguing and jostling with pro-government colleagues.
Representatives of two major opposition parties called on Tuesday for street protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s plans to sign a peace deal with Azerbaijan that will uphold Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of pressuring Armenia to end Russia’s military presence in the South Caucasus country and rely instead on the United States for defense.
Armenia is not considering leaving the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) despite its unprecedented tensions with other CSTO member states, a senior Armenian official said on Tuesday.
Two days after the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan reportedly made progress during talks in Brussels, the Armenian government again declined to clarify on Tuesday whether it recognizes Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Armenian government on Friday pointedly declined to clarify whether it is ready to explicitly recognize Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of ongoing peace talks with Baku.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian complained on Thursday that his statements are often misunderstood by Nagorno-Karabakh’s leaders after they accused him of effectively siding with Azerbaijan.
The Armenian government condemned Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday for again telling Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population to accept Azerbaijani rule or leave the region.
Opposition leaders accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday of trying to dodge responsibility for continuing national security failures after he sacked the commander of Armenia’s Border Guard Troops.
Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday allowed prosecutors to bring criminal charges against an opposition lawmaker who punched a pro-government colleague in disputed circumstances.
Several Armenian nongovernmental organizations called on Wednesday for a parliamentary ethics investigation into speaker Alen Simonian accused of spitting at a heckler in Yerevan.
Baku on Wednesday lambasted the head of European Union monitors deployed to Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan for essentially not ruling out the possibility of a fresh Azerbaijani military offensive there.
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan confirmed on Wednesday that his planned trilateral meeting with his Russian and Azerbaijani counterparts could take place soon.
Armenia continued to accuse Azerbaijan on Tuesday of planning to provoke fresh fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh or along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership on Monday warned local residents to brace themselves for more Azerbaijani “provocations” following Sunday’s armed incident near Stepanakert that left five people dead.
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