The Week in Review

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 27: Today, September 27, marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the 2020 Artsakh War; a delegation led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends the 79th session of the UN General Assembly; foreign affairs ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in New York City and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 20: This week marked the first anniversary of Azerbaijan’s military offensive that led to the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s entire population; a complaint for crimes against humanity is filed with the Prosecutor of the ICC on behalf of two victims from Artsakh; Armenia’s Investigative Committee arrests three people involved in an alleged plot to overthrow the government and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 13: Iran continues to voice strong opposition to the so-called “Zangezur Corridor”; the European Commission and Armenia announce the start of a visa liberalization process; Armenian prosecutors reach a settlement with a former Deputy Defense Minister over illicit assets and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 6: Armenia has sent the 10th draft of the peace treaty to Azerbaijan, Pashinyan said Yerevan and Baku have fully agreed on 13 out of the 17 articles; Armenia and Georgia are discussing strengthening bilateral defense collaboration; the government says frequent power outages, especially in Yerevan, are due to a dramatic increase in new subscribers. The Electric Networks says over 34 percent are caused by construction work.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 30: The joint commissions on delimitation and border security of Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement on the Regulation of joint activity; a constitutional referendum is being planned in Armenia for 2027; Legal proceedings against the government have been initiated, demanding the de-classification of compensation amounts allocated to citizens who lost property due to border delimitation.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 23: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses Armenia of “sabotaging” the unblocking of regional communications through Armenia’s Syunik region; on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day, President Zelenskyy posthumously awards Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov with the “National Legend of Ukraine” honor; a new legislation says taxi drivers have to issue receipts; there are 58 confirmed cases of the West Nile fever in Armenia.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 16: 76 separate charges are brought against Mikayel Minasyan who is former President Serzh Sargsyan’s son in law, Armenia’s former ambassador to the Vatican; Armenia names its new ambassador to Russia; the government is set to offer compensation to farmers and business affected by the May flooding in the Lori and the Tavush regions.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 9: Yerevan and Baku agree to remove provision about opening regional communications from a potential peace agreement; Armenia opts out of two upcoming CSTO military exercises; Armenian athletes secure three medals in the Paris Olympics and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 2: Armenian and Turkish envoys meet after a nearly two-year hiatus; Russian border guards officially withdraw from Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport; PM Nikol Pashinyan was in Iran participating in inauguration of Iran’s new president and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of July 26: Azerbaijan ramps up rhetoric, again threatening Armenia with war; European Council approves 10 million euros in EPF funding for the Armenian Armed Forces; Yerevan City Hall asks Armenian Government to review its contract with Veolia Jur, the French company servicing the water management system and more.