The Week in Review

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 21: A new Armenia-France Arms deal displeases Azerbaijan and Russia; Armenia recognizes the state of Palestine; Armenia attends the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland, Foreign Minister Mizoyan meets a Belarussian opposition leader but shuns the CSTO session of the Foreign Ministers in Kazakhstan․

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 14: Over 100 people were injured in clashes between police and protesters led by Archbishop Galstanyan, calling for the prime minister's resignation; Armenia-U.S. relations advance from Strategic Dialogue to Strategic Partnership; Armenia recalls its ambassador to Belarus, with Pashinyan stating no Armenian official will visit Belarus while Lukashenko remains in power.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 7: Seven people are injured following an explosion at a gas station in Armenia; repair and relief efforts continue in the regions of Lori and Tavush following devastating floods; Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev continues to insist that Armenia amend its Constitution.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 24: Armenian and Azerbaijani border guard troops deployed to the newly delimited section of the border; Moscow recalls its ambassador to Armenia; Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan to lead protest rally in Yerevan over the weekend and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 17: Protests led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan continue in Yerevan; border commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a protocol on demarcated sections of the border; Armenia’s anti-corruption court is reviewing discrepancies in the 2022 financial reports of the ruling Civil Contract party and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 10: Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, Primate of the Diocese of Tavush leads a large protest against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan, demands resignation of the Prime Minister; Armenia’s Prime Minister Pashinyan meets with Russian President Putin in Moscow; Russian border guards and troops deployed to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the 2020 Artsakh War will be withdrawn.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 3: The demarcation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border continues amidst protests; Hungary is blocking European Peace Facility support to Armenia; according to Reporters Without Borders, Armenia has the most press freedom in the region and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of April 26: As Armenia and Azerbaijan start the demarcation of the northern part of the state border, protests erupt in Tavush region and Yerevan; Ruben Vardanyan stops hunger strike he started on April 5 in a Baku prison; a convoy of Russian peacekeepers enter Armenia via the Lachin corridor to dismantle their Goris and Sisian outposts before departing and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of April 19: Russian peacekeepers begin withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh; border commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan reach preliminary agreement on the demarcation of the northern part of the state border; France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan and more.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of April 12: Amid increasing aggressive rhetoric from Azerbaijan and several ceasefire violations, an Azerbaijani serviceman is wounded following a border incident; a delegation of the EU Political and Security Committee holds meetings in Yerevan; Armenia and Georgia agree to finalize border delimitation and more.