In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March April 18: Baku ramps up so-called “Zangezur Corridor” rhetoric; Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomats meet in Ankara and Tbilisi; Pashinyan continues to push peace agenda, and Vardan Ghukasyan reclaims Gyumri mayoralty.
On January 14, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership Commission charter, a milestone in relations between the two nations. The agreement opens new pathways for deepening engagement in economic development, energy, security, democracy, justice, and people-to-people exchanges. Nerses Kopalyan provides contextual analysis and explains its strategic implications for Armenia.
Armenia and the U.S. have signed a Strategic Partnership Commission charter, committing to deepen security ties, economic cooperation, and democratic reforms. This milestone signals a more diversified foreign policy, emphasizing sovereignty, regional security and collaboration with Washington amid evolving geopolitical dynamics.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 4: At the International Organization of La Francophonie summit, French President Macron reaffirms France’s “unconditional support for Armenia”; the largest Iranian trade center in the world opens in Armenia; as senior Armenian officials reiterate Baku’s unwillingness to commit to a peace agreement, Ilham Aliyev accuses Armenia of committing ecocide, urbicide and culturcide.
To diversify its economic and political ties, Armenia has strengthened relations with the Arab world, including establishing diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia in 2023 and recognizing Palestine in 2024. Hovhannes Nazaretyan provides a comprehensive overview of these growing connections.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March 8: Armenia asked Russia to withdraw its border guards from Yerevan’s Zvartnots International airport; Armenia repatriates the Azerbaijani serviceman, who crossed the border in Syunik last week as a show of goodwill; the unfinished uppers section of the Cascade complex has been returned to the Yerevan Municipality by the Cafesjian Museum Foundation.
Հայաստանի Հանրապետության լիարժեք տարածքային ամբողջականությունը պաշտպանելու ազգային, հավաքական ջանքերի հայեցակարգը ներկայացնող հոդվածի ՁայնաԳիրը։
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of July 14, 2023: Baku bans the ICRC from providing humanitarian aid through the Lachin Corridor, accuses the organization of smuggling illegal goods; a large rally takes place in Stepanakert, Artsakh demanding the unblocking of the Lachin Corridor and an adequate international response; the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are set to meet in Brussels tomorrow.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 5: The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan hold four-day talks in Washington; Turkey closes its airspace to Armenia’s national carrier in response to the unveiling of a statue for OperationNemesis; while in Prague, PM Nikol Pashinyan says mechanisms for safeguarding the rights and security of Armenians of Artsakh are still uncertain and more.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of April 21: Azerbaijani Armed Forces shell Armenian positions in Gegharkunik region; Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterates that Armenia recognizes Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, expects Baku to do the same; parents of the 15 soldiers killed in a fire in a military barracks block streets leading to the Government building and more.
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