Tag: azerbaijan

As voices worldwide rise against Baku hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP29 - questions emerge about strategies to adopt. Tigran Yegavian explains.

Armenia faces growing challenges in managing its water resources. Lake Sevan, a crucial water source, is being overused for irrigation, raising concerns about long-term sustainability. Mariam Tashchyan explores the factors behind Armenia’s water crisis.

In this episode of “Examining the Context” podcast, Dr. Nerses Kopalyan explains what U.S. foreign policy will hold for Armenia and the region if Kamala Harris wins in the upcoming presidential elections in the United States.

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.

Azerbaijan continues to hold Armenian POWs and detainees, including former high-ranking Artsakh officials. Although Armenian human rights lawyers hope for the release of detainees before the COP29 summit in Baku this November, they doubt that Artsakh officials will be among them.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's unyielding defiance against international criticism, and the West's failure to impose consequences emboldens his regime, setting a dangerous precedent for authoritarian leaders globally, writes Tatev Hayrapetyan.

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.

Armenia and the U.S. conduct the second joint Eagle Partner military exercise, marking growing defense cooperation between the two countries. Hovhannes Nazaretyan details the exercise's objectives, scale and international reactions.

Sossi Tatikyan explores the reasons behind the EU's decision to provide assistance to Armenia through the EPF, the significance of this measure, the diverse perspectives within Armenia and the ensuing hostile reactions from Azerbaijan and Russia.