Armenia is under strong pressure to join the “union state” of Russia and Belarus and open an “exterritorial corridor” to Azerbaijan’s Nakhichevan exclave, a senior Armenian official said on Tuesday, commenting on the continuing Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Ignoring opposition objections, the National Assembly approved on Tuesday the Armenian government’s decision to set up a new and separate foreign intelligence agency.
Azerbaijan has restored natural gas supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh while continuing to block the sole road connecting the territory to Armenia, the authorities in Stepanakert said on Friday.
The Armenian parliament on Wednesday rejected a draft resolution condemning the Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, allegedly objecting to its reference to the Karabakh Armenians’ right to self-determination.
The Armenian government accused Azerbaijan on Tuesday of grossly violating a 2020 ceasefire agreement and creating a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Nagorno-Karabakh as the sole road connecting the territory to Armenia remained closed for a second day.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian accused Azerbaijan of planning “genocide” in Nagorno-Karabakh and urged Russian peacekeepers to restore its sole transport link with Armenia again blocked on Monday.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s leaders have said that they need international security guarantees in the form of UN Security Council authorization of Russia’s peacekeeping mission launched after the 2020 Armenian-Azerbaijani war.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are unlikely to finalize a bilateral peace treaty in the coming weeks due to lingering disagreements on its key terms, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Wednesday.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s main political groups have told Russian peacekeepers to refrain from significantly tightening security checks on the sole road connecting the Armenian-populated territory to Armenia.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiating process has not reached a deadlock despite Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s decision to cancel a planned meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, a senior Armenian lawmaker insisted on Wednesday.
Armenia hopes to negotiate a peace treaty with Azerbaijan “as soon as possible,” Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan insisted on Monday, denying Azerbaijani statements to the contrary.
Opposition lawmakers have denounced the Armenian government for hastily pushing through the parliament a bill that could make it easier for security services to destroy classified documents.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday that he is largely satisfied with the latest summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) despite again failing to secure the Russian-led military alliance’s support for Armenia in the conflict with Azerbaijan.
A senior official in Armenia has warned this week about a persisting risk of a military provocation by Azerbaijan that he says could renew fighting between the two South Caucasus nations.
Armenia remains committed to a peace agenda and is going to move forward in that direction, a pro-government lawmaker said on Tuesday, summing up the key message of the latest meeting of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian with ruling party MPs and members of the government.
Belarus has sparked a fresh war of words with Armenia after bluntly rejecting its appeals for military assistance addressed to the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Wednesday again voiced support for a peace accord between Armenia and Azerbaijan proposed by Russia.
Armenia is ready to negotiate on a peace deal with Azerbaijan proposed by Russia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Friday.
Peace proposals made by Russia are far more beneficial for Nagorno-Karabakh than an Armenian-Azerbaijani deal promoted by the West, Karabakh Armenian political leaders said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday that he will fly to the Russian city of Sochi on October 31 to hold fresh talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that will be hosted by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
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