The legality of the detention of the four servicemen returned from captivity in Azerbaijan is not convincing, the Office of the Armenian Ombudsman has said in a statement, referring, in particular, to those who, after they were captured in the November 14, 2021 Azerbaijani offensive, were later returned to Armenia and then arrested by Armenian …

Residents of Shurnukh and Vorotan villages of Syunik province who have lost houses after some of the areas they lived in became under Azerbaijani control, will continue to get social assistance for 5 more months, according to a government decision. They will get a one-time 300,000 AMD (about US $600) aid and 68,000 AMD (about …

Karo Paylan, an Armenian MP elected from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), spoke at a press conference in the Turkish parliament about the start of a new round of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, ermenihaber reported. He expressed the opinion that in case of political will and desire, the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations can take …

Ameriabank has signed USD 20 million loan agreements with responsAbility Investments AG and the Global Climate Partnership Fund (“GCPF”) aimed at financing small and medium size enterprises and green projects in Armenia. Artak Hanesyan, Ameriabank CEO, commented: “As an impact-aware financial institution, we constantly work on improving our environmental footprint further, and we are delighted …

The EU and interested partners commended the entry into force of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the EU and Armenia in March 2021, and welcomed progress in the ongoing negotiations between the EU and Azerbaijan on a new comprehensive Agreement, the Eastern Partnership Summit declaration says. The declaration also reminds that the new …

During a meeting in Brussels with the President of Azerbaijan, we reaffirmed our decision to build the Yeraskh-Julfa-Ordubad-Meghri-Horadiz railway, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a cabinet meeting today. “An agreement was reached as a result of the discussions of the Armenia-Azerbaijan-Russia trilateral working group on the opening of regional communications, which was co-chaired by deputy …

The Armenian community staged a protest at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels yesterday, demanding that European institutions, first and foremost the European Council and the European Commission, impose sanctions on Azerbaijan and that Azerbaijan release the captives immediately, according to the Facebook page of Free Armenian POWs Global Network. On May 20, 2021, the …

At the Brussels summit, EU leaders will announce the need to maintain the principle of inviolability of borders in the light of the situation around Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said, RIA Novosti reported. “The difficult situation in Ukraine will be discussed, as well as the issue of what to do with the movement …

Gunmen seized the presidential palace and surrounded the buildings of the government and the Ministry of Defense in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on December 15, the korrespondent newspaper reported, citing Sky News Arabia. According to the newspaper, the head and members of the country’s presidential council were evacuated to a safe place after receiving …

Turkey’s former ambassador to the U.S., Serdar Kılıç, will be appointed as a special envoy for normalization of relations with Armenia. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday during a visit to the UAE, TASS reported. Earlier, on Monday, Cavusoglu said that Turkey and Armenia may appoint special envoys for the normalization of bilateral …