President Armen Sarkissian released a surprise statement on Sunday announcing his resignation. In the statement, Sarkissian attributed his decision to the limits placed by the Constitution on the power of the president to influence policy […]
Editor’s Note: This profile of Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School in Queens, New York was an assignment for a graduate course titled “Writing and Reporting I” at New York University. It is being published for […]
Special envoys appointed by Armenia and Turkey to normalize bilateral relations held their first round of negotiations on January 14. Moscow hosted the meeting between deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament Ruben Rubinyan, the youngest […]
Three Armenian soldiers have been killed in fresh fighting along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on Armenian military positions near the Verin Shorzha community in the Gegharkunik province during the afternoon […]
Armenian troops will withdraw from Kazakhstan after the end of a Russia-led peacekeeping mission to quell anti-government protests. On Tuesday, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the Russian-led forces would leave the country within […]
The post-war year in Armenia was marked by ongoing challenges in domestic and geopolitics. The nation faced renewed threats as Azerbaijan launched attacks along its eastern border. Armenian and Azerbaijani leadership met for negotiations on […]
The Yerevan city council has removed Hayk Marutyan from his post as mayor through a motion of no confidence initiated by the ruling party. The Civil Contract Party announced its decision to pursue the removal […]
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pledged to de-escalate tensions and restore railway lines during a summit in Brussels hosted by European Council President Charles Michel on December 14. The trilateral […]
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs have called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to resume direct dialogue after the cancellation of a meeting between their foreign ministers. The meeting between Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his […]
The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia agreed to take steps to launch a commission to delimit and demarcate the Armenia-Azerbaijan border during a trilateral summit in Sochi on November 26. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
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