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Armenia Armenia’s Investigative Committee is proceeding with criminal cases opened against two members and one supporter of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. The suspects were detained last week on charges of paying residents of the Ararat […]

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Armenia Turkey has lifted its ban on air cargo shipments from Armenia. The agreement was reached following four rounds of negotiations on the normalization of relations last year. Armenia and Turkey appointed special envoys for […]

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The Region in Brief

Armenia Armenian authorities have moved to ratify the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is an international tribunal responsible for prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. […]

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The Region in Brief

Armenia The International Monetary Fund has approved a new three-year lending program to Armenia. The IMF agreed to loan $171 million, following the expiration of the previous Stand-By Arrangement worth $415 million. The global financial […]