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Turkish and Armenian diplomats will meet on July 30 on the Armenia-Turkey border, the Foreign Ministries of the two countries said on July 29 amid efforts to normalize relations.
Azerbaijan threatened on July 25 to take large-scale military action against Armenia in response to what it called Armenian “provocations” along the border between the two countries.
Armenia's Defense Ministry said on July 19 that one of its Yak-52 planes crashed near Yeghvard, a town 20 kilometers north of Yerevan, killing the two pilots on board.
U.S. actor Kevin Spacey was greeted with applause and a small protest at an Armenian film festival. Spacey was axed from TV and film productions in 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations emerged but has since been cleared of wrongdoing in court cases in the United States and United Kingdom.
Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ani Badalyan has told RFE/RL that "no agreement" had been reached for a meeting between the top diplomats of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington.
People with buckets jumped into a fountain in the Armenian capital, pouring water on each other in celebration of the Vardavar tradition. A security forces' vehicle joined the party with its water cannons amid the hot summer day on July 7. Armenians date Vardavar back to pre-Christian times.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have made more progress in ongoing negotiations on the delimitation of their border, the Armenian government said on July 1.
Armenia has recognized Palestinian statehood, the latest country to do so amid a backlash to an ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza that has claimed thousands of civilian victims.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has ordered the drafting of a new constitution amid demands by Azerbaijan that a reference to Nagorno-Karabakh be removed from Armenia's fundamental law.
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said his country has signed a deal to provide CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia, a move that's likely to further raise anger in Azerbaijan and Russia toward France.
Thousands of people took part in a demonstration in Yerevan on June 17 in support of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, which has been holding rallies calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has proposed the establishment of a mechanism to investigate allegations of cease-fire violations with Azerbaijan.
The Armenian military on June 14 denied Azerbaijan’s claim that Armenian forces had opened fire on Azerbaijani troops in Baku's Naxcivan exclave.
Armenian protesters led by a prominent archbishop again gathered in Yerevan on June 13, a day after police clashed with demonstrators and used stun grenades to disperse the crowds. Scores of injuries were reported, and one journalist told RFE/RL he had been brutally beaten by police.
Armenia’s leading media associations have strongly condemned riot police for injuring at least a dozen journalists during clashes in Yerevan with protesters demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation.
A day after clashes with police, anti-government protesters are again gathering, this time outside the Armenian government building, as pressure continues to mount grows on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to step down as his country nears a controversial peace deal with Azerbaijan.
Police in Armenia used stun grenades against demonstrators outside the parliament in Yerevan. The protesters, led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, rallied in the Armenian capital on June 12 to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has defended police actions taken against demonstrators outside parliament where he was participating in a regular question period that saw him indicate Armenia would withdraw completely from the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
On a visit to Armenia, U.S. diplomat James O'Brien reaffirmed Washington's support for Ukraine's NATO bid. Referring to a comment by U.S. President Joe Biden in an interview suggesting that support had waned, O'Brien said Ukraine will be able to join the alliance "when conditions allow."
On a visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, a top U.S. diplomat welcomed the border demarcation deal signed last month by Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien said the countries have a rare chance to build a lasting peace and open the way for new trade routes.
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