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Armenia and Azerbaijan have many loose ends to tie in the Trump peace deal
Johnny G. Melikyan, a Senior Research Fellow at the Orbeli Centre, Yerevan, Armenia Aditi Bhaduri/New Delhi On August 8, a trilateral summit between U.S. President Donald Trump, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Azerbaijani President...

Goldman Sachs looks promising in Azerbaijan’s economic diversification
The meeting between President Ilham Aliyev and Jared Cohen, President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs, has sparked discussions about its potential significance for Azerbaijan’s economic trajectory. While cooperation between Azerbaijan and...

Business News | 11th Round of India-Australia CECA Negotiations Concludes in New Delhi
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The 11th Round of India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ind-Aus CECA) negotiations just concluded in New Delhi. It was held from August 18-23, further advancing the shared objective of...

Armenia-Azerbaijan deal: Will India’s interest be compromised?
The new deal raises questions about the future of India-Armenia defence relations, however many of Trump’s initiatives have historically been volatile and fragile in nature, and whether this pact will endure remains uncertain In the last seven...

India turns to China, Russia, Brazil as US trade talks stall; UN declares Gaza famine
Amid Trump’s parallel manoeuvres with Russia and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the “steady and positive progress” in bilateral ties with Beijing; as the additional 25 per cent tariff makes Indian exports to the US unviable,...

Forcibly displaced persons, including those injured, and subjected to torture in captivity due to Armenian armed forces’ attacks on Aghdam, Lachin, Gubadli, and Fuzuli testify in court VIDEO
Baku, August 22, AZERTAC A public court hearing continued on August 22 regarding the criminal cases against citizens of the Republic of Armenia, including Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, David Babayan, Levon...

Will the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace last?
In August 2025, the two Caucasus neighbours signed a peace agreement in Washington, DC. The United States brokered the deal between the two former Soviet republics. Armenia recognises Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani sovereign territory and shall...

ARF announces its intention to protect Armenia`s Declaration of Independence from encroachment
ArmInfo. On the 35th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Armenia, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) bows to the memory of those who died for independence and reaffirms its unwavering dedication to the cause of strengthening...

Visiting Armenia, Iranian president warns against U.S.-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Aug. 19, 2025. (Photo: WANA) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Armenia on Tuesday following the U.S.-brokered framework for a peace...

Only Armenian Government-Approved Projects Can Be Implemented in Armenia – Khudatyan Responds to Turkish Minister
YEREVAN — Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Davit Khudatyan, responded to the statement made by Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, who claimed that the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” would...

Armenia allocates $3 million for US law firm to handle legal battle with Karapetyan
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Armenian Government Signals Cap On Defense Spending
Armenia’s defense budget for this year is projected at 665 billion drams ($1.7 billion), up by 20 percent from 2024. The figure is equivalent to almost one-fifth of the country’s 2025 state budget. The Armenian military officially received 341...

Trump delivers massive blow to Iran with Azerbaijan-Armenia pact
President Donald Trump’s new deal in the South Caucasus has ended a decades-long conflict and handed Washington a rare strategic foothold on Iran’s northern border, experts say. The agreement, signed earlier this month between Armenia and...

Armenia's visa liberalization process with EU is in active phase - Ministry
Armenian Interior Ministry has announced that efforts towards visa liberalization with the European Union (EU) are actively underway. Negotiations regarding visa liberalization commenced in September 2024, leading to the announcement of the...

Armenians deserve more than a transactional peace deal with Azerbaijan - Jirair Ratevosian
ArmInfo. On Aug. 8, as the White House hosted the trilateral signing of a peace agreement between Armenia, Azerbaijan and the United States, I spoke to a group of Armenian high school students from Los Angeles. We paused to watch the news...

Armenian premier perfectly aware of no peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan - opposition MP
ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan knows very well that there is no peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The day before, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that we need to be prepared for war. Anna Mkrtchyan, a member of the RA...

Armenia`s Investigative Committee completes investigation into paid participation in rally last July
ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia has completed the preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on the fact of material interest and coercion to participate in the rally organized in Yerevan on July 4, 2025. This is...

Armenia strengthens international cooperation in food and mouth disease control
ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Economy Tatevik Sargsyan received experts from the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EUFMD) Carsten Potzsch and Paulie Compston. The latter are in Yerevan to take part in a workshop focused...

Armenia invited to first-ever Atomic Summit in Moscow
NEWS » Technology » Armenia invited to first-ever Atomic Summit in Moscow The first-ever Atomic Summit is set to take place in Moscow on September 23, organized by the Rosatom state corporation, and Armenia has been invited to participate....

Armenia seeks LPG imports from Iran to address domestic shortages
Gevorg Papoyan said the request was made during a meeting with Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Mohammad Atabak, as Yerevan seeks to diversify its energy suppliers and stabilize rising fuel costs. “Securing additional LPG supplies from...