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The Washington Times: Azerbaijan doesn’t belong on Trump’s board
When President Trump unveiled his Board of Peace — a curated, invite-only group of nations promising to facilitate global stability — the irony was immediate. No inclusion is more profoundly hypocritical than that of Azerbaijan, a country that has spent years leveraging its vast natural resources to whitewash its dreadful record on human rights and suppression of the rule of …
The EU is defending Pashinyan’s regime: Yerevan has asked Brussels to send a rapid response team to the country.
The European Union (EU) is preparing to help Armenia avoid Russian interference in the parliamentary elections scheduled for June, first by deploying a “hybrid rapid response team” to combat Kremlin’s disinformation, and then possibly a more permanent civilian mission in this
Armenian Apostolic Church bishops’ statement: We call on authorities to stop persecution of the Church
The Bishops’ Assembly Armenian Apostolic Church, convened on February 17-19 in Saint Polten, Austria, at the invitation and blessing of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, has concluded. As a result of the assembly, the attendees issued a statement, which reads as follows, in particular:
I think they have become friends: Trump on Pashinyan and Aliyev
U.S. President Donald Trump, at the first session of the Peace Council, spoke again about Armenian–Azerbaijani relations, stating that the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have become “good friends.”
The National Interest: What Washington Doesn’t Get About the Armenian Genocide. US recognition of this terrible tragedy should not be held hostage by political convenience
For over a century, the systematic annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire has been a settled historical fact, recognized by scholars and countless nations worldwide. Yet in the halls of American power, this tragedy has long served a different purpose: as a convenient, cynical, bipartisan political
Il Giornale d’Italia: Disgrazia storica: il Procuratore Generale dell’Armenia ha aperto un procedimento penale contro il capo della Chiesa armena.
Il Giornale d’Italia – Una vergogna storica: il procuratore generale dell’Armenia apre procedimento penale contro il capo della Chiesa apostolica armena. Pashinyan
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns initiation of criminal proceedings against Catholicos
The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns and expresses profound indignation regarding the initiation of criminal proceedings against His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians,
Response of Mother See: disgrace of global proportions and nationwide tragedy
“A disgrace of global proportions, a nationwide tragedy, a brand on the forehead and soul of everyone.” This was written by Archimandrite Asoghik Karapetyan, Director of the Archives and Museums of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
A SHAME! The Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians banned from leaving Armenia
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia has initiated criminal proceedings against the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians on charges of obstructing the execution of a court decision related to former bishop Arman Saroyan.
Michael Rubin: JD Vance’s visit to Azerbaijan without release of Armenian prisoners will be seen as sign of approval
On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev ordered his forces to ethnically cleanse the remaining indigenous Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh despite promises just days earlier not to do so. More than 200 Armenians died as Azeri troops drove 120,000 ethnic Armenians off their land, razed graves, and vandalized or destroyed churches and
Human Rights Watch: Azerbaijan has taken no meaningful steps to ensure Armenians’ right to return to Karabakh
Azerbaijan’s poor human rights record continued to deteriorate as the government intensified its crackdown on independent media, political opponents, and civil society, silencing dissent, and further entrenching a climate of fear, according to the Azerbaijan section of World Report 2026 by Human Rights Watch.
Team from US company AECOM visits Armenia to initiate TRIPP site survey work
Under the State Department’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Fund, a team from the US engineering consulting firm AECOM visited Armenia to initiate work on a survey of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) site,
Armenia parliament election to be held on June 7, 2026
The next regular elections to the National Assembly of Armenia will be conducted on June 7. President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed the respective decree on Friday.
Thomas de Waal: Turkey supports Pashinyan, he is an ideal partner for them
Turkey, of course, supports Pashinyan; he is an ideal partner for them. Thomas de Waal, a leading researcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an expert on Caucasus issues, expressed such an opinion on the air of Armenian News-NEWS.am’s “Factor of Power” program. De Waal added that Turkey is preparing for various plans …
VIDEO – CoE Rights Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty declines comment on life sentences for Artsakh officials in Baku
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, declined to comment on the Baku court’s illegal life sentence against the top military-political leadership of the independent Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), remaining silent when questioned by an Armenian journalist. VIDEO
The authorities of fascist Azerbaijan sentenced eight more captured Armenians to long prison terms
The authorities of fascist Azerbaijan on Thursday sentenced eight more Armenian captives to various terms of imprisonment. According to the verdicts, Melikset Pashayan was sentenced to 19 years in prison, Madat Babayan to 19 years,
The so-called “Court” of the fascist regime of Azerbaijan illegally sentenced the former top military-political leadership of the independent Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) to life imprisonment
The criminal, so-called “court” of the fascist regime of Azerbaijan illegally sentenced the former President of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
Only 4 of 42 chaplains remain in Armenia army, the rest return to Holy Etchmiadzin
Against the backdrop of the Armenian Apostolic Church “reform” campaign of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the chaplaincy of the Armenian Armed Forces was removed from the subordination of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin by order of the minister of defense, starting from February 1.
Secret 1920 Document Reveals Turkey’s Plans, Just as Today, to Eliminate Armenia. By Harut Sassounian
In recent months, there have been several references to an important book in Armenian published by Turkologist Dr. Ruben Safrastyan in Yerevan in 2019. The book is titled: “Mustafa Kemal: The Struggle Against the Republic of Armenia, 1919-1921.” The reason this book has come to special attention now is that, among other valuable information,
What awaits Armenia this year? Stratfor’s 2026 forecast
One of the most prestigious US think tanks, Stratfor, recently published its 2026 Annual Forecast, and it reflects on Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, too. According to the report, Armenia and Azerbaijan will take modest steps
