By Tigran Grigoryan The Armenian parliament ratified the Framework Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the United States of America on Strategic Cooperation Concerning the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). Strong Armenia, the main opposition faction in parliament, refused to vote in favor of ratification, despite having previously publicly embraced the […]
By Eduard Arakelyan On October 20, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan arrived in the Czech Republic on an official visit and published a video showing an L-39 Skyfox aircraft in flight, accompanied by the caption: “Soon, these wonders will be soaring in Armenia’s skies.” The minister also posed for a photograph next to an aircraft […]
By Eduard Arakelyan On October 1, an incident occurred in the village of Shaki in Armenia’s Syunik Province that exposed serious vulnerabilities in the security system protecting Armenia’s border regions. Armed Azerbaijani serviceman Nasimi Musayev, who had apparently abandoned his post without authorization, likely a frontline combat position, spent several days moving freely through Armenian […]
In recent months, Russian officials at various levels and representatives of the Russian media have repeatedly stated that Armenia could lose its current “preferential” price for Russian gas and be forced to purchase gas at “market prices.” The wholesale price of natural gas in Europe is often cited as an example of such a market […]
By Eduard ArakelyanIn September, Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly declared that Russia was ready to withdraw its military base from Gyumri if the Armenian authorities decided that they did not need it. Armenia, speaking through its prime minister, responded that it would not seek the withdrawal of the base, but would also not object if […]
By Eduard Arakelyan Reform of Armenia’s Armed Forces has been under discussion for several years now. During this time certain processes are taking place: the manning system is changing, weapons are being procured from various states, defense cooperation is expanding, and a domestic defense industry is developing. Still, the real state of the army is […]
On September 23, the Human Rights Protection Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia had organized a discussion about the socio-economic and legal issues Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians face. It seemed that this should have been one of the rare platforms where it was possible to speak, without excessive politicization, about the problems tens […]
By Tigran Grigoryan The visit to Nagorno-Karabakh for foreign diplomats, organized by the Azerbaijani government, and the events that unfolded during it triggered a strong reaction in Armenia. The most provocative episode was the conduct of Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, at Gandzasar Monastery. Hajiyev not only repeated Azerbaijan’s propaganda narrative about […]
By Eduard Arakelyan The Investigative Committee of Armenia has once again reported that 3,833 people were killed as a result of the 2020 Second Karabakh War, of whom 3,755 were military personnel and 78 were civilians. A total of 191 people are listed as missing: 172 military personnel and 19 civilians. These figures were announced […]
