Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan suggested on Wednesday that Russian peacekeeping forces will likely remain in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than five years envisioned by a Russian-brokered ceasefire
Stepanakert, Yerevan Welcome French Senate Vote
The Artsakh Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were swift to welcome vote by the French Senate, which on Wednesday, in an almost unanimous vote, urged the French government to recognize Artsakh.
French Senate Recognizes Artsakh
The French Senate on Wednesday recognized the independence of the Republic of Artsakh with a vote of 305 to 1, following an almost two-hour debate on the floor of the upper house of the French Parliament.
Karvachar’s Last Day: ’We Stayed Here Until the End,’ Artsakh Soldiers Say
Artsakh’s Karvachar District became the second territory to be handed over to Azerbaijan as part of an agreement that ended military hostilities, but forced the surrender of territory to Baku.
Former Constitutional Court Judge Joins Hunger Stike
A former justice of Armenia’s Constitutional Court, Kim Balayan, joined a hunger strike that started Monday to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation after he signed the now-infamous statement, which ended military operations.
Turkey, Azerbaijan Actively Opposing French Senate Vote on Artsakh
The governments of Turkey and Azerbaijan are working overtime to exert pressure to ensure that a resolution recognizing Artsakh, scheduled to be discussed by the French Senate on Wednesday, fails.
Turkey Recruiting Syrian Jihadists from Afrin to Settle in Artsakh
Turkey has begun registering ethnic Turkmens from the Afrin region of Syria with the aim of settling them in Artsakh in territories that were surrendered to Azerbaijan, according to the Human Rights Organization-Afrin-Syria.
Ankara, Moscow at Odds over Turkish Military Post in Azerbaijan
Turkey and Russia are at odds over Ankara’s wish to set up an independent military observation post on Azeri territory, a Turkish source said, after the two agreed this month to monitor a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region
Opposition Parties Continue Calls for Pashinyan’s Resignation
Armenian opposition groups again rallied several thousand supporters in Yerevan at the weekend to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation and fresh general elections.
ANCA Welcomes Call by Rep. Nunes to Block All Military Sales to Turkey
Devin Nunes (R-CA) – the Ranking Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence – has called on the Trump Administration to block all American arms sales to Turkey and suspend U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan