Armenia signs strategic partnership deal with US as election approaches
PM Nikol Pashinyan, who deepened ties with US, faces challenge from pro-Russia parties in upcoming parliamentary polls.
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Iran’s president visits Armenia for talks on US-backed Azerbaijan corridor
Iran rejects TRIPP, says the presence of American companies in the region would be ‘worrying’.
Does a Trump-brokered deal squeeze Russia, Iran out of the South Caucasus?
A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts.
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What’s the fallout from a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
The US brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities.
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Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact
Iran is distancing itself from ally Russia as it rejects planned border corridor backed by US President Donald Trump.
Azerbaijan, Armenia sign US-brokered peace accord at the White House
US President Trump says the deal will bring peace and new economic opportunities for the two rivals, but issues remain.
Trump to host Azerbaijan, Armenia leaders to sign US-brokered deal
US president said he will oversee the deal, which includes plans for a new transit corridor to be named after him.
Armenia, Azerbaijan and US leaders to meet for peace talks
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders met in the UAE last month but reached no breakthrough in the decades-long conflict.
Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders meet for peace talks in UAE, no breakthrough
Draft deal to end decades-long conflict agreed four months ago, but timeline for sealing it remains uncertain.
In Armenia, a bitter dispute escalates between PM Pashinyan and the church
Church decries ‘anti-clerical campaign’ after premier alleged that Catholicos fathered a child and backed a coup plot.
Armenia arrests prominent archbishop over alleged coup plot
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, a leader in protests against the PM, is accused of a plot to overthrow the government.
