In 1936, Armenia and Azerbaijan became separate entities from the Soviet Union. In 1988, the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) voted to secede and join Armenia. This was met by pogroms…
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Baku says Armenian forces fired at Azerbaijani military positions
Baku on Tuesday said that Armenian forces opened fire at Azerbaijani military positions in the country’s west. “Units of the Armenian armed forces intermittently fired with small arms from their…
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Senators Padilla and Rubio launch bi-partisan bill condemning Azerbaijan’s Artsakh blockade; Demanding Aliyev sanctions
Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) teamed up to introduce anti-blockade legislation today, backed by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and supported by a wide array…
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Michael Roth: We hope Azerbaijan will consent to carrying out EU monitoring mission on Azerbaijani side too
I thank the government of Armenia for inviting the EU mission to carry out its monitoring in Armenia. Michael Roth, the Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag…
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Azerbaijan to Create Free Economic Zone in Nakhchivan
Azerbaijan plans to create a free economic zone in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a landlocked exclave in the southwest of the country. This is part of the “State program for…
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Series of crimes without punishment: why West is reluctant to impose sanctions against Armenia?
The statement of the fact of a crime does not mean the punishment of the perpetrator. Azerbaijan has repeatedly witnessed how this life rule works. For more than a quarter…
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EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar and Armenian Government Officials Discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan Normalization, Artsakh Blockade and Regional Communications Restorations
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Toivo Klaar, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. According to a readout from the Prime Minister’s Office,…
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EU’s Armenia Mission to Open 3 Additional Operational Hubs
The European Union’s Mission in Armenia plans to open three additional operational hubs in Kapan, Ijevan and Yeghegnadzor in the upcoming months, EUMA Head of Mission Markus Ritter said Wednesday.…
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Statement of the Armenian Bar Association on Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations
The Board of Governors of the Armenian Bar Association continues to monitor public announcements related to negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in connection with the resolution of disputes between the…
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Rasim Sattarzade: Armenia should have informed Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s statement has nothing to do with national legislation, but with the international commitments of a party to the ESPOO convention, which state that Armenia should have informed the other…