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Pashinyan and Aliyev Seen Laughing Together as Armenian Mother Recovers a Week After Being Shot by an Azerbaijani Soldier
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev were seen sitting together, talking and laughing during a two-day visit to Turkmenistan, just one week after an Azerbaijani soldier illegally crossed into Armenia and shot a mother who was trying to protect her children. The two leaders traveled to Turkmenistan for a summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on October 8-9. Their interactions were captured in videos circulated on media
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4 days ago
Pashinyan Declares Peace With Azerbaijan, Acknowledges Fate of Armenian POWs Remains Unresolved
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Friday that peace with Azerbaijan has become a reality after more than three decades of conflict, but acknowledged that the fate of Armenian detainees, missing persons and other humanitarian concerns remains unresolved. Speaking at a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Turkmenistan on October 9, Pashinyan pointed to the U.S.-brokered agreement initialed by Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on August 8, 2025,
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4 days ago
Pashinyan Meets Iranian President as Tehran Questions Trump Route
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Friday in Turkmenistan for their second round of talks in just over two weeks, as Tehran continues to voice concerns over a U.S.-backed transit route planned along Armenia’s border with Iran. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a Commonwealth of Independent States summit, following a series of diplomatic exchanges between Yerevan and Tehran. Pezeshkian called for closer cooperation betw
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4 days ago
Pashinyan Says Mother Should Have Waited for Police Before Rushing to Children Facing Armed Azerbaijani Soldier
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the mother who rushed home after her children discovered an armed Azerbaijani serviceman inside their house should have waited for police, arguing that the violent confrontation that left her seriously wounded could likely have been avoided. “I understand that a mother’s instinct is strong, but when the police are called, you have to wait for the police to act,” Pashinyan told parliament. His remarks came less than a week after Aze
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6 days ago
Pashinyan Offers No Public Tribute on Sixth Anniversary of Start of 2020 Artsakh War
Two days after the sixth anniversary of the start of the 44-day war, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has yet to publicly commemorate the date or issue a message honoring the thousands of Armenians killed in the fighting. September 27 passed without a statement from Pashinyan marking the anniversary, and as of Tuesday, no such message has appeared on the prime minister’s official website. Pashinyan also made no publicly announced visit to Yerablur Military Pantheon, wh
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Sep 29
Christian Rights Group Accuses Pashinyan of Interfering in Armenian Church Affairs
Christian Solidarity International has criticized an Armenian government report on the Armenian Apostolic Church, accusing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s administration of interfering in the Church’s internal affairs and pursuing a campaign to remove Catholicos Karekin II. The Switzerland-based Christian human rights organization said in a Sept. 28 statement that it rejected the government report “in its entirety,” challenging both the way it was prepared and the evidence u
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Sep 29
Pashinyan and Erdogan Meet in New York to Discuss Reopening Trade Links
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Wednesday in New York, seeking to build momentum toward normalizing relations between two neighbors that still lack full diplomatic ties and an open land border. The talks took place at the Turkish House on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also attended the meeting. Pashinyan and Erdogan discussed steps already ag
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Sep 23
Trump Quotes Pashinyan and Aliyev in Marathon U.N. Address
U.S. President Donald Trump pointed to Armenia and Azerbaijan as one of eight conflicts he says he has helped settle, invoking praise from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Trump used the opening day of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual debate to make the case for his record as a peacemaker, saying his administration had helped resolve conflicts that in some
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Sep 22
Pashinyan Receives Germany’s Hessian Peace Prize and $28,700 Award for South Caucasus Peace Efforts
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Germany’s Hessian Peace Prize on Friday for his approach to peace with Azerbaijan and efforts to promote stability in the South Caucasus. The award was presented during a ceremony at the Hessian State Parliament in Wiesbaden, Germany. The prize committee cited Pashinyan’s reliance on diplomacy, international mediation and political negotiations rather than military escalation. The Hessian State Parliament announced Pashinyan as
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Sep 18
Pashinyan Threatens ‘Toughest Measures’ Against Any Attempt to Maintain an Artsakh Government in Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Wednesday that his government would use the “toughest measures” to stop any attempt to maintain a separate Artsakh government or parliament in Armenia, while also calling for the Artsakh representative office in Yerevan to be placed under state control. The warning came during a tense exchange in parliament over housing for Armenians displaced from Artsakh, where more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled to Armenia following Azerbaijan’s Se
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Sep 16
Pashinyan Calls Efforts to Prove Gandzasar’s Armenian Identity to Azerbaijan “Pointless”
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan broke his public silence Wednesday over Azerbaijan’s claims about the Armenian heritage of Gandzasar, four days after a senior Azerbaijani official presented the medieval monastery to foreign diplomats as part of the heritage of Caucasian Albania. Pashinyan addressed the controversy after opposition lawmaker Lena Matevosyan of the Strong Armenia faction raised the issue during a question-and-answer session in parliament and urged him to “come to
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Sep 16
Pashinyan’s Ruling Party Joins Forces With Former Political Rival Arush Arushanyan Ahead of Goris Elections
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday that Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party will form an electoral alliance with the party backing Goris Mayor Arush Arushanyan, an unusual political arrangement he described as an effort to ease years of political tension in the southern Armenian city. Arushanyan will not run on Civil Contract’s electoral list. Instead, the ruling party will join an alliance with the political force through which the longtime Goris mayor plans to c
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Sep 11
Pashinyan Says Armenia Will Seek New Gas Suppliers, Transit Routes to Reduce Dependence on Russia
Armenia will seek additional sources of natural gas and explore new transit routes as part of a broader push to reduce its dependence on individual markets, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday. Speaking to reporters after a government meeting, Pashinyan said diversification would be pursued across every sector of the economy, regardless of changes in energy prices. “There is no sector in which we are not going to pursue diversification,” Pashinyan said. “Our politica
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Sep 11
Samvel Karapetyan Sues Pashinyan Over ‘Mushroom’ Remarks, Demands Facebook Live Apology
Armenian opposition leader Samvel Karapetyan has sued Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over comments made during the parliamentary election campaign, seeking a public apology and 3 million drams, about $7,800, in damages. The lawsuit was filed Sept. 9, according to Armenia’s Datalex judicial database. Karapetyan, a billionaire businessman who now leads the country’s largest parliamentary opposition force, is currently under house arrest. The case centers on remarks Pashinyan ma
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Sep 10
Pashinyan, Macron Discuss New Export Markets for Armenia as Russian Trade Restrictions Disrupt Economy
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed Armenia’s drive to diversify its economy and export markets during talks at the Élysée Palace, as Yerevan looks for new trade opportunities following restrictions imposed by Russia. Pashinyan met Macron on Wednesday during a working visit to Paris, where he is attending the first International Space Summit at the French president’s invitation. The Armenian government said economic cooperati
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Sep 10
Pashinyan Party MP Says Armenia Should Avoid Damaging Azerbaijan’s Reputation Over Prisoners
A lawmaker from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party said Armenia should avoid discussing Armenian prisoners held in Baku in ways that could damage Azerbaijan’s international reputation, arguing that a calmer approach would improve efforts to bring them home. The remarks drew a sharp response from former Armenian lawmaker Naira Zohrabyan. “What remarkable sensitivity toward cannibals. I haven’t noticed such tenderness toward her own compatriots,” Zohrabyan told Hrapa
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Sep 10
Pashinyan Says Armenia Is Wasting Water as Farmland Sits Unused
Armenia is wasting large amounts of water through outdated irrigation systems while thousands of hectares of farmland remain unused because they cannot be reliably supplied, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Friday as his government laid out plans to overhaul the country’s water sector. Speaking at a Sept. 4 workshop on water reforms for 2026-2031, Pashinyan said problems with drinking water, irrigation and wastewater treatment affect communities across Armenia. He said mos
Armenia Prepares First Direct Commercial Export to Azerbaijan, Pashinyan Says
Armenia is preparing to send its first direct commercial export to Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday, as the two countries begin opening economic ties after decades of conflict. Speaking to reporters after a government meeting Sept. 3, Pashinyan said an Armenian company has already reached a deal to sell goods to Azerbaijan. He declined to identify the product or the businesses involved, saying the transaction should first be completed. “I believe the f
Putin Urges Armenia to Clarify EU Plans as Pashinyan Pushes Back
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday that Yerevan must eventually choose between pursuing European Union membership and remaining in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, bringing a growing dispute over Armenia’s foreign policy direction into their first meeting since Pashinyan’s re-election. The talks in Bishkek came at a tense point in Armenian-Russian relations as Yerevan deepens ties with the West while seeking to pre
Pashinyan, Aliyev Meet in Kyrgyzstan to Advance TRIPP, Trade and Peace Process
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met for about an hour Monday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — where they discussed the next steps for the U.S.-backed TRIPP project, expanding bilateral trade and efforts to build on agreements reached at their Washington peace summit earlier this month. The Aug. 31 meeting took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, according to the Armenian Prime Minister’s Office. Pashin
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