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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has ordered the drafting of a new constitution amid demands by Azerbaijan that a reference to Nagorno-Karabakh be removed from Armenia's fundamental law.
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said his country has signed a deal to provide CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia, a move that's likely to further raise anger in Azerbaijan and Russia toward France.
Thousands of people took part in a demonstration in Yerevan on June 17 in support of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, which has been holding rallies calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has proposed the establishment of a mechanism to investigate allegations of cease-fire violations with Azerbaijan.
The Armenian military on June 14 denied Azerbaijan’s claim that Armenian forces had opened fire on Azerbaijani troops in Baku's Naxcivan exclave.
Armenian protesters led by a prominent archbishop again gathered in Yerevan on June 13, a day after police clashed with demonstrators and used stun grenades to disperse the crowds. Scores of injuries were reported, and one journalist told RFE/RL he had been brutally beaten by police.
Armenia’s leading media associations have strongly condemned riot police for injuring at least a dozen journalists during clashes in Yerevan with protesters demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation.
A day after clashes with police, anti-government protesters are again gathering, this time outside the Armenian government building, as pressure continues to mount grows on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to step down as his country nears a controversial peace deal with Azerbaijan.
Police in Armenia used stun grenades against demonstrators outside the parliament in Yerevan. The protesters, led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, rallied in the Armenian capital on June 12 to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has defended police actions taken against demonstrators outside parliament where he was participating in a regular question period that saw him indicate Armenia would withdraw completely from the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
On a visit to Armenia, U.S. diplomat James O'Brien reaffirmed Washington's support for Ukraine's NATO bid. Referring to a comment by U.S. President Joe Biden in an interview suggesting that support had waned, O'Brien said Ukraine will be able to join the alliance "when conditions allow."
On a visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, a top U.S. diplomat welcomed the border demarcation deal signed last month by Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien said the countries have a rare chance to build a lasting peace and open the way for new trade routes.
Participants in a two-month-old, civil-disobedience campaign demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian over territorial concessions to archfoe Azerbaijan blocked streets in downtown Yerevan early on June 11.
Armenians angry over a land concession to Azerbaijan have set up tents in front of the parliament building in Yerevan. Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian has led the demonstrations, calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. Crowds faced off with police over the land deal.
More than a dozen tents blocked traffic on a main avenue outside Armenia's parliament on June 10 as supporters of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian pressed their demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's government over its territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian has called on his supporters to stage nonstop street protests to force the ouster of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's government over its territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.
Seven people were injured as an explosion occurred at an LNG station on a highway close to Yerevan late on June 6. Firefighters worked through the night to put out flames caused by an LNG tank blast and a criminal investigation has been launched to establish the cause of the incident.
Armenian Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, who has become the face of anti-government protest actions, has called on supporters to gather early on June 3 in the capital, Yerevan, to continue demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Police scuffled with protesters and detained dozens in Yerevan during the latest anti-government demonstrations on May 31. The protesters, led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian, demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian step down over a border deal that cedes some territory to Azerbaijan.
Former Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has been acquitted more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges that he rejected as politically motivated.
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