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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on historic peace treaty

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to the terms of a long-awaited peace treaty Thursday that could end a decades-long conflict that began with the fall of the Soviet Union. After Armenia…

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UPDATED: Armenian government approves bill to launch EU accession bid

Armenia's government on Thursday gave approval to a bill that calls for the country, once part of the Soviet Union, to launch a bid to join the European Union. Armenia…

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Armenia accuses Russia of planning to topple government

Relations between Armenia and Russia have stooped to a new low as Armenian authorities allege that Moscow financed and trained seven people to topple the country's pro-Western government early this…

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EU says it will start talks with Armenia on visa-free travel

The European Union has decided to open dialogue on visa liberalisation with Armenia, the EU said on Monday, in what Yerevan's foreign minister described as a "milestone" for the traditional…

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Armenia, Azerbaijan trade barbs after France pledges new arms to Yerevan

Armenia and Azerbaijan, trying to work towards a peace treaty after three decades of conflict, traded fresh barbs after France pledged to supply new arms to Yerevan. The two countries…

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Protests erupt as Armenia nears peace deal with Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that a peace treaty with Azerbaijan was close to completion, but that his country would not accept Baku's demands that it change its constitution.…

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Azerbaijan takes control of four villages on border with Armenia as part of deal

Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia under an agreement struck with Yerevan, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev…

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Blinken speaks to Azeri, Armenian leaders about peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan and reaffirmed Washington's support for a peace treaty between the South Caucasus neighbors, the State…

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Armenia asks World Court to pursue ethnic cleansing case against Azerbaijan

Armenia on Tuesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Azerbaijan responsible for what it said was the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from the Nagorno-Karabakh region. "After threatening…

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Azeri president says peace with Armenia is closer than ever

March 18 (Reuters) - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country is "closer than ever" to a peace with Armenia, half a year after Azerbaijan recaptured its Karabakh…

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Armenia is considering seeking EU membership

March 9 (Reuters) - Armenia is considering applying for European Union membership, foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday, as it seeks to forge closer ties with the West in…

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Germany hosts peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan

BERLIN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Germany is hosting two days of peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia five months after Azerbaijan recaptured its Karabakh region from its ethnic Armenian majority,…

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Armenian soldiers killed by Azerbaijani fire in biggest skirmish since exodus

Armenia said on Tuesday that four of its soldiers were killed by Azerbaijani fire along the heavily militarized border, the first fatal incident since they began negotiating a deal to…

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Armenia’s PM: ‘We are not Russia’s ally’ in war against Ukraine

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview published on Sunday that his country was not Russia' ally in its war against Ukraine, but stressed its military cooperation projects…

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Armenia can no longer rely on Russia for military and defence needs – PM Pashinyan

Pashinyan questions Russian alliance Suggests closer ties with United States and France Armenia needs new national security strategy - Pashinyan Armenia is home to Russian military facilities By Guy Faulconbridge…

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Armenia backs Azerbaijan to host COP29 climate conference

By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, (Reuters) - Armenia agreed not to block Azerbaijan's candidacy to host next year's COP29 U.N. climate conference as part of a series of mutual goodwill gestures…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on basic peace treaty principles

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan have been able to agree on the basic principles for a peace treaty but are still "speaking different diplomatic languages", Armenian Prime Minister…

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World Court: Azerbaijan must let ethnic Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh

Judges at the World Court ordered Azerbaijan to let ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh in September return, and to keep the Armenians remaining in the enclave safe, as part of…

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Azerbaijan snubs Armenia meeting in Washington

Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said it could not take part in a meeting with Armenia's foreign minister planned for Nov. 20 in Washington because of the "one-sided approach of the United…

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Armenian PM says to intensify efforts to agree peace treaty with Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he intended to intensify political and diplomatic efforts to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Thursday. In late…

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Armenia’s PM Pashinyan: we hope for peace with Azerbaijan soon

BILISI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Armenia hopes to conclude a peace agreement with Azerbaijan in the coming months and establish diplomatic relations with it, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said…

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Armenia says it is ready to make peace but Azerbaijan says process undermined

TBILISI, (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he was ready to sign a peace deal with Azerbaijan by the end of the year, even as Baku accused Yerevan…

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Armenia seeks EU aid for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia has asked the European Union for assistance to help it deal with refugees arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan took back control of the region last week, the office of…

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UN refugee agency readying for up to 120,000 refugees in Armenia

GENEVA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Over 88,000 people have crossed into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh and the total number of arrivals could rise to 120,000, said a U.N. refugee agency official…

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Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024

MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The president of Armenia's self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Samvel Shahramanyan, has signed a decree to dissolve all state institutions from January 1, 2024, Karabakh Armenian authorities…

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UPDATED: of thousands of ethnic Armenians rush to flee Nagorno-Karabakh

28,000 Armenians have left Karabakh Roads choked out of the enclave Death toll from fuel depot fire rises US urges Azerbaijan to allow in observers and aid By Felix Light…

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Ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh after breakaway region’s defeat

Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday, queuing up for fuel and jamming the road to Armenia after their decades-old separatist state was defeated by…

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Russia says Karabakh Armenian fighters start giving up arms

Some Karabakh fighters give up arms Russia and ICRC send humanitarian aid U.S. says concerned by humanitarian situation Karabakh Armenians say world has abandoned them Chilling accounts emerge of people…

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Armenia needs peace, PM says after Azerbaijan retakes Karabakh

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - Armenia needs to be "free of conflict" for the sake of its independence, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told his compatriots, after their ethnic kin in the breakaway…

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Who is Nikol Pashinyan, embattled prime minister of Armenia?

YEREVAN (Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who finds himself at the centre of a new crisis after Azerbaijan launched an offensive this…

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UPDATED: Gunfire heard in Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital

YEREVAN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Gunfire was heard on Thursday in Nagorno-Karabakh's capital, two sources told Reuters, a day after local ethnic Armenians in the breakaway territory were forced to…

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Nagorno-Karabakh: tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan explained

By Mark Trevelyan Sept 20 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan looked set on Wednesday to regain control of the breakaway ethnic Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh after a 24-hour offensive, having fought two…

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UPDATED: Karabakh Armenians agree to ceasefire after Azerbaijan military operation

Baku says it is targeting 'terrorists' in Karabakh Says objective is to restore 'constitutional order' Armenia condemns 'full-scale aggression' against region Azerbaijani strikes kill 25, injure 138 -Karabakh Shelling audible…

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Armenia PM: peace pact with Azerbaijan possible by year-end

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan could conclude a peace agreement by the end of the year and Yerevan is doing everything for that to happen, Armenian Prime Minister…

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Russia voices annoyance with both Armenia and Azerbaijan

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Russia has protested to Azerbaijan over comments it made about weekend regional elections in areas of Ukraine claimed by Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said…

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Update: Doubt over deal opening road to Azerbaijan breakaway region as truck idles

By Felix Light and Nailia Bagirova TBILISI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A truck carrying aid to Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region was left idling by a road on Sunday, despite a deal announced by…

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Azerbaijan says Armenian forces fired on its troops

Azerbaijan's defence ministry said on Saturday that Armenian forces had fired on its troops overnight, and that Azerbaijan army units took "retaliatory measures". It said Armenian units opened small arms…

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Russia protests to Armenia as tensions rise over disputed Caucasus region

Russia summoned the Armenian ambassador on Friday to present a protest about what it deemed "unfriendly steps" as tension in the South Caucasus surged over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.…

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Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’

Armenian PM makes sharp criticism of Russia Says it looks like it's leaving the wider region Accuses Russian peacekeepers of failing to do job Says it was a mistake to…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan report border clash casualties as Yerevan spars with Moscow

By Felix Light TBILISI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan said on Friday that they had sustained casualties in fighting around their common border, northwest of the breakaway region…

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Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan say peace possible despite differences

Azerbaijan's Aliyev: 'It's right to be hopeful' Armenia's Pashinyan: There can and must be peace Interviews broadcast by Euronews TV (Reuters) - The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are both…

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Azerbaijan says Armenian forces shell border area

June 21 (Reuters) - Armenia's armed forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the border area of the Sadarak district, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said late on Tuesday. "Units…

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Armenia says peace deal with Azerbaijan possible by year end

(Reuters) - A senior Armenian official on Sunday said there was a chance that a peace deal could be signed with neighbouring Azerbaijan by the end of 2023, ending a…

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Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of crossborder attacks

May 11 (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan blamed each other for exchange of fire in a border area on Thursday in which at least three soldiers were wounded, Russia's TASS…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalise relations, Yerevan said, after weeks of rising tensions over…

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Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia

Azerbaijan blocks bridge leading to Karabakh Armenia says the checkpoint is violation of ceasefire Armenia calls on Russia to implement its commitments Armenia and Azerbaijan claim border shooting incidents (Reuters)…

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Renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Karabakh

(Reuters) - Azerbaijani troops and ethnic Armenians exchanged gunfire on Sunday in Azerbaijan's contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, killing at least five people, according to reports from Azerbaijan and Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh…

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Tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan over blocked transport route

TBILISI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Russia expressed concern on Thursday over escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a key road linking Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave remained blocked…

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Azerbaijan cancels Armenia talks, says Macron cannot take part

Nov 25 (Reuters) - President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday that Azerbaijan did not want France to take part in its peace talks with Armenia, and called off a four-way…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to civilian EU mission alongside border

BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The European Council on Friday said Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a civilian EU mission alongside the countries' border, where the worst fighting between…

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Azerbaijan proposes bringing forward Armenia talks to October because of tension

(Reuters) - Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said late on Sunday that it proposed bringing forward scheduled talks with Armenia to October from November to address tensions on their border. On Sunday,…

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Armenia says Azerbaijan broke ceasefire pact

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Armenia's defence ministry on Friday accused Azerbaijan's armed forces of opening fire on Armenian positions, in violation of a ceasefire agreement, the ministry said in a…

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Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting again, and why does it matter?

TBILISI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Several Armenian soldiers and number of Azeris were killed this week in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since a 2020 war. WHAT ARE…

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On trip to Armenia, Pelosi condemns Azerbaijan’s ‘illegal’ attacks

TBILISI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday strongly condemned what she said were "illegal" border attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenia, using a visit…

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Putin says Russia able to mediate in Azeri-Armenian conflict; Yerevan unhappy with Moscow

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that despite the Ukraine conflict, Moscow had enough resources to mediate in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan after…

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Armenia says 135 soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan this week

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday that 135 Armenian service personnel had been killed in clashes with Azerbaijan this week, the Interfax news agency…

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Armenia reports truce after new clashes with Azerbaijan

TBILISI (Reuters) - A senior Armenian official said late on Wednesday that a truce had been agreed with Azerbaijan after two days of violence linked to a decades-old dispute between…

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