Armenia

Armenia

Armenian president refuses order to dismiss army chief

It came as several thousand people demonstrated on Saturday in Yerevan for the third day in a row, demanding the resignation of the prime minister.

27/02/2021

Armenia

Armenia’s PM says the army attempted a coup. What’s really going on?

Who are the key players and what was the catalyst that sparked tensions this week?

26/02/2021

Armenia

Armenia's Prime Minister accuses military chiefs of 'attempted coup'

"What happened today is that some people tried to put our military staff in a non-democratic process and a military coup," said Pashinyan to his supporters.

25/02/2021

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan, Armenia exchange prisoners

The latest flare-up erupted on September 27 with both sides blaming each other for the renewed violence — the worst episode in decades.

15/12/2020

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future

Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future

18/11/2020

Armenia

Azerbaijan agrees to extend deadline for Armenian forces to leave

Azerbaijan agrees to give Armenian forces more time to leave part of territory ceded in a Russian-brokered ceasefire deal

15/11/2020

Armenia

Armenian PM defends Nagorno-Karabakh truce amid protests in Yerevan

Nikol Pashinian says other towns in the region could have been seized by Azerbaijan if he had not accepted the Russian-brokered agreement

11/11/2020

Armenia

Two soldiers die after Russian helicopter 'shot down in Armenia'

Russia said Monday that one of its military helicopters was shot down in Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen.

09/11/2020

Armenia

Armenian PM tests positive as coronavirus tightens grip on the country

Nikol Pashinyan announced it only a few days after he called for tighter restrictions amid a critical situation in the country's hospitals due to the coronavirus pandemic.

01/06/2020

Armenia

Armenia marks killings anniversary as Erdogan rejects genocide claim

Ceremonies have taken place in Armenia to mark the anniversary of mass killings and forced deportations of up to 1.5 million Armenians.

24/04/2019

Europe News

Nikol Pashinyan: Armenia will not be authoritarian

Armenian Prime Minister answered Euronews questions on his foreign policy, cooperation with EU, energy security. Nikol Pashinyan denies that Yerevan is balancing between Moscow and Brussels.

08/03/2019

Armenia

Reforms expected in Armenia, says PM Nikol Pashinyan

In an interview with Euronews, Pashinyan said it's time for his country to transform the "political revolution to an economic one."

23/01/2019

Armenia

Armenia's acting PM Nikol Pashinyan wins by landslide

Armenia's acting PM Nikol Pashinyan was re-elected on Sunday after winning the country's snap election by a landslide.

10/12/2018

Armenia

Who is Nikol Pashinyan?

Nikol Pashinyan was re-elected as prime minister of Armenia on Sunday in a snap election he called in October in a bid to cement the country's political shift. But who is the man leading change in the country?

09/12/2018

Armenia

Armenia election: Vote set to cement country's power shift

Armenians vote on Sunday in an early parliamentary election initiated by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

08/12/2018

Armenia

Watch: What do citizens think 5 months after the Armenian revolution?

On May 8, Nikol Pashinyan, the man who spearheaded the peaceful demonstrations, was elected Prime Minister of the post-Soviet republic.

28/09/2018

Armenia

Euroviews. Armenia's victory for the people faces at least 3 challenges | View

After the euphoria, challenges and cautious optimism in a new Armenia

10/05/2018

Armenia

Euroviews. A new chapter for Armenia | View

What the election of protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as Armenia’s prime minister means for a young Armenian.

08/05/2018

Armenia

People power pays off in Armenia

Nikol Pashinian becomes the country's new prime minister after a month of protests and a climbdown by the ruling party.

08/05/2018

Armenia

Small town boy Pashinian is roll of dice to lead Armenia

The people have changed the political game in Armenia, but just who is the new prime Minister Nikol Pashinian?

08/05/2018

Armenia

Nikol Pashinyan calls an end to protests

The leader of the protest movement that has rocked Armenia has called a pause in the campaign of civil disobedience while he seeks assurances that the ruling party will back him to be the next prime minister.

02/05/2018

Armenia

Battle lines drawn as Armenian opposition defies parliament and calls for transport blockade of country

With the ruling party-dominated parliament and the opposition clashing head-on, there appears no prospect of an early resolution to the poitical crisis.

02/05/2018

Armenia

Armenia protesters block roads after opposition leader calls for strikes

Nikol Pashinyan urged protesters to shut down transport systems after the ruling Republican Party's parliamentary majority rejected his candidacy for prime minister.

01/05/2018

Armenia

A decisive day for Armenia

Opposition leader set to be elected as prime minister after weeks of protests

01/05/2018

Armenia

Armenia's man of the hour, Nikol Pashinyan

The opposition figure leading a people power revolution against alleged corruption in the Caucasian republic.

30/04/2018

Armenia

Armenia opposition leader Pashinyan formally nominated PM candidate

The Armenian parliament, due to elect a successor to ex-prime minister Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday, is expected to choose protest leader Nikol Pashinyan.

30/04/2018