Armenia

Armenia

Armenia's president resigns over position's lack of power

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned on Sunday, citing his inability to "influence" the political life of his country.

24/01/2022

Armenia

Armenia lifts Turkish trade ban as officials hint at relations thaw

Envoys from the two countries will meet in Moscow next month in the first direct talks for nearly 12 years

31/12/2021

Armenia

Armenia's former defence minister arrested on corruption charges

Armenia's former minister of defence has been detained on suspicion of abuse of power, fraud and embezzlement.

30/09/2021

Armenia

Armenia says 3 soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan

It's the deadliest clash since the end of last year's war between the two countries in Nagorno-Karabakh.

28/07/2021

Armenia

Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan is fighting for his political life. Why?

He led Armenia's Velvet Revolution in 2018, now some voters won't even shake his hand. What happened to Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan?

18/06/2021

Armenia

Incumbent PM wins Armenian legislative ballot but opposition contests

Fewer than 50 per cent of the electorate took part in a vote that embattled Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hoped would win him a "mandate of steel".

18/06/2021

Armenia

Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of 'encroaching' on its territory

Azerbaijan denies the accusation from Armenia. France, Russia and the US have urged the two countries, which fought a deadly war last year, to de-escalate.

14/05/2021

Armenia

Armenia welcomes Biden's "genocide" recognition, but it's 'not enough'

“I cannot believe it. He really said it for real,” said local man Samuel Tadevosyan. “This is huge. The US are so important that they’re definitely going to set an example for other countries.”

05/05/2021

Armenia

Joe Biden 'preparing to formally recognise the Armenian genocide'

Such a move would further cool relations between the US and Turkey - although one official said Biden could still change his mind.

22/04/2021

Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister confirms he will step down to allow election

Nikol Pashinyan has faced weeks of protests calling for his resignation in the wake of Armenia’s defeat in last year’s war with Azerbaijan.

28/03/2021

Armenia

Armenia's parliament votes to lift martial law ahead of June elections

The lifting of martial law, imposed at the start of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh last September, follows an agreement between PM Nikol Pashinyan's alliance and the opposition.

24/03/2021

Armenia

Armenia’s PM calls early elections in a bid to defuse political crisis

BREAKING: Armenia’s PM calls early elections in a bid to defuse the country’s political crisis

18/03/2021

Armenia

Amid political unrest, Armenia's PM says he's ready for snap elections

"Only the people can decide who will stay in power," said PM Nikol Pashinyan as rival protests took place in the Armenian capital.

01/03/2021

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