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EU and US make a generous financial pledge to Armenia as they affirm their support for its sovereignty, democracy, territorial integrity, and socio-economic resilience

EU and US make a generous financial pledge to Armenia as they affirm their support for its sovereignty, democracy, territorial integrity, and socio-economic resilience

The European Union and the United States have made a generous financial pledge to Armenia and reaffirmed their support for its sovereignty, democracy, territorial integrity, and socio-economic resilience. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, EU High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, met today, April 5, 2024 in Brussels to reaffirm support for Armenia's sovereignty, democracy, territorial integrity, and socio-economic resilience. The statement concluded by saying that "A prosperous, sovereign, and democratic Armenia that develops its own partnerships and freely sets its own course will contribute to regional stability and prosperity."

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Opinion: "In the Caucasus, the right lesson from Catalunya is that dialogue is inevitable"

Opinion: "In the Caucasus, the right lesson from Catalunya is that dialogue is inevitable"

"It is very unfortunate that in the Caucasus, rather than learning from the mistakes of politicians on the other side of Europe, many have singled out events and decisions on the Iberian peninsula to justify similar mistakes in their own context", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed
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Opinion: Would Russia have found the participation of Armenia in another NATO exercise in Georgia too annoying?

Opinion: Would Russia have found the participation of Armenia in another NATO exercise in Georgia too annoying?

On Sunday, Armenia did not turn up for a NATO military exercise in Georgia as was expected. In this op-ed Dr Benyamin Poghosyan says that "given the lack of a clear official explanation to the decision to pull back from Agile Spirit 2017 military exercise, the most probable reason may be another attempt not to jeopardize the strategic alliance with Russia".