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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections
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Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections

21 October 2025
Tensions are mounting in Armenia ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, with the nation’s future hanging in the balance. Despite the excitement surrounding the Trump-brokered Washington Declaration in August, it is unclear whether it can overcome the lingering division that set in after defeat by Azerbaijan in the 44-day war. Recent surveys have shown a slight majority against the proposed TRIPP.
Onnik James Krikorian
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus
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The restoration of all regional communications is the only viable path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus

16 October 2025
Will the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) set to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhijevan and Türkiye via Armenia help establish lasting peace and prosperity for all?  Interestingly, if the Washington Declaration speaks about restoration of all communications, with reciprocal benefits for Armenia, the spotlight has been about the TRIPP and only about it. This oversight misses a vital point necessary for lasting peace and stability in the region.
Benyamin Poghosyan

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Is it possible that these men have ideas? Everybody intrigued by the prospect.
Is it possible that these men have ideas? Everybody intrigued by the prospect.
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Is it possible that these men have ideas? Everybody intrigued by the prospect.

29 October 2012
The usual terse statement issued by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair after Saturday's meeting in Paris says that "they presented their ideas on a working proposal to advance the peace process," leaving everybody intrigued by the prospect.
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NKR Defense Army Commander: "Official Baku impedes inquiries into incidents on the front line"
NKR Defense Army Commander: "Official Baku impedes inquiries into incidents on the front line"
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NKR Defense Army Commander: "Official Baku impedes inquiries into incidents on the front line"

26 October 2012
Official Baku impedes inquiries into incidents on the line of contact of the NKR and Azerbaijan armed forces, NKR Defense Minister, Defense Army Commander, Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan told media, Friday.
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"Western world is making sure that it is necessary to liquidate displays of colonialism with regard to the Karabakh republic," analyst says
"Western world is making sure that it is necessary to liquidate displays of colonialism with regard to the Karabakh republic," analyst says
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"Western world is making sure that it is necessary to liquidate displays of colonialism with regard to the Karabakh republic," analyst says

26 October 2012
"The October 24 decision of the Upper House of the South New Wales Parliament, Australia, is a notification for the world community and OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs that to achieve a fair resolution of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict and durable peace in the conflict zone, it is necessary to recognize the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and the Karabakh people's right to self- determination, as well as to shift away from the policy of double standards," David Karabekyan, an independent analyst from Karabakh, told ArmInfo.
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President of Union of Armenians of Russia: Armenians and Azerbaijanis living in Russia have common interests and the two neighboring nations must have no contradictions
President of Union of Armenians of Russia: Armenians and Azerbaijanis living in Russia have common interests and the two neighboring nations must have no contradictions
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President of Union of Armenians of Russia: Armenians and Azerbaijanis living in Russia have common interests and the two neighboring nations must have no contradictions

26 October 2012
A meeting of the representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian Diaspora organizations has started at President hotel, Moscow.
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Expert: OSCE Minsk Group Office should be opened in Nagorno Karabakh
Expert: OSCE Minsk Group Office should be opened in Nagorno Karabakh
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Expert: OSCE Minsk Group Office should be opened in Nagorno Karabakh

26 October 2012
Armenian authorities should give a proper, weighted and adequate response to Azerbaijan's actions, Karen Bekaryan, Head of the European Integration public organization, told media in Yerevan, Thursday. He said that Armenia can make a tough open statement or toughen its diplomatic stance or combine the both approaches.
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New South Wales Parliament's Legislative Council, Australia, recognizes independence of Nagorno Karabakh
New South Wales Parliament's Legislative Council, Australia, recognizes independence of Nagorno Karabakh
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New South Wales Parliament's Legislative Council, Australia, recognizes independence of Nagorno Karabakh

25 October 2012
The Legislative Council, which is the Upper House of the New South Wales Parliament, Australia, adopted a resolution recognizing the independence of Nagorno Karabakh, Thursday, on October 25, the Armenian National Committee of Australia reports.
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Francisco Arroyo Vieyra: Chamber of Mexican Parliament supports the right to self-determination of peoples and any attempts to refer some positions to the Mexican Parliament do not correspond to reality
Francisco Arroyo Vieyra: Chamber of Mexican Parliament supports the right to self-determination of peoples and any attempts to refer some positions to the Mexican Parliament do not correspond to reality
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Francisco Arroyo Vieyra: Chamber of Mexican Parliament supports the right to self-determination of peoples and any attempts to refer some positions to the Mexican Parliament do not correspond to reality

24 October 2012
On October 24, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, who is in Mexico on an official visit, met with Francisco Arroyo Vieyra, the Deputy Chairman of the Lower Chamber of the Mexico's Senate, Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.
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