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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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Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia to meet
Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia to meet
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Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia to meet

16 October 2012
Leaderships of the Union Armenians of Russia and the Azerbaijani community in Russia will meet on October 23 in Russia, President of the World Armenian Congress (WAC), President of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamyan said at the Second Conference of the WAC in October 15.
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Eric Rubin: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way; diplomatic talks must be continued"
Eric Rubin: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way; diplomatic talks must be continued"
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Eric Rubin: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way; diplomatic talks must be continued"

16 October 2012
"The Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved in a peaceful way, and the diplomatic talks must be continued", said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rubin on the sidelines of his visit to Baku, APA reports.
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Ex-foreign minister of Armenia: The negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement ended in deadlock
Ex-foreign minister of Armenia: The negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement ended in deadlock
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Ex-foreign minister of Armenia: The negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement ended in deadlock

15 October 2012
The sharp decrease of the investments volume is one of the dismal factors which have been negatively affecting macro-economic indices of Armenia, ex-foreign minister of Armenia, a deputy from Prosperous Armenia Party, Vartan Oskanian, wrote at his page in Facebook.
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Armenian Armed Forces General Staff rep.: Armenian army able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy
Armenian Armed Forces General Staff rep.: Armenian army able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy
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Armenian Armed Forces General Staff rep.: Armenian army able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy

15 October 2012
The Armenian army is able to hit military and economic, including oil and gas facilities of probable enemy, Head of the Operative Unit, the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Artak Davtyan told media, Monday, when presenting the results of the strategic command and staff exercises of the Armenian Armed Forces on October 1-13.
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Ex-foreign minister of Karabakh: Turkey may initiate military actions in Karabakh conflict zone, trying to trouble Russia
Ex-foreign minister of Karabakh: Turkey may initiate military actions in Karabakh conflict zone, trying to trouble Russia
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Ex-foreign minister of Karabakh: Turkey may initiate military actions in Karabakh conflict zone, trying to trouble Russia

15 October 2012
Armenia should not sit on the sidelines and vaunt over the worsening of Russian-Turkish relations or mistakably suppose that the aggravation of these relations will be in Yerevan's favor, ex-foreign minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Arman Melikyan said at a press conference.
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Military expert: Combat characteristics of S-300 complexes in case of their dislocation in Syunik province allow covering Karabakh's air space
Military expert: Combat characteristics of S-300 complexes in case of their dislocation in Syunik province allow covering Karabakh's air space
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Military expert: Combat characteristics of S-300 complexes in case of their dislocation in Syunik province allow covering Karabakh's air space

15 October 2012
The combat characteristics of S-300 complexes in case of their dislocation in Syunik region allow covering the air space of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, military expert Arkady Grigoryan told ArmInfo when commenting on the publication of the US-based open-source military analysis IMINT & Analysis.
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