Armenia–Azerbaijan Relations

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Peace talks flounder as Armenia pushes for deal with Azerbaijan before COP29

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan appear to be at a standstill as Armenia continues to push for an agreement to be signed ahead of November’s COP29 summit in Baku. On Tuesday, Sargis Khandanyan, an MP from Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party, told Armenpress that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan offered to organise a meeting to conclude and sign a peace agreement ahead of the summit, which is scheduled to be held in Baku between 11–22 November. He said that Pashinyan made the offer

Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry. Official photo.

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Azerbaijan instructs army to stay on high alert

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov has instructed the country’s armed forces to stay on ‘high alert’ to prevent ‘provocations of the revanchist forces’, as peace talks with Armenia continue to flounder. Hasanov held a meeting with high-ranking military officials on 12 October, during which he instructed troops ‘to maintain the combat capability at a constant high level, increase vigilance, as well as to be ready to take preventive measures against all possible provocations of revanchi

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Armenia announces 20% boost to military spending

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Armenia has announced a 20% increase to military spending in the 2025 budget, as peace talks with Azerbaijan continue. On Thursday, the government said it would increase the military budget for 2025 to ֏665 billion ($1.7 billion). Military spending will be the second highest budget item, following social spending at around ֏2.9 trillion ($7.5 billion). Despite the ongoing peace talks, both Armenia and Azerbaijan have continued to invest heavily in their armed forces, as tensions remain. ‘

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Kamala Harris expresses support for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians’ right to return

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

US Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris has called for the right to return of displaced Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh. Harris made her statement on Monday as part of a letter to the American-Armenian community marking Armenian Independence Day, celebrated annually on 21 September. ‘The right for Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to return safely to their homes is vital to restoring dignity to the Armenian people and stability to the region’, read the le

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France reaffirms support to Armenia

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

France’s Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has visited Armenia in a show of ‘French friendship and support’, with both sides pledging to deepen ties and cooperation. Séjourné arrived in Yerevan on Monday, where he met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Prior to his visit, he published a video announcing his intent to visit Armenia, Greece, and Moldova. He said that Armenia and Moldova were facing ‘unacceptable attempts’ of destabilisation and pressure

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Azerbaijan refuses to sign peace treaty based on already agreed points

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Azerbaijan has refused to sign an interim peace treaty with Armenia based on articles both parties had already agreed on, despite having proposed to do so earlier this year. On Wednesday, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Aykhan Hajiade stated that signing a framework peace treaty with Armenia which only included mutually agreed upon provisions was ‘unacceptable’ and only served to ‘postpone the solution of existing problems in bilateral relations to the next stage’. Hajizade echoed

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Azerbaijan calls for ‘restrictions’ on Armenian army and withdrawal of EU Mission

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Azerbaijan has demanded the withdrawal of the EU Monitoring Mission in Armenia and for ‘restrictions’ to be placed on the Armenian armed forces. On Saturday, Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev told Politico that a new agreement on their joint border commission ‘should be seen as sufficient for the withdrawal of the EU contingent’, adding that progress had been made in talks with Armenia. The statement came a day after the two sides announced they had agreed details of how the borde