Armenia–Belarus Relations

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Belarusian woman seeks asylum in Armenia after being detained at border

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

A Belarusian citizen has filed a request for political asylum in Armenia, after she was detained by Armenian border control while crossing the border from Georgia. Diana Moiseenka, who was detained at the request of the Belarusian authorities, was released after nine hours in detention. She was placed on a wanted list by Belarus in July 2023. She is accused of organising or participating in actions ‘that grossly violate public order’, a reference to her alleged involvement in the protests agai

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Protestors throw vegetables and eggs at Belarusian Embassy in Armenia

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

A group of protesters threw vegetables and eggs at the Belarusian Embassy in Armenia on Wednesday, calling on them to ‘get out of Armenia,’ in response to a statement by Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka that no one needed Armenians ‘besides us.’ During the protest, a statement signed by six political parties and civil society organisations was read out, urging the Armenian government to ‘immediately’ sever diplomatic relations with Belarus ‘until the dismissal of dictator Lukashe

Nikol Pashinyan and Alyaksandr Lukashenka in 2018. Image via primeminister.am

Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict

Armenia and Belarus recall ambassadors in diplomatic row

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Armenia and Belarus have recalled their ambassadors after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he would not visit Belarus while President Alyaksandr Lukashenka was in power, due to his support for Azerbaijan in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Yerevan and Minsk recalled their ambassadors for consultations on Thursday, with Armenia pulling its ambassador from Belarus hours after Pashinyan said that neither he nor any other Armenian representative would visit Belarus as long as Lukashenka remaine

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Two Belarusians detained in Armenia

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Human rights activists have reported that two more Belarusians, at least one of whom fled the country to evade the draft, have been detained in Armenia and face possible extradition to Belarus. On Monday, the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor, a local rights organisation, announced that Maksim Vaitkiavichus, born in 2000, had been detained on 7 February upon entering Armenia from Georgia. According to Vaitkiavichus’ lawyer, Ani Chatinyan, another Belarusian was detained by Armenian author