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Armenia to implement criminal justice cooperation agreement with EU

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Armenia and the EU have agreed to implement an agreement to combat transnational crime as the latest in a series of agreements between Yerevan and Brussels. Armenia’s Minister of Justice Grigor Minasyan, Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, and Ladislav Hamran, the President of the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) agreed to implement the agreement on Monday. Eurojust and Armenia had signed the agreement in early April, with Armenia ratifying it in September. It made Arme

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Armenia and EU launch visa liberalisation talks

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Armenia and the European Union have launched visa liberalisation talks, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stating that discussions about an eventual membership bid were also ‘underway’. On Monday Pashinyan met with EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas during his visit to Yerevan to hold talks on EU visa liberalisation for Armenia. During their meeting, Pashinyan stated that discussions were ‘underway’ in Armenia regarding the possibility of joining the EU. ‘This is not a simpl

Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

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EU to move towards visa liberalisation for Armenia

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The European Union is reportedly moving to advance its relationship with Armenia by laying out an action plan for visa liberalisation. RFE/RL have reported that in the coming months, the EU intends to develop an action plan for visa liberalisation dialogue with the Armenian Government. According to the report, the European Council greenlit the recommendation on Wednesday. The report was corroborated by Arman Yeghoyan, chair of the Armenian Parliament’s European Integration Committee later t

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Russia criticises Armenia’s participation in NATO summit

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Russia has criticised Armenia for participating in a NATO summit in Washington, calling Armenia’s move to deepen ties with NATO and its member states ‘imprudent’. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said on Thursday that Moscow ‘deeply regrets’ Armenia’s participation in the 9–11 July NATO summit in Washington DC. Galuzin additionally criticised Yerevan for choosing to increase cooperation with NATO and its member states, ‘especially in terms of implementing NATO standards, purc

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EU ‘to approve’ €10 million non-lethal military aid for Armenia

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

Armenia will receive €10 million ($11 million) in non-lethal military aid from the EU after Hungary withdrew its objections, reportedly in exchange for providing equal funds to Azerbaijan for demining. On Thursday, RFE/RL reported that the EU was expected to approve the package on 22 July. ‘All the member states of the Union are now ready to give the green light’, they cited a diplomatic source in the EU as saying. Hungary reportedly agreed to lift its veto after agreeing to a compromise

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Armenia may hold referendum on EU membership ‘in near future’

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Armenia’s Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan has suggested that Armenia might soon hold a referendum on pursuing EU membership. Simonyan made the statement on an official visit to Latvia, during which he repeatedly noted Armenia’s desire to become a member of the EU. ‘We share the values of Latvia and EU members, so we need support to become a full member of the EU family,’ Simonyan told local media. He claimed Armenian society had already decided to be a part of the EU. ‘A couple of d

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Weekend of clashes follows Pashinyan-Blinken-von der Leyen meeting

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Armenia and Azerbaijan have exchanged accusations over border clashes over the weekend, as Armenian officials attended a trilateral meeting with the EU and US in Brussels. The clashes were first reported by Azerbaijan on Friday, who accused Armenia of digging trenches in front of the Azerbaijani military in the northern area of the border to ‘create basis for next provocations’. Later that day, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence reported that its military positions were attacked a total of 30 t