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USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaking at Democracy Delivers Initiative event. Image via primeminister.am.

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US allocates $20 million to bolster Armenian security

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

USAID Administrator Samatha Power has announced that the US will allocate $20 million for Armenia to bolster cyber, border, and energy security. The new allocation came just weeks after USAID more than doubled its five-year aid package to Armenia. The announcement came on Wednesday, during a Democracy Delivers Initiative event organised by Power and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in partnership with the Ford Foundation. ‘Now I am pleased to take this moment to announce that working w

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USAID doubles aid package to Armenia to $250 million

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has more than doubled its five-year aid package to Armenia, from $120 million to $250 million. The Armenian government approved the amendment of the development cooperation grant agreement on Thursday. The move comes as Armenia seeks closer ties with the West as its relations with Russia continue to plummet. According to the agreement, the additional money will go to improving governance, civil participation in democracy, and improving

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Russian border guards leave Yerevan airport

by Yousef Bardouka

•2 min read

Russian border guards have officially left their stations at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport, as US officials promised to ‘create the conditions’ for Armenia to break ties with Russia. Russian border guards stationed at the airport handed over control of its checkpoints to Armenian border guards on Wednesday, ahead of the 1 August deadline for their departure. Russia had manned Armenia’s borders, including Zvartnots Airport, since its independence. In March, Armen Grigoryan, the Secretary of

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US to send advisor to Armenian defence ministry

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

The US has announced it will deploy an advisor to Armenia’s Defence Ministry ‘in the coming months’ to support Armenia’s security. The advisor will be sent as part of the US’s Global Defense Reform Program, with the US Embassy to Armenia confirming to OC Media that funding would come through the State Department, not the US armed forces or Department of Defense. ‘Through advisory assistance, the United States intends to support Armenia with enhancing its security sector governance while st

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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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US court seizes LA mansion of family of former Armenian finance minister

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

A US Court has seized a California mansion belonging to the family of a former Armenian finance minister, ruling it was purchased with funds of criminal origin. The mansion in Los Angeles belongs to Gurge and Artyom Khachatryan, the sons of former Minister of Finance Gagik Khachatryan. On Monday, the Armenian General Prosecutor’s office announced that negotiations between Armenia and the US were underway on the return of the lion’s share of the proceeds from the house’s sale to Armenia. I

Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant. Image via Iravban.

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Armenia and US in talks to build new nuclear power plant

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

The head of Armenia’s Security Council has said that Yerevan and Washington are in ‘substantive’ negotiations to build a new nuclear power plant in Armenia. On Wednesday, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said the two countries were now discussing a legal framework for the proposed power plant’s construction. ‘Without a legal framework, we cannot move forward. At this moment, I can say that the ball is in the US’ court’, he said, adding that work on the power plant would begin after