Eurasianet

Azerbaijan’s recent closure of a key road has highlighted the need for a new highway in southern Armenia; critics say the government has been dragging its feet.

The post has been empty since May, after the entire ministry leadership resigned in frustration with the country’s foreign policymaking. Now it will be filled by a political loyalist.

The new opposition describes its mission in martial terms, as if the ruling party were the enemy. The ruling party is trying to forbid insults.

Inflation is further stifling weak demand, putting the Central Bank in a bind.

First COVID then war drastically reduced the numbers of foreign tourists to the territory.

The former president said he won’t take his seat because he’s “a man of the executive branch,” but he’ll continue to lead his bloc outside parliament.

The country will get a billion more euros than Brussels originally promised. Yerevan is connecting the windfall to the successful conduct of last month’s elections.

The country has been without a national airline since 2013, when the last one went bankrupt. Many argued that not having one was a national security risk.

Social media has turned against Armenians planning to vacation on the Black Sea, given what many see as Georgian betrayal in last year’s war. But bookings still appear brisk.

Some of the soldiers have been used as bargaining chips, and more deals appear to be in the works.

With a new formal protocol, Nikol Pashinyan seems to be adopting a new, steely image. Will the style be translated into substance?

Two days after suffering a rout, the two would-be opposition forces in parliament have not made it clear whether they intend to take their seats.

The elections were a unique event in post-Soviet Armenian history, as the results were not a foregone conclusion. The incumbent won an unexpectedly large mandate to stay in power.

Robert Kocharyan is trying for a unique feat in the post-Soviet space: a return to power. And he’s risen to the top of the heap of the many opposition contenders vying in the June 20 elections.

The resignation of the foreign minister and two other top MFA officials come amid controversy over a draft agreement on resolving a border crisis with Azerbaijan.

The list of the ruling party, which came to power on promises to stamp out corruption, includes two prominent oligarchs. And two of the opposition parties are putting up former ruling party MPs.

Many erstwhile allies of the government are distancing themselves from controversial negotiations with Azerbaijan.

Acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that the two sides are close to an agreement, which reportedly could involve additional territorial concessions.

National security has dominated the rhetoric in the campaign so far, though the opposition has not been very specific on how it would tackle the country’s daunting challenges.

The country has taken the rare step of offering the vaccine to anyone, including foreigners, without registration. But the number of takers is still low.

The two men pleaded guilty to being mercenaries but rejected charges they were “terrorists.”

It would be an alternative connection to Russia to the route Azerbaijan has championed since the ceasefire ending last year’s war.

Armenia’s prime minister has gotten a head start campaigning for general elections that few expect will end the country’s political crisis.

Following last year’s Armenia-Azerbaijan war, officials said there would soon be passenger flights at Stepanakert’s long-closed airport. Now that looks again like a distant prospect.

This appears to be the end of the two-year legal saga of Robert Kocharyan. Now he says he’s going back to politics to challenge his political nemesis, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.