The Turkic history of the khanate – on the territory of modern-day Armenia’s capital – has emerged as one of the Azerbaijani government’s main ideological weapons.
Ryanair will start flying from Armenia to Italy and Germany next year, and the routes will include the first connection to Europe from Armenia’s second city, Gyumri.
Two months after Armenia’s prime minister controversially declared that “Karabakh is Armenia – period,” Azerbaijan’s president has finally delivered his emphatic retort.
Speculation has swirled about the political future of the newly resigned head of the National Security Service, who has been publicly feuding with the prime minister.
Yerevan has been trying to resist pressure from Washington to cut ties with its southern neighbor. But Armenia's private banks have been making it more difficult to do business.
The resignation is the highest-profile departure to date for the new government. A spokesman for the prime minister insinuated that the official might have been under the influence of the former regime.
The Eurasian Economic Union is having a summit in Yerevan on October 1. But it’s not clear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to grace the Armenian capital with his presence.
