Yerevan said there was no point in discussing new transportation routes with Azerbaijan while there was so much tension along their border. Baku’s response was curiously muted. Post-War Report.
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 rural protesters’ straightforward demands for economic and environmental justice are challenging the political class’s narratives of the free market.
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.
A border commission, including Russian mediation, is in the works. And given the sensitivity over issues of land and territorial concessions, it’s going to have its work cut out. Post-War Report.
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.
Azerbaijani forces advanced more than three kilometers and crossed Armenia’s border, Yerevan said. Now everyone is looking to Moscow for a reaction. Post-War Report.
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.
Baku has said it intends to restore the church to its “original” form. They haven’t said what that is, though, and Armenians haven’t been consulted. Our weekly Post-War Report.
After the war, a number of new grassroots initiatives have emerged bringing together Armenians and Azerbaijanis who want to try to build, or rebuild, ties. Post-War Report.
