Armenia

Criticism of the CSTO in the context of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is of little use, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a September 29 briefing.

Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan briefed on 29 September diplomatic corps representatives on the damages, caused by the recent Azerbaijani shelling at civilian targets in Gegharkunik province, Armenpress reports.

Azerbaijani attacks on Armenian positions on the border in the evening of 28 September should be stopped and condemned, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote in his Twitter account.

Since the days of the 2020 Artsakh war, Iran has been announcing that the geopolitical change in the region is unacceptable. Iran believes that the establishment of the so-called “Zangezur corridor” through Armenia is directed against Islamic Republic and can eliminate Armenian-Iranian border.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan during his visit in Paris on 27 September discussed the situation on the border with Azerbaijan with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu. According to a post on Lecornu’s official Twitter account, the interlocutors discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Armenian Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan, receiving Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on 27 September, welcomed development of trilateral projects including Cyprus, the Prime Minister’s office reported.

State Department spokesperson Ned Price reiterated at the press briefing on 26 September the US stance on the presence of Azerbaijani troops in Armenian territory. “We call on Azerbaijan to return troops to their initial positions.

An overwhelming majority of voters said yes to Armenia’s independence in a referendum on this day 31 years ago. Armenia had periods of tides and ebbs since then, however never since 1991 its independence was threatened to the extent that it is now.