Armenia offers Azerbaijan non-aggression pact as security guarantee
Armenia and Georgia signed a joint declaration last Friday establishing a strategic partnership. Armenia has offered to sign a non-aggression pact with Azerbaijan, as renewed Azerbaijani aggression...
View ArticleArmenia seen as one of least corrupt countries in region, Transparency...
Armenia has one of the lowest rates of perceived corruption of any country in the region, according to a leading watchdog. A senior Armenian diplomat called on Turkey to play a more “constructive”...
View ArticleArmenia ‘a priority,’ Czech Republic signals amid high-level visit
On Wednesday, a delegation of officials and entrepreneurs from the Czech Republic, led by the country’s parliament speaker, arrived in Armenia, marking one of the highest-level visits to Yerevan from...
View ArticleArmenia in 2024: Navigating Uncertainty Amid Regional Challenges
By Arshaluys Mghdesyan The domestic political tension in the United States, which is accompanied by the ongoing migration crisis and has strong pre-election undertones, will reduce the country’s...
View ArticleDespite improvement from last year, Armenia’s anti-corruption progress has...
Armenia has shown slight improvement according to Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) out this week. The German-based NGO ranks countries “by their perceived levels...
View ArticleAnother Armenian official endorses changing Armenia’s constitution
Controversy ensues over changing Armenia’s constitution continues as parliament speaker states it must be revised taking into account recent events. The sixth meeting of Armenia and Azerbaijan border...
View ArticleDonations to Armenia’s ruling party fall under scrutiny after media...
By Mark Dovich In the run-up to Yerevan city council elections last year, Armenia’s ruling party allegedly took in at least tens of thousands of dollars in donations of publicly unknown origins, with...
View ArticleScoring Victories: Armenia Pushes Back Against Baku in PACE
This week on Insights with Eric Hacopian, we discuss three major developments impacting Armenia. Eric and Patrick Elliot cover the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s Azerbaijan...
View ArticleFormer economy ministry official among those detained in corruption probe
A spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry called on Armenia to better understand its “national interests” after a NATO official said the alliance is open to closer ties with Yerevan. A former...
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Armenia and its Soviet architectural heritage
By Valentin Chesneau-Daumas The different eras of architecture in the USSR The Soviet era witnessed a number of important architectural movements, each distinct from the next. It all began in 1922,...
View ArticleAzerbaijani officials launch personal attacks on US senator
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Azerbaijani government officials have rebuked United States Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, after he made a string of...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the debate over a new constitution for Armenia
Controversy is raging over the reasons for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s plan to replace Armenia’s Constitution with a new one. Opponents say it is happening under pressure from Azerbaijan, and...
View ArticleUAE overtakes Russia as Armenia’s top foreign investor: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
Armenia’s economic activity index grew by 9.4% last year, as trade topped $20 billion for the first time. The United Arab Emirates is now the country’s top foreign investor. Armenia’s Central Bank cut...
View ArticleArmenia’s constitutional changes provoke internal and external controversy
As Armenia actively works on a new controversial change of the country’s constitution, Azerbaijani officials’ statements amplify the debate and the conspiracies boiling among Armenian politicians....
View ArticleAt least 2 killed in Yerevan blast
Armenia’s defense minister indicated the country has seen significant progress and success in efforts to diversify its defense ties, naming France and India primary partners. An explosion in...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Watch: It’s Almost Election Day, So Why Doesn’t Anybody Care?
AZERBAIJAN WATCH, a recurring title under which CivilNet will focus on what is happening inside the neighboring country. Azerbaijan is becoming increasingly isolated from the West despite the ties...
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L’Arménie et son héritage architectural soviétique
Par Valentin Chesneau-Daumas Les différentes époques de l’architecture de l’URSS L’époque soviétique fut le théâtre d’importants mouvements architecturaux bien distincts selon les époques. Tout...
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U.K. Offshore Ownership Registry Reveals Luxury Properties Owned By Armenian...
by Ani Grigoryan (CivilNet), Mkrtich Karapetyan (CivilNet), Samson Martirosyan (Hetq), and Hovhannes Nazaretyan (EVN Report) Running along the north bank of the River Thames, Cheyne Walk has been home...
View Article“The values I inherited from my forefathers is my competitive advantage,”...
In this episode, we explore the life of Viktoria Kechumyan and her journey as a young entrepreneur committed to tech startups, blockchain, crypto, and Web 3. We discuss the elements required to thrive...
View ArticleYerevan city council facing new threat of opposition boycott
The chances Yerevan may rerun last year’s local elections were raised after the former leader of a fringe party called for a boycott of all future city council sessions. Yerevan city council plans to...
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