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Armenia signs arms contract with France amid boost in military ties

France signed commitments to sell precision rifles to Armenia and train Armenian military officers, their defence ministers said Friday. The move comes as Yerevan seeks to reduce its dependence on Moscow.

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France ups military ties with Armenia with first ever visit by a defence minister

France's Sebastien Lecornu travelled to Armenia Thursday on the first trip by a French defence minister to the South Caucasus nation. It comes as tensions rise with Yerevan's historic rival Azerbaijan, and as French President Emmanuel Macron met with Armenia's leader in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Armenia formally joins international criminal court in snub to Russia

Yerevan obligated to arrest Vladimir Putin if he enters Armenia after move Moscow calls ‘unfriendly step’

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Armenia Formally Joins International Criminal Court, Irks Russia

Armenia on Thursday formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials said, in a move that traditional ally Moscow has denounced as "unfriendly".

International Business Times

Karabakh Refugees Hold Little Hope For Azerbaijan Peace

Before fleeing the advancing Azerbaijani troops for Armenia, Suren Martirosyan glanced back one last time at his fruit garden in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the momentary vision has haunted him ever since.

International Business Times

Glove girls for the future of Indian boxing

Young boxers Payal, Nisha and Akansha put up dominating performances to emerge champions at the 2023 IBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia as India concluded their impressive campaign with 17 medals. Payal handed India its first gold at the meet when she outclassed local favourite Petrosyan Heghine by…

The Times of India

Payal, Nisha and Akansha strike gold as India win 17 medals at Junior World Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Rising star boxers Payal, Nisha, and Akansha showcased their dominance at the 2023 IBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, contributing to India's impressive tally of 17 medals.

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Junior World Boxing Championships: Amisha, Prachi, Hardik sign off with silver; 9 Indian boxers to fight for gold

Indian boxers Hardik Panwar, Amisha Keretta and Prachi Tokas signed off with silver medals after suffering defeats in their respective finals at the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia

The Hindu

Armenians warn ethnic cleansing risks being forgotten – again

Amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the exodus of ethnic Armenians from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh is getting little media attention – to the chagrin of Armenians, who feel betrayed by the international community, for the third time.

Radio France Internationale

Dozens of Wales football fans arrested in Armenia ahead of crunch Euro 2024 qualifier

The Football Association of Wales confirmed that 32 supporters had been arrested in the Armenian capital

The Independent UK

Armenia 1-1 Wales: Euro 2024 qualifying – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Automatic qualification is now out of Welsh hands after a draw in Yerevan. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh: Victory of ‘authoritarian power over struggling democracy’

Over the course of two weeks, starting on September 19, some 100,000 Armenians fled the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in an exodus prompted by Azerbaijan’s invasion of the contested region, which had been governed by ethnic Armenians for some three decades. In Perspective, we spoke to Richard Giragosian, the founding director…

France 24

Armenian-Azerbaijan Peace Might Finally Be on the Table

Economic connections could rebuild a relationship wracked by war.

Foreign Policy

Armenian PM hopes for peace deal with Azerbaijan ‘in the coming months’

Pashinyan also seeks to establish diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan after decades of conflict between the neighbours.

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Ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh long for home, decry Azerbaijan

Having fled Nagorno-Karabakh, ethnic Armenians say they won’t return as they bank on more support from Yerevan.

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan’s president snubs EU-hosted talks on Nagorno-Karabakh

Ilham Aliyev will not attend meeting with Armenian PM amid anger over French decision to supply military aid to Yerevan

Radio France Internationale

Paris agrees to deliver military equipment to Armenia

On a visit to Armenia, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Paris had agreed to deliver military equipment to Yerevan. Meanwhile, Armenia's parliament voted to join the International Criminal Court, to the dismay of Russia.

The Guardian - UK

Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court

Moscow criticises ‘inappropriate’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visits

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‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled

‘What is left for the UN to monitor?’ asks one refugee who crossed the border to escape

The Guardian - UK

Nagorno-Karabakh’s tragedy has echoes of Europe’s dark past. But a remedy lies in Europe too

As more than 100,000 people flee to avoid rule by Azerbaijan, it’s time for the EU to consider the prospect of membership for Armenia

Radio France Internationale

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh for first visit in 30 years

A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the breakaway enclave.

Al Jazeera

More than a third of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians flee, says Yerevan

Armenia says 42,500 people have arrived, fearing their rights and security will not be protected in Azerbaijan.

Radio France Internationale

Spectre of 1915 Armenian genocide looms over Nagorno-Karabakh

Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Armenia's ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan said that his country had previously warned of "looming ethnic cleansing" in Nagorno-Karabakh, stressing it was now "in progress". For Armenians, the recent attacks in the enclave have brought back bitter memories of the 1915…

The Guardian - UK

‘I came to apologise’: Armenian relatives visit soldiers’ graves after ceasefire deal

Anger and grief palpable among families who believe soldiers died in lost war for Nagorno-Karabakh

The Guardian - AU

Nagorno-Karabakh: thousands protest in Armenia in wake of ceasefire deal

Protesters clash with police in capital Yerevan after Azerbaijan’s offensive ends with ceasefire and agreement to disband local Armenian military

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