Episodes
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of November 15: COP29 kicks off in Baku without any Armenian delegates; Aliyev raises eyebrows after he goes on a rampage in his opening remarks at COP; climate activist Greta Thunberg is in Armenia, raising awareness about the hypocrisy of holding a climate conference in a repressive petrostate and more.
Published 11/15/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of November 8: Ilham Aliyev once again demands Armenia abandon its policy of arming itself; Moscow says it will not urge Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign a premature peace treaty; Pashinyan meets with Macron during the European Political Community Summit in Budapest and more.
Published 11/08/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of November 1: Armenia to host UN Biodiversity Conference COP17 in 2026; ruling Civil Contract Party nominates Srbuhi Galyan for Justice Minister; nine opposition activists detained on suspicion of possessing weapons and more.
Published 11/01/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 25: Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet on the sidelines of the BRIC summit; Armenia and Azerbaijan ratify regulations governing joint border commissions; a senior U.S. official delivers a letter from President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and more.
Published 10/25/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 18: Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is in Turkey participating in the 3+3 format; crime rates in Armenia are up according to the Minister of Internal Affairs; Internet is free in Armenia according to a new Freedom House report; EU gives Armenia the greenlight to participate in EU peacekeeping missions and more.
Published 10/18/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 11: Russian border guards to withdraw from checkpoint at Armenia-Iran crossing starting January 1, 2025; Armenia’s Government submits regulation governing joint operations of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border commissions to parliament for ratification; Armenia’s Anti-corruption Court is investigating several new cases of illegally acquired property by former officials and more.
Published 10/11/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 4: At the International Organization of La Francophonie summit, French President Macron reaffirms France’s “unconditional support for Armenia”; the largest Iranian trade center in the world opens in Armenia; as senior Armenian officials reiterate Baku’s unwillingness to commit to a peace agreement, Ilham Aliyev accuses Armenia of committing ecocide, urbicide and culturcide.
Published 10/04/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 27: Today, September 27, marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the 2020 Artsakh War; a delegation led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends the 79th session of the UN General Assembly; foreign affairs ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in New York City and more.
Published 09/27/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 20: This week marked the first anniversary of Azerbaijan’s military offensive that led to the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s entire population; a complaint for crimes against humanity is filed with the Prosecutor of the ICC on behalf of two victims from Artsakh; Armenia’s Investigative Committee arrests three people involved in an alleged plot to overthrow the government and more.
Published 09/20/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 13: Iran continues to voice strong opposition to the so-called “Zangezur Corridor”; the European Commission and Armenia announce the start of a visa liberalization process; Armenian prosecutors reach a settlement with a former Deputy Defense Minister over illicit assets and more.
Published 09/13/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 6: Armenia has sent the 10th draft of the peace treaty to Azerbaijan, Pashinyan said Yerevan and Baku have fully agreed on 13 out of the 17 articles; Armenia and Georgia are discussing strengthening bilateral defense collaboration; the government says frequent power outages, especially in Yerevan, are due to a dramatic increase in new subscribers. The Electric Networks says over 34 percent are caused by construction work.
Published 09/06/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 30: The joint commissions on delimitation and border security of Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement on the Regulation of joint activity; a constitutional referendum is being planned in Armenia for 2027; Legal proceedings against the government have been initiated, demanding the de-classification of compensation amounts allocated to citizens who lost property due to border delimitation.
Published 08/30/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 23: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses Armenia of “sabotaging” the unblocking of regional communications through Armenia’s Syunik region; on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day, President Zelenskyy posthumously awards Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov with the “National Legend of Ukraine” honor; a new legislation says taxi drivers have to issue receipts; there are 58 confirmed cases of the West Nile fever in Armenia.
Published 08/23/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 16: 76 separate charges are brought against Mikayel Minasyan who is former President Serzh Sargsyan’s son in law, Armenia’s former ambassador to the Vatican; Armenia names its new ambassador to Russia; the government is set to offer compensation to farmers and business affected by the May flooding in the Lori and the Tavush regions.
Published 08/16/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 9: Yerevan and Baku agree to remove provision about opening regional communications from a potential peace agreement; Armenia opts out of two upcoming CSTO military exercises; Armenian athletes secure three medals in the Paris Olympics and more.
Published 08/09/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 2: Armenian and Turkish envoys meet after a nearly two-year hiatus; Russian border guards officially withdraw from Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport; PM Nikol Pashinyan was in Iran participating in inauguration of Iran’s new president and more.
Published 08/02/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of July 26: Azerbaijan ramps up rhetoric, again threatening Armenia with war; European Council approves 10 million euros in EPF funding for the Armenian Armed Forces; Yerevan City Hall asks Armenian Government to review its contract with Veolia Jur, the French company servicing the water management system and more.
Published 07/26/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of July 19: Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations at an impasse once more; the European Commission to start visa liberalization talks with Armenia; Russia bans import of fresh fruit and vegetables from Armenia citing food safety concerns and more.
Published 07/19/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of July 12: Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Washington DC; USAID Administrator Samantha Power makes second visit to Armenia within a year; Armenia’s Anti-corruption Court charges several army officers and doctors with corruption and taking bribes and more.
Published 07/12/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of July 5: Hungary drops its veto on EPF funding to Armenia; Armenia in talks with the U.S. about the construction of a new nuclear plant; Freedom House publishes an extensive report chronicling the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians.
Published 07/05/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 28: Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan says Russia took Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenians, returned it to Azerbaijan and left; Armenia proposes joint ceasefire investigation mechanism to Azerbaijan; a shareholder of the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine sues the Armenian Government.
Published 06/28/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 21: A new Armenia-France Arms deal displeases Azerbaijan and Russia; Armenia recognizes the state of Palestine; Armenia attends the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland, Foreign Minister Mizoyan meets a Belarussian opposition leader but shuns the CSTO session of the Foreign Ministers in Kazakhstan․
Published 06/21/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 14: Over 100 people were injured in clashes between police and protesters led by Archbishop Galstanyan, calling for the prime minister's resignation; Armenia-U.S. relations advance from Strategic Dialogue to Strategic Partnership; Armenia recalls its ambassador to Belarus, with Pashinyan stating no Armenian official will visit Belarus while Lukashenko remains in power.
Published 06/14/24
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 7: Seven people are injured following an explosion at a gas station in Armenia; repair and relief efforts continue in the regions of Lori and Tavush following devastating floods; Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev continues to insist that Armenia amend its Constitution.
Published 06/07/24