Dec 25 Armenia’s prime minister offers to discuss early election in response to opposition protests By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Opposition supporters have rallied for weeks, urging Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to step down over the Nov. 10 peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim control over large parts of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 5:35 Brutal war between Azerbaijan, Armenia makes peace a hard bargain Just over a month ago, Armenia lost control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in a short-lived and brutal war with Azerbaijan. But while Armenian forces have handed these territories back to Azerbaijan it may be a long time before civilians return… Continue watching
Dec 10 Azerbaijan holds military parade after Nagorno-Karabakh conflict By Associated Press More than 3,000 troops took part in a military parade in Azerbaijan on Thursday to celebrate reclaiming control over broad swathes of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding lands in a conflict with Armenia. Continue reading
Dec 09 Armenian protesters converged on parliament, demand PM resigns By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The PM's opponents are angry at a peace deal that ended six weeks of fighting over the separatist region but saw Azerbaijan take over areas that have been controlled by Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century. Continue reading
Dec 02 Armenian opposition pushes prime minister to step down over peace deal By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in Armenia's capital to to continue to pressure the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan that domestic critics see as a betrayal of national interests. Continue reading
Dec 01 Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh By Associated Press Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory held by Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century after a peace deal ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 9:16 Uneasy peace takes hold in contested region of Azerbaijan Ethnic-Armenian forces last week handed over two regions to Azerbaijani control as part of Russia-brokered armistice that ended the six-week war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Moscow has sent peacekeepers to the ethnic-Armenian enclave, representing the return of its military to… Continue watching
Nov 22 Azerbaijanis who fled war look to return home, if it exists By Associated Press More territory is being returned as part of the ceasefire agreement that stopped the latest fighting. But as Azerbaijani forces discovered when the first area, Aghdam, was turned over on Friday, much of the recovered land is uninhabitable. The city… Continue reading
Nov 17 Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh after cease-fire with Azerbaijan By Associated Press The Moscow-brokered truce called for territorial concessions in favor of Azerbaijan and left many Armenians bitter, but allowed some of those who fled from the violence to return to their homes. Continue reading
Nov 16 Armenia’s foreign minister resigns amid turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh truce By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The separatist region lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. Continue reading