Nikol Pashinyan

Aram Orbelyan, a lawyer for Kocharyan, was not in an immediate position to reply to a request for comment

A founding member of Russia's post-Cold War answer to the U.S.-led NATO alliance is moving forward with plans to exit the bloc, putting pressure on Moscow's historic influence at a crossroads of Europe and Asia

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Pashinyan was nominated by the ruling Civil Contract party, which won 64 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly in the June 7 parliamentary elections

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited Armenia, promising an 18-million euro aid package and the removal of import duties on most Armenian farm products

The July 1 visit, the plans for which have not yet been finalized, comes as Pashinyan seeks to cement Armenia’s shift away from Moscow and deepen ties with the European Union following a vote widely viewed as a referendum on the country’s geopolitical future

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday congratulated President Vladimir Putin on Russia Day amid escalating tensions between the two countries

Nikol Pashinyan’s party secures parliamentary majority with just under half the vote

Armenian Prime Minister ​Nikol Pashinyan, who is working towards the goal of European Union ⁠membership for his South Caucasus country, won re-election on Sunday despite what international monitors said ​was blatant interference and pressure from Russia

A pro-European party has won Armenia's election, despite what watchdogs called blatant "interference" and "pressure" by Russia

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on June 8 after preliminary election results showed his party's victory, hailing "a democratic Armenia that is drawing ever closer to Europe"

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory after early results show his pro-EU ‘Civil Contract’ party with around 54% of the vote

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his ruling Civil Contract party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course

Voters will choose between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, backed by United States President Donald Trump, and parties that want close ties with Russia

Armenia votes on 7 June under mounting Russian economic pressure, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks re-election on a promise of European integration

Armenians go to the polls in a crucial election this Sunday, which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has positioned as a plebiscite on his agenda of seeking peace with Azerbaijan and strengthening relations with Europe

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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan rejected on Monday Russian leader Vladimir Putin's call for Yerevan to hold a referendum on joining the EU

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has frozen participation in several Russia-led security structures while pushing deeper cooperation with the European Union and Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday evening, calling him “a great friend and leader” ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections on June 7

At the same time, Russia this week threatened to rip up a 2013 bilateral agreement guaranteeing Armenia duty-free natural gas and oil if it continues to pursue closer relations with the European Union, including membership in the bloc

The June 7 parliamentary vote is seen as a litmus test for Pashinyan’s moves to loosen Armenian dependence on Moscow while forging closer ties with the West

The United States pledged on May 26 to move forward with Armenia on a planned corridor connecting parts of rival Azerbaijan, during a lightning visit by Secretary of State Marco Rubio

To describe Yerevan, a charming city of liberal values encased in imposing Soviet architecture, as the centre of the world is a stretch, but Armenia’s claim that it can become the strategic crossroads of the landmass of Eurasia is becoming less and less fanciful

For comparatively small Armenia, historically aligned with Russia, it is difficult to overstate the importance of a diplomatic event that brought dozens of European leaders to Yerevan

Putin will preside over Red Square military parade

Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian officials have repeatedly denounced Zelensky and described Kyiv as a “terrorist state,” accusations Ukraine rejects as baseless wartime propaganda

Among its armaments, the Karakurt class can fire Kalibr cruise missiles which Moscow has used to hit civilian targets in Ukraine

Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus Mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally Russia

The French president also accused Russia of abandoning Armenia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war that led to Azerbaijan displacing tens of thousands of Armenians

One month before the highly anticipated parliamentary elections, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan set out the country’s foreign policy trajectory with striking clarity, hosting European leaders, the NATO secretary general, and even Ukraine’s president

One month before the highly anticipated parliamentary elections, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan set out the country’s foreign policy trajectory with striking clarity, hosting European leaders, the NATO secretary general, and even Ukraine’s president

European leaders talked up independence on defence and closer ties with Canada Monday, as they gathered in Armenia for a summit clouded by US threats to cut military support

Canadian diplomats have rejected suggestions Ottawa might seek EU membership

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on April 24 denounced the burning of the Turkish flag during a torchlit march in the capital Yerevan, describing it as a “provocation” that could heighten tensions between the two Staes

The late Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon often is credited with devising the formula for ending U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia: That we should declare victory and get out

Trump Vows Troops to Stay With Iran Talks Set Amid Fragile Truce

NATO Chief on Trump meeting: Trump 'clearly disappointed' with allies CNN

The late Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon often is credited with devising the formula for ending U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia: That we should declare victory and get out

The most important war that Iran has fought was largely undeclared and is almost entirely forgotten