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Ex-Armenian President Kocharyan holds rally in Yerevan ahead of elections
May 10, 2021 08:22Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has rallied with thousands of his supporters in Yerevan's central Freedom Square to gather support for his new political alliance ahead of early elections next month.
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Turkey vows to respond in time to Biden’s ‘outrageous’ recognition of Armenian genocide
Apr 26, 2021 01:54Turkey vows to respond in time to Biden’s ‘outrageous’ recognition of Armenian genocide.
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Armenia’s PM Pashinayn steps down ahead of snap polls to end political stalemate
Apr 25, 2021 06:40Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his resignation from the post to pave the way for a snap parliamentary election aimed at defusing a political crisis triggered by last year's war with the Republic of Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region.
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Turkey summons US ambassador over Biden's Armenian 'genocide' recognition
Apr 25, 2021 03:47Turkey has summoned the US ambassador to Ankara over President Joe Biden's recognition of the alleged massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during the First World War as “genocide.”
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Biden becomes first US pres. to recognize ‘Armenian genocide,’ irking Turkey
Apr 25, 2021 03:11US President Joe Biden has emerged as the first American president to proclaim formal recognition of the politically-motivated “Armenian genocide,” which has long become an annual ritual for successive US presidents and lawmakers to promote the anti-Turkey stance more than a century after the carnage, blamed on Ottoman troops but never officially sanctioned.
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Armenia’s prime minister fires top military official
Mar 10, 2021 09:43Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed the country's top military official over the allegation that the military has effectively staged a coup against his government, despite President Armen Sarkissian’s refusal to sign a decree calling for the general’s resignation last month.
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Top diplomats discuss Iran-Armenia ties
Mar 07, 2021 03:38The foreign ministers of Iran and Armenia talked about the relations between the two neighbors as well as various regional developments.
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Armenians break into government building, pushing prime minister to resign
Mar 02, 2021 02:18A group of Armenian protesters have barged into a government building to pressure Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over the outcome of last year’s bloody war between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Armenia’s president rebuffs PM order for army chief dismissal as protests continue
Feb 28, 2021 09:26Armenia’s president has refused to sign a decree by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to dismiss the army's chief of staff, amid a political crisis that has grown over the government's handling of last year's war with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Armenian PM tells army to obey people as thousands rally in his support in Yerevan
Feb 26, 2021 05:38Thousands of people in the Armenian capital have filled the streets to voice their support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who said the military had staged an attempted coup against him, telling generals that they must obey people and steer clear of politics.