Author: Kanayan Tamar

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he is not concerned that Russia’s new law allowing the use of its military abroad to “protect” arrested Russian citizens could be applied in Armenia.

He stressed that the Russian 102nd military base in Gyumri operates under Armenian law and jurisdiction, regardless of Russian domestic legislation.

Pashinyan was asked at a press briefing whether he was concerned about the law passed by the Russian State Duma, which grants the Russian president the authority to use the Russian military abroad to protect Russian citizens if they are arrested or prosecuted by foreign courts whose jurisdiction Moscow does not recognize.

“There is no concern, because regardless of what laws operate in Russia, the 102nd military base must operate within the framework of Armenian law and under Armenia’s jurisdiction,” Pashinyan said.

The Russian law is aimed at “unfriendly countries” and supplements existing provisions that allow the Russian president to deploy troops in cases where Russia’s interests are threatened.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that Armenia and Azerbaijan have an agreement to continue the delimitation of their border from north to south.

Speaking at a press briefing during a campaign event in Yerevan, Pashinyan highlighted that a legal basis for the border delimitation process already exists between the two countries.

He reiterated that, according to the regulation on the joint activities of the delimitation commissions, signed in August 2024 and ratified in October, the Alma-Ata Declaration has been accepted as the fundamental principle for border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“This means that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed that the border that existed between Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan should be recognized as the state border between the two countries,” the Prime Minister stated.

According to him, based on this framework, the issue of the parts of Armenian territory currently occupied by Azerbaijan should be resolved within the border delimitation process. “This issue, which of course is on the agenda of the Armenian people and government, must be resolved in this way, and it will be resolved in this way,” Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister also noted that mutually acceptable solutions, as provided for in the regulations, may be part of the delimitation process.

Pashinyan further stated that there is already a publicly announced agreement to continue the process.

“We have an agreement, which has already been made public, that the delimitation will proceed from north to south. It is understood that in the sections where delimitation has already taken place, the border must be officially recorded, and these processes should be carried out transparently within the framework of the delimitation logic,” Pashinyan concluded.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže discussed the implementation of programmes in the economic and other sectors alongside the developing political dialogue between Armenia and Latvia, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the “Yerevan Dialogue” forum.

The sides discussed agreements reached following the EPC and Armenia-EU summits, as well as efforts aimed at further advancing the Armenia-EU agenda.

The ministers also discussed cooperation on multilateral platforms and exchanged views on regional developments.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said on Sunday that it registered 19 political forces that submitted applications to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7.

According to the CEC, the decision was made during a session. 

The following political forces will take part in the elections:

Civil Contract Party; Prosperous Armenia Party; Meritocratic Party of Armenia; Against All Democratic Party; Strong Armenia Alliance (comprising the Strong Armenia Party, New Era Party, and United Armenians Party); Democratic Consolidation Party; Wings of Unity Party; Bright Armenia Party; National Democratic Pole Alliance; Armenia Alliance (comprising the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) and the Forward Party); Christian-Democratic Party of Armenia; Armenian National Congress Party; New Force Reformist Party; Republic Party; Alliance Progressive-Centrist Party; Reformists Party; Democracy, Law and Order Party; Kochari National Revival and National Awakening Party; and the Alliance of Defenders of the Republic’s Democracy.

Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever has arrived in Armenia to participate in the European Political Community Summit.

The Belgian Prime Minister was welcomed at Zvartnots Airport by Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan.

The 8th Summit of the European Political Community will take place on May 4, 2026, under the motto “Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe.”

The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2029 will take place in Armenia and Georgia, the sport’s governing body announced on Wednesday, after the two countries filed a joint bid in 2024 to co-host the tournament.

“Armenia and Georgia set to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2029! This will be the first ever FIFA tournament to be held in either country,” FIFA said in a statement on X.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hailed the decision as “important news.”

He said on social media that the matches in Armenia will take place in Yerevan, Vanadzor, and Ijevan. “We will soon actively begin preparing to properly host the tournament,” he said.

All necessary infrastructure is being upgraded.

“This is a very important event for all of us. I want to congratulate Georgia, and I want to congratulate all of us in Armenia—football players and fans alike—on this important event and decision,” Pashinyan added.