Explainers

Note from Russian Embassy to Armenian Foreign Ministry: Armenians react and analyst comment

Armenia-Russia

August 22, 2022

So far, no one can figure out what aroused the indignation of Russian diplomats. But there are already opinions on what lies behind the Facebook post.

The Friendship Bridge has been opened on the border of Armenia and Georgia. What do the PMs say about it?

Armenia-Georgia

August 20, 2022

According to preliminary calculations, the new bridge will increase traffic between Armenia and Georgia fourfold

Cost of bread up again in Azerbaijan, opposition proposes reduction of VAT

Azerbaijan

August 19, 2022

Manufacturers cite the war in Ukraine and uncertainty in the global economy as factors affecting the rising cost

“Building a state is not an easy task”: an opinion on the internal political situation in Armenia

Politics in Armenia

August 19, 2022

The political landscape Armenia is becoming more acute and dangerous. Commentary by political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan on how adequately the country is responding to the crisis

Update on explosion at Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan and rescue work

Armenia

August 18, 2022

Details announced at a government meeting on the results of search operations, medical assistance provided to victims, and an expert's comment

US State Department again mentions the OSCE Minsk Group

OSCE Minsk Group and Karabakh conflict

August 18, 2022

According to an Azerbaijani expert, the Minsk Group has outlived its usefulness in mediating between Azerbaijan and Armenia

"Prohibit the free sale of freeworks" - former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia

Armenia

August 17, 2022

Tigran Avinyan told reporters that in fall the parliament will consider a draft to tighten access to fireworks

Georgian Opposition Party Demands Special Fee for Russian Citizens

Georgia-Russia

August 16, 2022

The party believes increased Russian immigration to Georgia poses risks

Entrance exam record high scorer won't study in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

August 16, 2022

Nigar Agazade, who scored 700 points, announced that she does not want to study at an Azerbaijani university, and would continue her education in Turkey

Armenia to complete construction of alternative to Lachin corridor in May 2023

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 16, 2022

Armenian authorities say that the alternative road "will not be inferior to the Lachin corridor in any respect"

“For quality wines, it’s better to grow grapes yourself”: Armenian businessmen

Armenia

August 16, 2022

About Armenian winemaking - successes and problems, opportunities for development in the view of producers

"Negligence or sabotage?" Explosion at Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan

Armenia

August 15, 2022

All details about the incident at the shopping center, and comments from Armenians on social media

Georgian government will subsidize grape harvest for another year

Georgia

August 15, 2022

As a result, the minimum price of one kilo of grapes will be 90 tetri [~30 cents].

Number of foreign visitors to Georgia has increased, but behind pre-pandemic level

Travel Georgia

August 15, 2022

In the second quarter of 2022, the largest number of visitors came from Russia

"We are serious about the process of normalizing relations" - Press Secretary of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 15, 2022

"Azerbaijan does not want more pretend-negotiations with Armenia," Leyla Abdullayeva said.

The Georgian-Abkhaz war. How the conflict began and unfolded - a chronicle

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

August 15, 2022

How the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, one of the bloodiest in the Caucasus, began and developed in the 1990s

"Armenians living in Karabakh will have neither special status nor independence" - Ilham Aliyev

Azerbaijan

August 13, 2022

“Armenians living in Karabakh will have neither special status, nor independence, nor any special privileges,” Aliyev said.

“I was sold for 500 manats” - The fate of transgender people in Azerbaijani prisons

Azerbaijan

August 12, 2022

Trans woman Aidan says that transgender people are not treated like people, but like currency, and sold as prostitutes

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