U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and other Armenian officials during a surprise visit to Yerevan on Friday.
A senior Iranian security official reaffirmed Tehran’s opposition to “geopolitical changes” in the South Caucasus and support for Armenian sovereignty over transit roads passing through Armenia when he visited Yerevan on Thursday.
A comprehensive peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan should address the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh’s future status, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan insisted on Friday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Friday renewed his calls for the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to help Armenia deal with what he called serious security threats emanating from Azerbaijan.
Last month (April), European Union officials stepped up their efforts to mediate a political settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, while the two governments agreed to establish a bilateral commission on border demarcation and security (Azatutyun.am, April 7; see EDM, April 14). These developments raised anticipation in the region that a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be under way, …