Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who was among those invited to the Peace Council an initiative Donald Trump claims to have established and will lead to end the war in Gaza has signed the membership agreement in Davos. The Council will be responsible for the implementation of the 20-point peace plan proposed by Trump to end the conflict in Gaza.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, touching upon relations with Türkiye at a conference he attended yesterday, stated, "The situation we are currently in is truly incredible and almost unimaginably positive." Emphasizing "concrete steps," Pashinyan said that relations with Azerbaijan are also developing faster than even Azerbaijan expected.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan emphasized that Yerevan does not aim to enter an arms race with Azerbaijan, though the modernization of the military will continue. Touching upon the role of women in the military, Papikyan stated that the biggest obstacles to participation are "pressure from fathers, husbands, and social circles."

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and 10 bishops have signed a joint declaration initiating a comprehensive reform process within the Armenian Apostolic Church. The declaration, which criticizes the current church administration for serving political agendas, outlines a concrete "roadmap" and the establishment of a Coordination Council to return the church to its spiritual mission.

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan evaluated President Erdogan's statements on December 16 regarding the Turkey-Armenia normalization process, in which he said, "We will take symbolic steps with Armenia next year." Pashinyan welcomed the statements, noting that "more comprehensive and concrete progress must now be implemented."

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for ending the country’s restrictions on the flow of cargo to Armenia on Sunday during his speech in the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (EAEU) in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lebanese-Armenian virtuoso Ara Malikian, considered one of the world's best violinists, is preparing to return to Yerevan for a highly anticipated concert as part of his "Intruso World Tour." The concert will take place on February 15 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan. The world-famous artist's Turkey concert, scheduled for 2022, was canceled due to security reasons.

If you had told Aram Manoukian on March 6, 1908, that within a decade he would successfully lead the defense of Van against the Ottoman military, save tens of thousands of Armenians from imminent murder, become the temporary governor of Van after the withdrawal of the Turkish forces, and then emerge as the founder of the First Armenian Republic as Tsarist Russia faltered, he probably would have had a good laugh. After all, that day seemed to usher in the end of Aram’s life as a free man—if not his life altogether—as Turkish policemen and soldiers dragged him out of a 30-foot-deep well where he was hiding with fellow revolutionaries, and escorted the lot of them to the military commander’s residence, where they were interrogated, photographed, and sent to solitary confinement.