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Armenia * Since Wednesday morning, searches have been underway in the homes of opposition members, including Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, following which Galstanyan and two others were detained by the Armenian Security Service. * Reports of the searches follow a statement of the Investigative Committee, which said that it had thwarted ‘terrorist attacks and a coup d’état’, which was allegedly led by Galstanyan. Authorities said that over 1,000 individuals had been recruited since January 202
Regional * Georgia has apparently agreed to release Armenian lorries loaded with brandy after barring their transit through its territory. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said the lorries were allowed through Georgian customs on Monday. * The Armenian Foreign Ministry released a statement, saying that it was ‘deeply disappointed with the distorted and extremely one-sided formulations included in the “Istanbul Declaration” and the resolutions proposed by Azerbaijan’, adopted by the Or
Regional * On Friday, Armenia reported a house was damaged in Nerkin Hand, Syunik as a result of Azerbaijani fire. They published footage showing the damage and urged Azerbaijan to conduct an investigation into the incident. Armenia * On Friday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. According to the Prime Minister’s office, they discussed the Armenia–Turkey normalisation process, ‘emphasised the importance of continuing constructive dialogue and ac
Regional * Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have visited Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan. The ICRC told Azerbaijani pro-government APA that the prisoners ‘received family parcels, were met in private and were given a possibility to receive family news’. In turn, APA noted that on 17 June, the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons announced it would soon suspend the activities of the ICRC Representation in Azerbaijan. Armeni
