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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the initialed peace agreement with Azerbaijan may be signed in 2027–2028. He also announced the start of implementation of the TRIPP transit corridor project and did not rule out early parliamentary elections to adopt a new constitution.
Javlon TursunovCSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said that the question of Armenia's membership in the organization may be raised at the summit on November 11 in Moscow. Earlier, Pashinyan stated that Yerevan would not object to expulsion, while Peskov emphasized Armenia's right to decide this issue on its own.
Javlon TursunovFormer US National Security Advisor John Bolton, speaking with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus, said Armenia is unlikely to join the EU in the foreseeable future and suggested Yerevan focus on trade with the West. He also reacted positively to the possible withdrawal of the Russian military base from Armenia.
Sevara AzamovaPress secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said on October 21 that the Kremlin has not yet reviewed the joint report by the governments of the EAEU countries on the consequences of a possible suspension of Armenia's membership in the union. The report is being prepared on the instructions of the EAEU leaders from May 2026, and its consideration is scheduled for December.
Javlon TursunovIn Brussels, demonstrations by families of missing Azerbaijanis took place outside the European Parliament and European Commission buildings. They demand assistance in establishing the fate of more than 4,000 people missing since the first Karabakh war and call on the EU to pressure Armenia to disclose archives and mass burial sites.
Javlon TursunovArmenia's Anti-Corruption Committee confirmed searches and detentions in Stepanavan. Opposition MP Andranik Gevorgyan said 14 people were detained and called the authorities' actions 'blatant lawlessness'. On October 25, elections will be held in the city, where 'Strong Armenia' has nominated the only candidate of its own in the country.
Sevara AzamovaNearly 200 countries began two weeks of COP17 biodiversity talks in Yerevan. According to the UN, 22 of the 23 targets of the 'Paris Agreement for Nature' are not being met, including protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030. Key topics are reforming harmful subsidies worth about $2.6 trillion a year and closing the nature financing gap.
Aziz KarimovArmenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that, based on the Alma-Ata Declaration, the area of Armenia should be 29,743 km², and to eliminate enclaves and exclaves the countries should exchange territories on an equal basis. He also advocated for opening all transport routes and the complete renunciation of mutual claims by the parties.
Aziz KarimovHovhannes Gafur Hovhanyan, deputy head of the Surp Giragos Armenian church foundation in Diyarbakir, positively assessed the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan in an interview with Anadolu. His remarks came during a visit by Turkish and Armenian journalists funded by the EU. He also spoke about the community's life and the restoration of the Surp Giragos and Surp Sarkis churches.
Otabek Yusupov
