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Expert warns of possible involvement of Syunik in case of war between Israel and Iran
... of Israel, which Israel has literally "stuffed" with weapons and ammunition in recent months, will most likely be involved in this issue. Especially considering that the Turkish Armed Forces are currently in Nakhichevan under the guise of exercises and will remain there until at least the end of June, thereby ensuring pressure on the western side of Syunik," Geghamyan wrote in TG. He suggested that this is one of the most likely scenarios for the development of events. "Figuratively ...
06/13/2025Voskanyan stated the need to put the Armenian Armed Forces on combat alert amid the Israeli-Iranian escalation
..., since there is no task more important than the security of our state and nation.” Voskanyan stated that the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia must be put on combat alert appropriate to the situation, especially amid the Azerbaijani-Turkish exercises taking place in Nakhichevan. "It is necessary to begin coordination with allied states through closed channels. Constant communication should be maintained with the Iranian side through diplomatic and security channels," Voskanyan ...
06/13/2025NATO does not bring anything good to the security of the South Caucasus - Zakharova
... against each other, create new hotbeds of tension,” Zakharova noted at a briefing on Wednesday, answering a question about Azerbaijan’s active cooperation with NATO, its impact on stability and security in the region in light of the latest military exercises between Azerbaijan and NATO’s leading member, Turkey. Zakharova expressed hope that “both Baku and Yerevan equally understand our main concerns on this matter, and fully assess the risks of deepening their cooperation with aggressive military ...
06/11/2025Armenian and Iranian Armed Forces hold joint exercises
Special purpose units of the Armenian and Iranian Armed Forces will hold joint exercises on April 9-10, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Special purpose units of the Armenian and Iranian Armed Forces will hold joint exercises on April 9-10, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. A unit of the ...
04/09/2025Head of Armenian Security Council sees direct threat to Armenia in Azerbaijan's statements
... Armen Grigoryan, considers Azerbaijan's statements to be concerning. YEREVAN, January 23. /ARКА. The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, considers Azerbaijan's statements to be concerning. "We see that intensive military exercises are taking place in Azerbaijan, and flights from other countries are arriving in Baku, likely delivering military equipment," Grigoryan said during a government briefing. However, he noted that in recent years, Armenia has been working ...
01/23/2025US State Department: No comment on Armenia strategic partnership agreement
... the "For the Sake of the Republic" party, that Armenia and the US would sign a document in Washington next week. Babajanyan stated that the agreement would cover several key areas, including security, modernization of defense systems, joint exercises, and regional stability initiatives, which would provide Armenia with tools to protect its sovereignty.
01/09/2025Stillborn peace and national mobilization: Experts on Aliyev's threats to Armenia"
... decisions and carrying out those steps. As specific steps to effectively counter aggression and preserve national existence and sovereignty, the former official named the declaration of a state of emergency and mobilization with nationwide military exercises, internal consolidation of society, immediate diplomatic measures to mobilize the international community, and a rethinking of ties with allied states to secure guaranteed assistance. Armenia's Ruling Party Under Aliyev's Dictate Armenia's ruling ...
01/08/2025Armenia-Greece and Armenia-Greece-Cyprus defense cooperation programs for 2025 signed in Athens
... ongoing transformation of the Armenian army to his colleagues, emphasizing the contributions of partners from Greece and Cyprus, particularly in areas such as the preparation of various branches of the armed forces, military education, training and exercises, exchange of experience, as well as advisory support and other initiatives. The latest regional and international military-political developments were also discussed. The parties underscored the importance of regularly holding defense consultations....
12/20/2024Armenia and France sign defence cooperation programme for 2025
... year. They reaffirmed the strategic importance of the active co-operation of the last period and set an even higher bar for the expansion of the partnership. Special importance was attached to cooperation in defence planning, military education and exercises, advisory assistance and training of different types of troops. The delegation headed by Escorcia was received by Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces. The priorities of the transformation ...
12/11/2024Unprecedented Armenian-American field exercises held in Armenia
Field exercises were held in Armenia jointly with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the US Department of Defence from 19-24 September, the press service of the Armenian Security Council reports. YEREVAN, 4 October. /ARKA/. Field exercises ...
10/04/2024Armenia and Cyprus intend to deepen cooperation in defense and security
... implementation of common goals of countries sharing the same values, as well as the readiness to confront existing challenges. In turn, Palmas stated that the Armenian-Cypriot partnership includes mutual visits of military personnel, joint military exercises, as well as defense purchases. "Thanks to this format, the cooperation between our Armed Forces has become even stronger. At the same time, mutual respect and understanding have developed. I highly value our relations," Palmas said,...
09/25/2024CSTO continues to regard Armenia as equal partner - Secretary General
... is ready for dialogue with it on all issues, said CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov in an interview with the socio-political publication "Soyuzniki. ODKB ". "As you know, representatives of Armenia did not take part in CSTO exercises. Nevertheless, we still consider Armenia as an equal partner, and are ready for dialogue with colleagues from Yerevan on the entire spectrum of current issues," he noted, reported TASS. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated ...
09/18/2024Armenia proposes arms control mechanism to Azerbaijan amid concerns over Baku’s military build-up
... "If there are concerns in Baku, then there are even more here," he said, adding that it would be logical to have such a mechanism in place, but the offer remains unanswered. Earlier in July, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense claimed that military exercises conducted by the United States in Armenia, the supply of lethal weapons by France, and the European Union’s military assistance to Armenia, including a €10 million aid package, were encouraging Armenia to provoke conflicts and indicated ...
09/04/2024Ardshinbank receives necessary approvals for acquiring HSBC Armenia
... stake. In the upcoming months, we will continue working on preparation for migration to ensure a successful transition of HSBC Bank Armenia to Ardshinbank platform. The acquisition will be finalized and closed upon successful completion of the migration exercises. In connection with the transaction, Ardshinbank is looking forward to welcoming HSBC Armenia customers onto it’s award-winning platform and to ensuring a smooth and fluid transition. All HSBC Armenia customers will continue to enjoy the benefits ...
08/27/2024Armenia to skip CSTO exercise in Kyrgyzstan
Armenia announced it will not participate in the CSTO "Interaction-2024" exercises in Kyrgyzstan, the military bloc’s website reported on Tuesday YEREVAN, August 6. /ARKA/. Armenia announced it will not participate in the CSTO "Interaction-2024" exercises in Kyrgyzstan, the military bloc’s website reported ...
08/06/2024Yerevan responds to Baku's accusations of preparing for war - Foreign Ministry statement
In a statement issued today, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected Azerbaijan's accusations that 'the jopint Armenia-USA military exercises held in Armenia, as well as France's supply of lethal weapons to Yerevan and the EU's provision of ten million euros in military aid to Armenia under the European Peace Facility cover encourage Armenia to provocations and testify to its preparations ...
07/25/2024US-Armenia Eagle Partner military exercises start in Yerevan
Joint US-Armenia military exercises started in the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy in Yerevan YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. Joint US-Armenia military exercises started in the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy in Yerevan, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported on Monday. The opening ...
07/15/2024Armenia has not signalled its desire to weaken participation in CIS - Lebedev
... the Commonwealth Secretary General emphasised. Armenia stopped making financial contributions to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) after freezing its membership in the Russian-led military alliance. Armenia boycotts summits, military exercises and other CSTO events. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has repeatedly said he may pull his country out of the alliance, which includes six former Soviet republics. Armenia formally appealed to Russia and other CSTO member states for ...
06/19/2024Armenian Foreign Minister to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State: there are effective tools for economic diversification
... discuss the work already done and consider the prospects, including in the spheres of nuclear energy and renewable sources,” Mirzoyan noted. The Armenian Foreign Minister also emphasized with satisfaction the holding of the Eagle Partner 2023 military exercises. “We are interested in exploring further opportunities for cooperation in reforming Armenia's defense sphere,” Mirzoyan said. -0--
06/11/2024Foreign Ministry: Armenia will not finance CSTO activities
... other CSTO allies for military intervention after Azerbaijan launched offensive military operations along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in September 2022. Last year, Armenia not only avoided CSTO meetings at various levels, but also cancelled CSTO exercises in Armenia, refused to appoint an Armenian deputy head of the organization and recalled the Armenian representative to the Moscow headquarters.-0-
05/08/2024US and Armenia have very meaningful discussions on security and defense issues - Ambassador
... defense issues, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien said in an interview with Azatutyun Radio. She said this subject has been expanded significantly over the last year. As an example she recalled that last year the countries held the first joint exercises since 2008, and that is a very important signal that the U.S. and Armenia can work together in the defense sphere. The Ambassador said also that the sides are looking for additional ways to continue this work. She said the U.S. will appoint ...
04/11/2024Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson accuses Armenian leadership of spreading ‘lies’
... 2022, but did not receive it. Since then, it has repeatedly accused them of ignoring the request. It has rejected CSTO offers of "military-technical assistance" and a border monitoring mission. Last year, Yerevan boycotted summits, military exercises and other CSTO events. In February this year, Pashinyan said Armenia had de facto suspended its membership in the alliance of six former Soviet republics. According to the prime minister, the alliance had become a threat to Armenia's security....
04/03/2024CSTO statement on its zone of responsibility in Armenia is ‘incomprehensible’ - pro-government MP
... border in September 2022. Since then, it has repeatedly accused them of ignoring the request. It has rejected CSTO offers of "military-technical assistance" and a monitoring mission to the border. Last year, Yerevan boycotted summits, military exercises and other CSTO events. In February this year Pashinyan said Armenia de facto suspened its membership in the alliance of six former Soviet republics. The prime minister said the alliance was becoming a threat to Armenia’s country's security....
04/03/2024U.S. military instructors arrive in Armenia
... group of U.S. mobile instructors arrived in Armenia on April 1 within the frameworks of the Armenian-U.S. defense cooperation, , the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. It said from April 1 to April 5, the instructors will conduct exercises with employees of the Defense Ministry's Department of Information and Public Relations and the Zinuzh Media state media outlet to exchange experience in the field of public relations and communications. At the opening of the program, Lieutenant ...
04/01/2024Regular exercises of reservists with participation of 435 people will start in Armenia on April 15
Regular military exercises of reservists comprising 435 people will be held in Armenia from April 15 to July 15, according to a decision approved by the government today. YEREVAN, March 14. /ARKA/. Regular military exercises of reservists comprising 435 people will ...
03/14/2024Kremlin says it will clarify the situation with Armenia's CSTO membership
... partners. We will clarify and talk in line with the statements made by Mr. Prime Minister of Armenia," the Kremlin spokesman said, TASS reported.. Over the past year, Armenian PM and other top officials have boycotted CSTO gatherings and, military exercises. In an interview with Russia's TASS news agency published earlier on Tuesday, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said that Armenia has not yet notified the organization about the suspension of its membership in CSTO and therefore ...
03/13/2024Armenia has not officially notified of suspension of CSTO membership - Kremlin
... Wall Street Journal, Pashinyan said that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and the CSTO's inaction force Armenia to seek diversification of security relations. Early last year, Pashinyan told a press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expects the Russian-led military pact to clearly assess Azerbaijan's continued occupation of parts of Armenia's sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wants to "understand the CSTO's zone of responsibility....
02/23/2024Armenia suspends participation in Collective Security Treaty Organization
... Wall Street Journal, Pashinyan said that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and the CSTO's inaction force Armenia to seek diversification of security relations. Early last year, Pashinyan told a press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expects the Russian-led military pact to clearly assess Azerbaijan's continued occupation of parts of Armenia's sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wants to "understand the CSTO's zone of responsibility....
02/23/2024Zakharova says Russia and Armenia remain allies
... CSTO summit. Earlier in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Pashinyan said that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and the CSTO's inaction forced Armenia to seek diversification of security relations. Last year Armenia refused to host CSTO military exercises, saying it expected the Russian-led military pact to make a clear assessment of Azerbaijan's continued occupation of parts of Armenia's sovereign territories. In another rupture between Armenia and the CSTO, Yerevan decided not to fill its quota ...
02/08/2024Russian diplomat claims Armenia's security impossible without CSTO
... with The Wall Street Journal that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and inaction of the CSTO forced Armenia to seek to diversify its relations in the security area. Pashinyan told a last year press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wanted to 'understand what the area of ...
02/01/2024Lavrov says difficulties in Russia-Armenia relations are temporary
... Pashinyan said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and inaction of the CSTO forced Armenia to seek to diversify its relations in the security area. Earlier this year Armenia declined to host CSTO military exercises, saying it expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. In another rift between Armenia and CSTO Yerevan chose not to fill its quota ...
12/28/2023Mirzoyan and Tasmagambetov discussed CSTO activities and the situation in the region
... Wall Street Journal that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and inaction of the CSTO forced Armenia to seek to diversify its relations in the security area. Earlier this year, Pashinyan told a press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wanted to 'understand what the area of ...
12/21/2023EU says it has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia
The European Union has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told Russian daily 'Izvestia.' YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. The European Union has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told Russian ...
12/11/2023Armenian parliament speaker will not take part in CSTO PA Council meeting in Moscow
... Pashinyan said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and inaction of the CSTO forced Armenia to seek to diversify its relations in the security area. Earlier this year Armenia declined to host CSTO military exercises, saying it expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. In another rift between Armenia and CSTO Yerevan chose not to fill its quota ...
12/05/2023Armenian PM says CSTO actions run counter to country's national interests
... Wall Street Journal that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and inaction of the CSTO forced Armenia to seek to diversify its relations in the security area. Earlier this year, Pashinyan told a press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wanted to 'understand what the area of ...
11/24/2023Russia regrets Armenia's absence at CSTO summit in Minsk
... Wall Street Journal that Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and inaction of the CSTO forced Armenia to seek to diversify its relations in the security area. Earlier this year, Pashinyan told a press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wanted to 'understand what the area of ...
11/23/2023Armenia awaits answers from CSTO to questions related to organization's behavior - Secretary of Security Council
... host a CSTO summit later this month that he will not attend the gathering The Armenian government said the phone call was initiated by the Belarusian leader. Earlier this year, Pashinyan told a press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued occupation of chunks of Armenia’s sovereign territories. Pashinyan said Armenia wanted to 'understand what the area of ...
11/15/2023Armenian-Greek-Cypriot exercises held in Greece
The Greek region of Nea Peramos in Attica hosted November 6-10 joint exercises of special forces of Armenia, Greece, and Cyprus, the Greek General Staff of National Defense said in post on X social network (formerly known as Twitter). YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. The Greek region of Nea Peramos in Attica hosted November ...
11/13/2023Chief of General Staff of Armenian armed forces says cooperation with U.S. continues according to plan
... cooperation such as helping Armenia to shift to contract military service, strengthen the professional non-commissioned officers, modernize the management system, as well as assist in peacekeeping, military medicine, military education and combat training, exercises and other. -0-
11/09/2023Armenia and U.S. discuss defense cooperation issues
... cooperation isuch as helping Armenia to shift to contract military service, strengthen the professional non-commissioned officers, modernize the management system, as well as assist in peacekeeping, military medicine, military education and combat training, exercises and other. Regional security issues were also discussed. Asryan also visited the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) and the NCO Academy located in Hohenfels, Germany. -0-
11/06/2023Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Armenian Ambassador to Russia discussed topical issues of bilateral relations
... Armenian leadership". These ‘unfriendly’ steps were Armenia’s expected ratification of the Rome Statute, a fundamental document of the International Criminal Court (which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin), joint exercises in Armenia with the United States, and a trip to Kiev by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's wife Anna Hakobyan, who delivered humanitarian aid. 0-
10/10/2023Biden: United States will continue to stand besides Armenia to help strengthen its democracy
... humanitarian needs emerging from the latest violence, which Administrator Power will discuss with you in depth. We will also continue to strengthen our cooperation on energy diversification, resilience, snd security, as demonstrated by our recent military exercises. Armenia’s rich history has inspired nations and people everywhere to strive for liberty and justice. And the Armenian-American community continues to be a source of strength in my own country. In the year ahead, I hope to continue to further ...
09/26/2023Pashinyan refused to comment on Lavrov's statement: "I prefer to comment on my peers’ statements"
... a post-G20 press briefing in New Delhi that Armenian politicians' statements accusing Moscow of 'handing Nagorno-Karabakh over to Azerbaijan' were incorrect. Lavrov also noted that Russia regrets the Armenian leadership's intention to hold military exercises with the United States and expressed hope that allied commitments toward Moscow will prevail in Armenia's foreign policy. -0-
09/17/2023"Russia will never be Armenia's enemy," says Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman
... not work out or goes wrong." "Because this can lead to catastrophic consequences. This is dangerous for Armenia," she warned. On September 8, the Russian foreign ministry summoned Armenian ambassador to protest upcoming joint military exercises with the United States and other complaints, highlighting growing tensions between the two countries. “The leadership of Armenia has taken a series of unfriendly steps in recent days," the Russian ministry said in a statement, citing ...
09/13/2023State Department says no connection between Armenian-U.S. military exercises and aggravation on Armenian- Azerbaijani border
... Moscow, which leads the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that includes Armenia, summoned Armenia's ambassador last week to complain about "unfriendly steps" the country was taking. One of these steps is the American-Armenian exercises. The Russian ministry said Armenia's envoy was given a "tough" rebuke but stressed the countries "remain allies." According to Armenia's defense ministry, the exercises aim to "increase the level of interoperability" ...
09/12/2023Russia and Armenia will analyze the situation around Armenian-American military exercises - Peskov
Russia will cooperate with the Armenian side to analyze the reasons why Armenia is conducting military exercises with the United States and refuses to join exercises conducted by the CSTO member countries, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, adding that this analysis will be conducted through dialog with Armenian authorities, TASS ...
09/11/2023Relations between Armenia and Russia spoiled despite all assurances of authorities to the contrary – opposition MP
... protest note," Khachatryan told journalists in parliament. Last Friday the Russian foreign ministry summoned Armenian ambassador to protest 'against unfriendly steps' taken by Armenian leadership. The 'unfriendly' steps include joint military exercises with U.S. to train an Armenian peacekeeping contingent, Armenia’s provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its moves to ratify the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court, which this year indicted Russian President Putin ...
09/11/2023Pro-government MP accuses Russian FM of pushing Armenia towards destruction
... on the sidelines of the G20 summit that some statements made by Armenian politicians that Moscow "surrenders» Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan were incorrect. He also noted that Russia regrets the Armenian leadership's intention to hold military exercises with the United States and expressed hope that allied commitments toward Moscow will prevail in Armenia's foreign policy. -0-
09/11/2023Russian Foreign Ministry summons Armenian ambassador to protest against ‘unfriendly steps and statements’ by Armenian leadership
... Armenian leadership". These ‘unfriendly’ steps include Armenia’s expected ratification of the Rome Statute, a fundamental document of the International Criminal Court (which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin), joint exercises in Armenia with the United States, and a trip to Kiev by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's wife Anna Hakobyan, who delivered humanitarian aid. The Armenian ambassador was handed a note of protest, stating the unacceptability of the September ...
09/09/2023Armenia's withdrawal from CSTO not on agenda, despite criticism of organization - Deputy Minister
... is not going to withdraw from the organization, Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said on Thursday. "There is no such issue on our agenda," Hovhannisyan told reporters. Earlier, Moscow expressed concern over the Armenian-American exercises dubbed Eagle Partner 2023 planned for September 11-20 to prepare Armenian peacekeeping forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions. "Armenia is a CSTO ally. We proceeded and proceed from the fact that in the spirit of alliance ...
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