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Putin Set To Host Talks Between Rivals Azerbaijan, Armenia

October 29, 2022 6:12 am

The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks in Sochi on Monday between the leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan.

‘On the initiative of the Russian side, tripartite negotiations between… Putin, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be held on October 31 in Sochi,’ the Kremlin said in a statement.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in three decades.

Deadly clashes in September along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border have raised fears of a fresh all-out conflict.

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200 Protesters Detained In Armenia As Presure On PM Mounts

May 4, 2022 1:23 am

Police in Armenia on Tuesday detained no fewer than 200 anti-government protesters as opposition parties heightened pressure on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his handling of a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that protests erupted in Yerevan on Sunday with the opposition demanding Pashinyan’s immediate resignation accusing him of plotting to cede to Baku all the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region over which the two countries went to war in 2020.

Also. fresh demonstrations took place on Monday and on Tuesday police cracked down on protesters who blocked traffic in central Yerevan, provoking chaotic scenes …