Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared 2025 the first year in the country's history of independence to pass without combat losses. He stated that there were no fatalities from firefights on either side of the conflict with Azerbaijan.
Three men, including twin brothers and adult schoolchildren, have been arrested in Yerevan in connection with an incident at St. Anne's Church. As Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was leaving the church after the liturgy, a parishioner attacked him, swinging his arm at the politician and shouting, "Don't look at me like that!"
A new group of Rosatom employees working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has been evacuated from Iran to Russia via Armenia. According to the Russian Embassy in Yerevan, 164 people, who had previously crossed the border through the Nurduz/Agarak checkpoint, departed on a special flight to Moscow on March 27.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan issued a statement declaring that Armenians held captive by Azerbaijan are a result of conflict, not peace. In his video address, he emphasized that peace increases the chances of releasing the captives, while conflict makes this virtually impossible.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a closed meeting with leading businessmen, proposed that they voluntarily contribute funds to the budget to finance the war with Ukraine, according to the Financial Times and The Bell.
The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch, expressed "grave concern" about the consolidation of power by the Georgian government in the context of a one-party parliament. In an interview with Independence Avenue Media, he made it clear that there is no hope of a warming of relations between Washington and Tbilisi unless Georgia's ruling party changes course.
The third Russian humanitarian convoy, consisting of seven trucks and delivering 140 tons of food, arrived at the Yug-Astara checkpoint on the Azerbaijan-Iran border. After customs clearance, the cargo will be sent to Iran via the North-South International Transport Corridor.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on Tbilisi to renew its pro-European policy, including the principles of democracy and the rule of law. He stated that Georgia's current course raises serious concerns.
Партия «Сильная Армения», связанная с российским олигархом Самвелом Карапетяном, направила в Центральную избирательную комиссию запрос с требованием аннулировать итоги выборов в парламент Армении.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan responded to a question about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had congratulated his party on its victory in the parliamentary elections.
The Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, returned to Yerevan after consultations in Moscow and resumed his diplomatic duties.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused the European Union of attempting to directly control the election campaign in Armenia.