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Nikol Pashinyan, during a press conference, once again reiterated his unified policy with Aliyev He stated that if he supports the Tavush movement led by Archbishop Bagrat and halts the process of delimitation with Azerbaijan, then war will start. Lately, the Armenian Prime Minister has been invoking the possibility of war at every convenient opportunity for his political agenda. @REPUBLICPRESS

The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan and his wife visited occupied Shushi today. @REPUBLICPRESS

Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Pashinyan on May 8 The Kremlin expects the dialogue to be frank and meaningful - there are many questions. Pashinyan will come to Moscow for the anniversary summit of the EAEU. The meeting will be chaired by him. Pashinyan will no longer stay at the Victory Parade. This was announced by Assistant to the President of Russia for Foreign Policy Yuri Ushakov. @REPUBLICPRESS

Pashinyan will not participate in Putin's inauguration ceremony, National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said. @REPUBLICPRESS

The talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place on May 10 in Almaty, the Foreign Ministry said. @REPUBLICPRESS

Armenia, Ukraine Foreign Ministers agree to hold political consultations The foreign ministers of Armenia and Ukraine have agreed to hold political consultations. “I spoke with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to discuss the dynamics of the security situation in Ukraine and the South Caucasus. I welcomed the agreement on border delimitation between Azerbaijan and Armenia. We agreed to hold political consultations between foreign ministries on a wide range of topics of mutual interest,’’ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on X. @REPUBLICPRESS

Rep. Henry Cuellar accused of taking bribes from Azerbaijan - CNN

Azerbaijanis continue looting Armenian homes in occupied Stepanakert. @REPUBLICPRESS

The situation in Kirants With varying degrees of success, police have worked to unblock the road that residents of Kirants village have been blocking in protest of what they see as a disguised territorial surrender under the pretext of “delimitation”. The entrance to the village, where a significant police presence has been established for several days, remains off-limits to journalists. On May 29th, Civic, a media toilet owned by the ruling party, took to YouTube to slander the head of the Tavush Diocese Archbishop Bagrat. No longer concealing their alignment with Azerbaijan’s view of the Armenian Church as “revanchists”, they accused the church of “wanting war” and “being Kremlin agents receiving millions of dollars from Moscow”. These allegations were made in a complete vacuum of evidence. In response, the “Tavush for the Homeland” movement announced plans to sue Civic for slander and defamation against Archbishop Bagrat Galstyan. On May 1st, in an interview with a state-controlled TV channel, Prime Minister Pashinyan failed to offer clarity on the situation, specifically regarding the village's transfer to Azerbaijan and the fate of residents’ property. When asked about concerns regarding the proximity of Azerbaijanis to the village school, Pashinyan suggested “planting trees or building a wall” to obscure the view. Armenia's Ombudsman reiterated on May 2nd the state's obligation to compensate losses incurred by residents of Tavush border villages. Despite restrictions, a RFL/RL Armenian service journalist managed to enter the village through a nearby forest on the same day. However, they were unable to determine the exact number of police present, prompting a call for viewer assistance. Approximately 10% of the village's adult population was reportedly arrested on the same day, only to be released later. Police dismantled a store's surveillance camera capturing their aggressive dispersal of a rally, including an officer's call for violence against villagers. Reportedly the residents are permitted entry upon presenting their passports. Factor.am reports that police dismantled protesters' tents on the morning of May 3rd, the village entrance remains inaccessible. The head of the Tavush Diocese, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, remains barred from entering the village by police. @REPUBLICPRESS

Turkey stopped all trade with Israel as of Thursday, according to two Turkish officials familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. In 2023, trade between the two countries totaled $6.8 billion, of which 76% was Turkish exports, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. @REPUBLICPRESS