Armenia

The country said it had officially asked Russia to withdraw its border guards from Yerevan airport

The EU Commission confirmed that it is discussing options with Armenia to start dialogue on visa liberalisation

The ECW First Emergency Response grant, provided by UNICEF, will support the Armenian government's refugee response plan with $1 million and improve access to early education services for refugee and host community children

The ICC held a special ceremony to welcome Armenia as the 124th State Party to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC

The country is preparing to host the AMADEE24 Mars analogue simulation in March; stressing its scientific and educational importance, the ambassador expressed gratitude to the Austrian Space Forum for choosing Armenia as the host country

Armenia held 13th Human Rights Dialogue in Yerevan with EU, focusing this year on gender equality and non-discrimination, freedom of assembly, expression and information, electoral and constitutional reform, refugee rights and strengthening labour rights

The commission responsible for television and radio announced that the licence of Tospa, Sputnik Armenia's broadcaster, has been suspended for 30 days starting December 20 following remarks made in November by Russian TV personality Tigran Keosayan

A court in Yerevan put an end to the marathon trial of former President Robert Kocharyan, who agreed to the statute of limitations despite strongly denying the corruption charges against him

The ‘EU4Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Armenian Communities’ project, with a budget of €2,8 million and co-financed by the EU and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, was launched in Yerevan

It is necessary to regulate at the legislative level the issue of citizens' right to self-defence through the use of arms, announced Vilen Gabrielyan, deputy of ruling Civil Contract Faction and author of the package of bills to regulate the arms trade

Armenia participates in the Strasbourg Christmas Market for the first time ever with around 400 types of handicrafts from over 60 Armenian craftsmen, upon initiative of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport

Co-Rapporteurs of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly for the Monitoring of Armenia's Obligations and Commitments called on the Council to support Armenia in "enormous challenges" for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and in pursuing democratic reforms

Armenia has taken part in a meeting aimed at preparing for a forthcoming summit on Ukraine's proposed peace formula in Malta for the first time