Regional * Armenia officially confirmed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s two-day visit to the US, which will take place on 7–8 August. Pashinyan’s office noted that in Washington DC, he will have a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump, as well as a trilateral meeting between Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, ‘aiming to advance peace, prosperity, and economic cooperation in the region’. * The Azerbaijani state-run media outlet Azertac wrote that President Ilh...| OC Media
Regional * On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot about the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the State Department, the sides, among other issues, discussed ‘securing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia’. * On Monday afternoon, the Armenian Defence Ministry reported a ceasefire violation case by Azerbaijan that same day. In turn, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry denied that its troops had opened fire. Accord...| OC Media
Regional * A number of countries and organisations, including Turkey, France, Germany, Iran, Georgia, NATO, have welcomed the declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan signed in Washington on 8 August, which included a plan to create a route connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. * Russia reacted more negatively to the declaration, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova saying that the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan| OC Media
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have arrived in Washington, DC for respective talks with US President Donald Trump, which will be followed by a joint press conference. The talks are expected to be centered on the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the creation of a road connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan, which will reportedly be created under the management of a US company and tentatively called th| OC Media
