Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that Azerbaijan's decision to lift all restrictions on goods transit through its territory signifies Armenia is gradually overcoming a decades-long blockade. This move, following a US-brokered peace agreement, has already facilitated the first transit of Kazakh grain to Armenia.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan undertook a working visit to Strasbourg from September 28-30, 2025, to participate in the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). During his visit, Pashinyan engaged in high-level meetings with key European officials and delivered an address at the plenary session, reaffirming Armenia's commitment to democratic reforms and human rights.
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has been found guilty by the Yerevan First Instance Court of making public calls for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order. The verdict was delivered on September 24, 2025, with sentencing scheduled for September 29. The Archbishop denies the charges, which his defense claims are politically motivated.
The National Assembly of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has declared September 19 as the 'Day of Forced Deportation and Rights Claims'. This date marks the second anniversary of the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive that led to the mass exodus of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the region.
