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📍 Opposition politician and Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan has sued Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for defamation in a months-long dispute over alleged hallucinogenic mushroom use.📍 During a working visit to France, Pashinyan met with President Emmanuel Macron.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

The future of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement remains uncertain, but some elements of the process are likely to outlast it. CivilNet political commentator Eric Hacopian explains how TRIPP and other regional transport links could move forward even without a final agreement. Yet Hacopian says Baku’s “Western Azerbaijan” campaign exposes Aliyev’s true intentions, calling it a “declaration of war.” The discussion then delves into Baku’s increasingly troubled oil-dependent economy and how it’s likely to lead to new political and security challenges for the region. 0:00- What will survive the current Arm-Az peace process 3:10- Could TRIPP open but not the borders? 5:18- Railroads & “Pan-Turkic” concerns 8:17- Turkish normalization with Armenia is dead 9:53- Armenia’s next nuclear plant 12:25- How far can the “Western Azerbaijan” provocation go 14:55- How Armenia should respond 17:46- Azerbaijan’s struggling economy#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

The future of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement remains uncertain, but some elements of the process are likely to outlast it. CivilNet political commentator Eric Hacopian explains how TRIPP and other regional transport links could move forward even without a final agreement. Yet Hacopian says Baku’s “Western Azerbaijan” campaign exposes Aliyev’s true intentions, calling it a “declaration of war.” The discussion then delves into Baku’s increasingly troubled oil-dependent economy and how it’s likely to lead to new political and security challenges for the region. 0:00- What will survive the current Arm-Az peace process 3:10- Could TRIPP open but not the borders? 5:18- Railroads & “Pan-Turkic” concerns 8:17- Turkish normalization with Armenia is dead 9:53- Armenia’s next nuclear plant 12:25- How far can the “Western Azerbaijan” provocation go 14:55- How Armenia should respond 17:46- Azerbaijan’s struggling economy#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

📍 Armenia’s government has proposed major amendments to the country’s citizenship law, introducing a two-year residence requirement for ethnic Armenians who wish to become citizens.📍 Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov repeated calls for Armenia to amend its constitution, but said that when this happens is Armenia’s own business.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

📍 Armenia will have completed about 40% of the work required for visa-free travel to the European Union by November 1, Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan told CivilNet.📍 Armenia has appealed Russia’s trade restrictions through institutions of the Eurasian Economic Union.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia