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Armenia Jails Senior Cleric Pending Trial on Coup Plot Charges

This is Beirut, 26/06 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Armenian court on Thursday sent an influential cleric into a two-month pre-trial detention on coup attempt charges, a day after authorities claimed to foil a plot to overthrow the government. Authorities on Wednesday arrested Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, a charismatic senior church figure opposing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, along with ...

Armenia PM Arrives in Turkey for 'Historic' Visit

This is Beirut, 20/06 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he held "in-depth" talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on a rare visit to arch-foe Turkey Friday, which Yerevan described as a "historic" step toward regional peace. The talks between the two leaders -- whose nations have never established formal diplomatic ties ...

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