Armenia may hold referendum on joining EU ‘in near future’

  • Russia hit back in unusually strong terms at remarks from Armenia’s security chief suggesting that the Kremlin allowed Azerbaijan to take control of Nagorno-Karabakh.
  • Armenia’s top diplomat said his country is willing to sign normalization deals with Azerbaijan and Turkey within a month. Azerbaijan’s top diplomat indicated “significant progress” toward a deal, but again called on Armenia to change its constitution first.
  • A senior U.S. diplomat said now “is the time for peace” between Yerevan and Baku.
  • Armenia’s parliament speaker raised the possibility of holding a referendum in the country on joining the European Union. He did not provide a timeline for that.
  • Insights with Eric Hacopian: https://youtu.be/_3WJnz5JLqY

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