Russia's Duma on April 18 ratified the treaty with Armenia concerning Russian military bases in that country. Valid for 25 years with automatic five-year extensions,... MORE

Armenian foreign minister Alexander Arzumanian has proposed establishing a trilateral framework for cooperation among Armenia, Iran, and Greece. Arzumanian discussed the proposal in Yerevan with... MORE

Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry announced yesterday that Armenian forces had attacked Azerbaijani positions twice on April 14 and once more on April 15. Baku's announcement claimed... MORE

Following lengthy and heated debates on the recently revealed Russian arms deliveries to Armenia, Russia's Duma adopted on April 11 a toothless resolution. It urged... MORE

The Russian Duma's Defense Committee chairman, Gen. Lev Rokhlin, indicated yesterday that Russia's clandestine deliveries of military hardware to Armenia had involved more routes and... MORE

Turkey's Foreign Ministry yesterday urged the Russian government to expedite the investigation into deliveries of Russian tanks and infantry-fighting vehicles to Armenia, and to take... MORE

Karabakh president Robert Kocharian announced yesterday that he has been appointed prime minister of Armenia by Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosian. The Karabakh legislature and government... MORE

Russian defense minister Igor Rodionov has confirmed charges that the ministry delivered 84 T-72 tanks and 50 infantry-fighting armored vehicles to Armenia in 1994-1996 without... MORE

Citing medical problems, Armen Sarksian on March 7 submitted his resignation as prime minister of Armenia only four months after taking office. Speaking by telephone... MORE

The National Accord bloc of five opposition parties yesterday resumed street protests with a rally in central Yerevan and declared its intention to continue such... MORE