Borders

Armenia-Turkey border to be opened to help Syria

Armenia-Turkey border to be opened to help Syria

The Armenian government adopted a decision to make its Margara checkpoint on the border with Turkey operational from March 21 to 31 in order to send humanitarian cargo to Syria through Turkish territory. An agreement has also been …

Saakashvili sentenced for illegal entry into Georgia

Saakashvili sentenced for illegal entry into Georgia

The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili to four and a half years in prison for illegally entering the border in 2021. The ruling, read out by Judge Mikhail Dzhindzholiya, caused a stir in the …

Turkish journalists visit Margara checkpoint

Turkish journalists visit Margara checkpoint

Journalists from Turkey who arrived in Armenia as part of a media tour organized for Turkish media outlets, visited the Margara checkpoint on the Armenian-Turkish …

Stanislav Pritchin: Baku and Yerevan may sign a peace treaty within a year

Stanislav Pritchin: Baku and Yerevan may sign a peace treaty within a year

The 2nd International Conference of the Western Azerbaijan Community "The Right to Return: Advancing Justice for Azerbaijanis Expelled from Armenia" took place in Baku the day before. Vestnik Kavkaza correspondent Marina Lagutina spoke with Stanislav Pritchin, Head of the Central Asia Sector at IMEMO RAS, about the prospects for peace in the South Caucasus.

Armenia legalizes border delimitation with Azerbaijan

Armenia legalizes border delimitation with Azerbaijan

The National Assembly of Armenia has ratified provisions on the delimitation of the border with Azerbaijan this morning. As many as 67 deputies voted in favor. There were no abstentions or votes against. Only the ruling …