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24.06.26 - 09:42
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Ursula von der Leyen To Visit Armenia Next Week As Pro-EU Aspirations Ramp Up (ZeroHedge)
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Ursula von der Leyen To Visit Armenia Next Week As Pro-EU Aspirations Ramp Up
Brussels is eyeing Armenia as the small Caucasus nation has lately made it's pro-EU aspirations known, given just earlier this month Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won parliamentary elections, in a vote widely seen as signififying its major pro-Western shift.
Pashinyan had claimed a "historic victory that will ensure Armenia's eternity and development" while also vowing to "continue the course of rapprochement with the West" - but while balancing the pursuit of positive relations with Russia.
And now, just days after the result was confirmed, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is preparing to travel to Armenia next week, Politico reports.
Image: Prime Minister of Armenia's Press Service
The EU delegation is expected to be high-level, given it will include Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos in a high-profile show of support fo Pashinyan after his pro-Europe...
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09.06.26 - 08:48
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Pro-EU Ruling Party Wins Armenia Election In Landslide, Kremlin Blasts Western Interference (ZeroHedge)
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Pro-EU Ruling Party Wins Armenia Election In Landslide, Kremlin Blasts Western Interference
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party has won parliamentary elections, according to Monday's result, after a vote which has signified the small Caucasus nation's major pro-Western shift.
His Civil Contract party secured 49.81 percent of the vote, while the main opposition party Strong Armenia - seen as pro-Moscow, finished a distant second with 23.29 percent. National turnout in the country of three million people was close to 60%.
Pashinyan claimed a "historic victory that will ensure Armenia's eternity and development" while also vowing to "continue the course of rapprochement with the West" - but while balancing the pursuit of positive relations with Russia.
Anadolu/Getty Images: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in the parliamentary elections early Monday morning.
Prime Minister Pashinyan has made known his intentions for his country to event...
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09.06.26 - 05:42
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Pressestimme: ′Frankfurter Rundschau′ zu Kaukasus/Armenien (DPA-AFX)
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FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - "Frankfurter Rundschau" zu Kaukasus/Armenien:"So eindeutig das politische Signal nun ausfällt, so kompliziert bleibt die Wirklichkeit: Armenien mag sich nach Westen recken, doch der Macht Russlands kann sich der kleine Binnenstaat, ......
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08.06.26 - 10:57
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EU-Spitzen begrüßen Wahlergebnis in Armenien (DPA-AFX)
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BRÜSSEL (dpa-AFX) - Spitzenvertreter der EU haben sich erfreut über den Wahlsieg des pro-westlichen Lagers bei der Parlamentswahl in der Südkaukasusrepublik Armenien gezeigt. EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen gratulierte Regierungschef Nikol ......
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