Armenia Archives - Page 9 of 42 - Onnik James Krikorian - Journalist, Photojournalist, Consultant

Meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijan: little progress for Nagorno Karabakh

Jul 5, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balcani Caucaso, Nagorno Karabakh

In early June in Chisinau, Moldova, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, would meet again in Arlington, Virginia, on June 12. However, the meeting facilitated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken only took place on June 27. Baku had requested a postponement the week before due to the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, fresh from re-election, scheduled for June 12-13.

Breaking bread in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Jun 27, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Nagorno Karabakh

“It is also too early to talk about ‘culinary diplomacy’ in the Karabakh conflict, sometimes also referred to as ‘gastrodiplomacy,’ though countless state banquets demonstrate that is by no means a new concept,” writes Onnik James Krikorian in this op-ed for commonspace.eu.

Street Punk Legends The Exploited Play Tbilisi, Yerevan and Istanbul

Jun 20, 2023 | #TbilisiUnderground, Armenia, Caspian Post, Georgia, Music, Turkey

A lively crowd of passionate fans eagerly gathered outside Elektrowerk, a repurposed Soviet-era factory in Tbilisi’s Isani district, last weekend. They were here to see[ME1] punk legends, The Exploited who had come from delivering electrifying shows in Yerevan and Istanbul just days earlier. Now they were bringing raw energy, rebellious spirit, and a dose of punk-infused chaos, to the Georgian capital.

Preventing and countering violent extremism in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Jun 20, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, PCVE

Nationalist and ultra-nationalist narratives increasingly resemble those disseminated by violent extremist groups. Not only are the themes similar, but so too are the ways in which they are amplified and disseminated online via different platforms. They also target specific demographic groups, but there are few if any attempts to address or counter them, especially in the context of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

Armenia and Azerbaijan, new talks in Moscow, Chişinău, and Ankara

Jun 7, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balcani Caucaso, European Union, Nagorno Karabakh

Following last month’s meeting in Brussels between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev hosted by European Council President Charles Michel, talks between Yerevan and Baku continue to intensify. Not to be outdone by the flurry of activity from the United States and the European Union, Russian President Putin also hosted the two leaders at the sidelines of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Moscow on 25 May.

The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process needs inclusive multitrack diplomacy

Jun 6, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Georgia, Music

“As movement towards an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan gathers momentum, a multi-track approach needs to emerge in order to make any peace more sustainable,” writes Onnik James Krikorian for commonspace.eu. “Governments, local communities, and the non-governmental sector should be partners and not rivals.”

Armenia-Azerbaijan, possible progress registered at Brussels meeting

May 18, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balcani Caucaso, European Union, Nagorno Karabakh

On Sunday, 14 May, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev met in Brussels for renewed talks hosted by European Council President Charles Michel. It was the fifth such meeting organised by Michel and it marked a resumption of the Brussels Process. Last year, the talks to normalise relations between the two countries appeared to stall in early December, when Armenia advocated for the inclusion of French President Emmanuel Macron. Azerbaijan rejected the request and the talks did not take place.

Religious diplomacy should be factored into the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

May 14, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Religion

“Religion has taken a place in the narratives that depict two warring sides locked into perpetual battle, and the international media nearly always frames the conflict as one between “Christian Armenia” and “Muslim Azerbaijan”, implanting that image in the minds of readers,” writes Onnik James Krikorian in this op-ed for commonspace.eu.

U.S. Hosts Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers for Possible Roadmap to Peace Treaty

May 10, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balcani Caucaso, Nagorno Karabakh, United States

As talks between Yerevan and Baku continue, with a spate of meetings between the leaders scheduled in the near future, following last week’s bilateral negotiations between the two foreign ministers in the United States, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa has published another of my updates on the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalisation process.

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