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Follow RT for the latest news and reports from Armenia. It is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus, Eurasia, whose capital and largest city is Yerevan. Armenia has an ancient culture heritage which dates back to 860 BC. Armenia was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion. Visit RT historical and cultural news. Since the collapse of the USSR, Armenia's economy has suffered frequent crises, and is heavily reliant on investment from the Armenian diaspora – get the latest news on economy and finance. Armenia is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the Council of Europe, and other organizations. Visit RT.com on cooperation between Armenia and other countries. Moreover, there have been numerous protests. The most known was Electric Yerevan in 2015 – find information and news on that one – as well as on the recent protests of 2018 happening all over Armenia, which led to Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's resignation.
- ‘Hindering peace & stability’: Ankara summons US envoy as it fumes over Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide
Turkey has summoned the US ambassador to the country, blasting US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide as a threat to shaky regional peace, while denying him the moral right to “judge historical matters.”Apr 25, 2021 01:07World News - Joe Biden formally recognizes Armenian Genocide, getting praise from Yerevan & angering NATO ally TurkeyJoe Biden has formally recognized the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as an act of genocide, becoming the first US president to do so since Ronald Reagan and inflaming already strained relations with a strategic ally.Apr 24, 2021 16:10USA News
- Forgotten Genocides: RT America looks at crimes politics has swept under the rugWhy are some genocides incessantly remembered while others are tossed to the trash heap of history? In ‘Forgotten Genocides: The Sin of Silence’, airing April 23, RT America asks these questions and more.Apr 15, 2021 10:30USA News
- ‘An attack on Armenia is an attack on Russia’ – Yerevan's PM Pashinyan claims Moscow is key to national security after bloody warArmenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that his country is now dependent on its alliance with Moscow for protection after a military defeat last year saw it concede territory under its control to neighboring Azerbaijan.Apr 14, 2021 14:33Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Weightlifting champ Simon Martirosyan ‘kills man in car crash’ in Armenia days after setback at European Championships in MoscowMultiple weightlifting world record holder Simon Martirosyan is said to have been involved in a serious car accident which led to the death of a man who he ran over in his native Armenia.Apr 13, 2021 13:00Sport News
- Embattled Armenian PM Pashinyan was ‘misinformed’ about Russian rockets not working, Yerevan admits after phone call with PutinFacing a barrage of criticism at home and abroad, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sought to put an end to an explosive row over whether Moscow-made missiles failed to detonate during the bloody Nagorno-Karabakh war.Mar 2, 2021 09:05Russia & Former Soviet Union
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