What are the current realistic prospects for Armenia and Karabakh?
They range from bad to worse,
It expanded from intra-state clashes
within Azerbaijan,
5 November, 2020 Ameriabank has entered into long-term subordinated loan agreement with Symbiotics SA for USD 15 million, with possible increase up to USD 25 million. The funds qualify as Bank Tier 2 capital instrument under Basel III framework and are aimed at strengthening the overall capital position of the Bank.
Ameriabank issued a Green Bond in EUR for the equivalent of USD 50 million, marking a milestone in the local financial market as the first ever Green Bond project in Armenia. The Green Bond was structured in accordance with internationally recognized ICMA Green Bond Principles (the GBP).
The defeat of Armenia in the second Karabakh war dramatically altered the regional political arrangements that had shaped Armenia’s foreign and security policy. Prior to the independence of Armenia, a movement for the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, and then the victory in the 1990s defined the contours of Armenia’s foreign policy and international stance in general. But the 44-day war changed the facts on the ground. Henceforth, Armenian foreign policy will be implemented in a completely different environment and the revision of the core concepts of Armenia’s foreign policy is a matter of urgency.
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to mediate the return of Armenian POWs who are currently held in Azerbaijani custody after the war.
In the past, Ottoman Sultans and Russian Tsars carved out their rival empires in the South Caucasus.
Combatants rushing to war think it is a zero-sum game, but all too soon it becomes a minus-sum game.
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia calls upon the international community, and in particular the international organizations on human rights to focus on the issue of Azerbaijani authorities artificially protracting the process of exchange of bodies and captives, which has been the case during the military activities, and continues now after the completion of military actions.
A large segment of Armenians is hesitant to call for Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation, citing uncertainty about the future as their main concern. Who will take over? Will it be the “old, corrupt regime”? Or the “oligarchs”? What if the situation gets worse?
