Suren Papikyan

By Norine Ghalechian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Azerbaijani forces opened fire at a border village in Armenia’s Syunik province overnight, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Monday, March 31, as it[...]

WASHINGTON (Azatutyun) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan what he described as “strategic partnership” between their countries during talks held in Washington late[...]

In my previous article, I observed that Armenia and the USA have underwhelming bilateral relations. Their economic, political, and military cooperation is insufficient to engage the heads of state, as[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Outside powers cannot bring peace and stability to the South Caucasus, Iran’s leaders have told Armenia’s visiting Defense Minister Suren Papikyan in what appears to be a[...]

By Astghik Bedevian YEREVAN (Azatutyun/AFP) — France will provide more weapons and other military assistance to Armenia to help it defend its territory, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said during[...]

PARIS (Azatutyun) — France pledged to boost Armenia’s air defenses, train Armenian military personnel and help the South Caucasus country reform its armed forces as the French group Thales and[...]

By Artak Khulian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Armenia appeared to boycott on Thursday, May 25, a regular meeting of the defense ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, highlighting[...]

Armenia can hardly handle one calamity at a time but a rapid succession of disastrous occurrences is shaking the country to its core. The closure of the Lachin corridor by[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun/news.am) — The Armenian authorities continued to face tough questions from human rights activists and other critics on Friday, January 20, one day after 15 soldiers died at their[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — A delegation of France’s Armed Forces Ministry has visited Armenia to explore the possibility of deepening military ties between the two states. French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien[...]