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Armenia has formalised a strategic partnership with the United States, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan prepares for parliamentary elections amid rising pro-Russia sentiment. The agreement, signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, includes a framework for critical minerals and a transit corridor.

Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of systematically erasing all traces of ethnic Armenians in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, claiming that Baku has completed the ethnic cleansing of the area. The ongoing conflict between the two countries over the territory has been brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Armenia has filed a case against Azerbaijan for alleged discrimination and ethnic cleansing.

Armenia’s President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed the ratification of the Rome Statute, recognising the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite Russian warnings, a statement said Saturday. 

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Euronews that a road to reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan is possible, but work needs to be done.

Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from its arch-rival Yerevan.

Fifty Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed over the past few days in recent provocations by Armenia, Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry said.

International media coverage of the Armenian Genocide 107th anniversary

Politico says President Joe Biden issued a statement memorializing the Armenian genocide that included some phrasing that seemed to reference Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ekathimerini says Erdogan criticized Biden for again characterizing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a “genocide,” saying his statement was “based on lies”.

Jerusalem Post says Armenians around the world commemorated the Armenian genocide on Sunday, April 24, as they do every year.