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Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan highlighted Azerbaijan’s desire to prevent future threats, while stressing the importance for Armenia to unblock communications and participate in the Zangezur Corridor project.
Armenian media reported that Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan said it is understandable that Azerbaijan wants to prevent any future threat.
He noted, “It is obvious that for Azerbaijan it is important to prevent any future threat and to make sure it does not arise, say, in 50 or 100 years… Anything can happen.”
Simonyan emphasised that for Armenia, it is crucial to unblock communications as soon as possible.
Regarding the 'Trump Route,' the section of the Zangezur Corridor passing through Armenia, he suggested, “an Armenian company could, for example, work on building energy infrastructure, while another company might construct the railway.”
“These issues will be handled by a joint Armenian–American organisation,” he added.
Several locally-developed instant messaging applications were reportedly restored in Iran on Tuesday (20 January), partially easing communications restrictions imposed after recent unrest.
There was a common theme in speeches at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday (20 January). China’s Vice-Premier, He Lifeng, warned that "tariffs and trade wars have no winners," while France's Emmanuel Macron, labelled "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the U.S. "fundamentally unacceptable."
Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday (20 January) after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy rains left waters murky and more likely to attract the animals.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington would “work something out” with NATO allies on Tuesday, defending his approach to the alliance while renewing his push for U.S. control of Greenland amid rising tensions with Europe.
At the World Economic Forum’s “Defining Eurasia’s Economic Identity” panel on 20 January 2026, leaders from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Serbia discussed how the South Caucasus and wider Eurasian region can strengthen economic ties, peace and geopolitical stability amid shifting global influence.
Armenia and Azerbaijan will interconnect their energy systems, enabling mutual electricity imports and exports as part of a wider regional transit initiative, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Mine-clearing machines produced in Azerbaijan by ImProtex are being used to support demining operations across the country, as efforts continue to address landmine contamination left by past conflicts.
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Armenia's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, wants former Armenian ambassador to the U.S., Lilit Makunts, to become the next Speaker of the National Assembly.
Türkiye and Uzbekistan have established a new institutional framework for security and foreign policy coordination. Held in Ankara on Tuesday (20 January), the first meeting in the “4+4” format assembled the Turkish and Uzbek ministers for foreign affairs, defense, the interior, and intelligence.
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