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.
Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract Party will form its pre-election list in stages, Hraparak reports.
It says a party congress is expected on 15 February, when 1,000 delegates will select 50 candidates from a list of 280.
A second congress, likely in mid-March, would then narrow the choice among those 50 to decide key roles, including the prime ministerial candidate.
Lilit Makunts served as Armenia’s ambassador to the United States from 2 August 2021 until August 2025, after previously serving as Culture Minister.
The current speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly is Alen Simonyan, who has held the post since August 2021.
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel on targets in Iran, as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
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The widening war between Iran, U.S. and Israel is leaving civilians and soldiers caught in its wake. Thousands of people are stranded across the Gulf, flights are grounded, and Washington has confirmed the first American troops killed as fears grow of further casualties.
Azerbaijan's Astara border has become a key corridor for people wanting to leave Iran. More than 600 foreign nationals have been walking through the frontier this week amid the war in the Middle East.
Türkiye has suspended day-trip crossings at its Kapıköy border and two others with Iran as regional tensions escalate following strikes involving the United States and Israel on Tehran. AnewZ's Alisultan Sultanzade was on the ground at the crossing before the restrictions came into force.
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