In a thinly veiled warning to Azerbaijan, President Serzh Sargsyan said on Thursday that a military assault on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh would trigger "serious counterattacks" with strong elements of surprise.

ANKARA (RFE/RL)-President Serzh Sargsyan will press for a speedy implementation of the newly signed Turkish-Armenian agreements during his landmark visit to Turkey on Wednesday, a senior pro-government lawmaker in Yerevan said on Tuesday.

Armenia's President Serzh Sargsan insisted on Tuesday that he will not travel to Turkey in October to watch the return match of the two countries' national football teams unless Ankara moves to reopen the Turkish-Armenian border.

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-Senior members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia expressed concern about the ongoing Turkish-Armenian rapprochement at a meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday night, top party representatives said on Tuesday.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia made clear on Friday that it will block an opposition bill obliging Armenia to formally recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as an independent state if is put to a vote in parliament.

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian emphasized Russia's importance for Armenia's economic development in a phone call with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported by his office on Thursday.

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-President Serzh Sargsyan asserted Armenia's European vocation on Wednesday at a meeting with the visiting head of an alliance of Europe's leading conservative parties.