The minimum you must know

The Republic of Armenia is a non-coastal country near the southern border of Russia situated between Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. The country has ancient Christian traditions and was under dual Ottoman and Russian rule in the 1800s. However, Armenia became a member of the Soviet Union from its 1920 formation until its 1991 end. But Christian Armenians have sought cooperation with Europe. Armenia became a member of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and the Assembly of European Regions, and several other European organizations, as a result.

Armenian modern history was not peaceful. The Ottoman empire caused a terrible Armenian genocide in the 1910s during the first global conflict, which cost between one and two million lives. Armenia also contributed a half million troops to the second global conflict, including two hundred thousand who perished. And there have been two territorial Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts with bordering Azerbaijan that were barely resolved in 2022. So peace is very important to Armenians.

Armenia is devoted to creating a peace agreement with Azerbaijan. The country is otherwise at peace globally.