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Following a general strike and the blocking of transport routes across the country, the Armenian majority party has agreed to elect opposition protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country's new prime minister. The parliament had rejected his leadership on Tuesday. Commentators stress that the appointment of a new prime minister cannot replace new elections and continue to observe how Russia reacts to the crisis.

Israel has accused Iran of lying when it signed the nuclear agreement and of secretly keeping research findings on building a nuclear bomb. Prime Minister Netanyahu has presented what he claims are secret service documents to this effect. Commentators are unconvinced and ask what the Israeli leader hopes to achieve with his revelations.

The Basque separatist organisation Eta has announced its full dissolution. During the almost 60 years of its struggle against the Spanish central government around 850 people were killed. In the view of commentators, however, the violent and ideological struggle continues.

The leaders of North and South Korea greeted each other warmly at the start of their summit on the border between their two countries. By attending the summit Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to enter South Korea since the armistice put an end to hostilities in 1953. Commentators discuss how this symbolic gesture can help to resolve the permanent crisis on the peninsula.

After French President Macron's state visit, US President Trump will receive Angela Merkel on Friday. Should the German chancellor maintain the cool stance of her first visit one year ago, or would she do better to follow Macron's example and combine criticism with chuminess?