Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani will arrive in Armenia on July 7 at the invitation of Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan, the Office of Mr. Grigoryan said. During his working visit, Ali Shamkhani will meet with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Working discussions between the Secretaries of the Armenian and Iranian Security Councils…
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (July 5) the negotiations on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran known as the JCPOA needed to succeed while taking into account the interests of regional partners, including Israel, Reuters reports. “We have to defend this deal, take into account security interests of our friends in…
Finland and Sweden completed accession talks at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Monday (4 July 2022), as agreed last week by NATO leaders at their Summit in Madrid. Both countries formally confirmed their willingness and ability to meet the political, legal and military obligations and commitments of NATO membership, NATO’s website reports. The talks were…
The military delegations of Turkey and Ukraine held talks in Ankara, the Turkish military department said. It is noted that at the meeting, ideas were exchanged on bilateral and regional issues related to defense and security. The level of representation of the delegations is not specified. According to media reports, the issue of establishing a…
Comprehensive deepening and development of the relations with India is one of the foreign policy priorities of Armenia, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the opening of the 8th session of the Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission in Yerevan. “In this regard, it is gratifying to see that India with its vital democracy and dynamic economy…
An informed source told the media that Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov is set to pay a visit to Tehran in the coming days at the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Mehr reports. In addition to meeting his Iranian counterpart, Bayramov is scheduled to meet with other Iranian high-ranking officials including Iranian…
Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Syria at the head of a delegation to discuss the latest issues with Syrian officials, Iran Press New Agency reports. Iran’s Foreign Minister in a press conference with his counterpart, Fayssal Mikdad said: Iran condemns the Zionist aggression in the south of Tartus this morning. With its…
At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes in southern Iran on Saturday, according to the country’s semi-official FARS news agency, CNN reports. Four separate earthquakes were recorded near the southern port city of Bandar-e Lengeh, including one that registered at a 6.1 magnitude, according to the United…
President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’ integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two decades. “Unprecedented political and social pressure from the so-called collective West is pushing us to speed up the unification process: together to minimise the…
Ukraine has started exporting electricity to the European Union, via Romania, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russia reduces gas supplies to the bloc which is supporting Kyiv in resisting Moscow’s special military operation. Several European countries, including Italy and Germany, are highly reliant upon Russian gas for their energy needs but have been forced to…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared for his special military operation in Ukraine for at least a year before inciting it, and predicted Putin is likely to be able to maintain a drawn-out offensive for a “long time,” CBS News reports. Scholz made the comments in a Thursday interview with…
The UK Government is providing a further £500,000 to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support land mine clearance in Armenia and Azerbaijan. New funding will provide vital training and expert advice to make the area safe, prevent injuries and save lives. “This UK contribution will harness the UN’s expertise, reduce the…
