I am appalled by the recent serious breaches of the ceasefire on the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact and in particular the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 3 August around the Lachin corridor and in the north-western section, Chair of the EU Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina Kaljurand said in a…
Azerbaijan’s deadly attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh are not only a violation of the ceasefire, but also an unacceptable of its recent pattern of aggression. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee stated this in a post on Twitter. “Azerbaijani forces must withdraw from the region and end hostilities against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh,” the post reads.
Moscow has not yet seen Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s proposals for specifying details of the Russian peacekeeping mission’s work in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday. “I find it difficult to answer this question because we have not seen the specific proposals that the Armenian Prime Minister wants to…
Reuters. Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday (August 4) denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port blast, marking the huge explosion’s second anniversary with demands for accountability. Bechara Boutros al-Rai, in a mass commemorating its scores of victims, said God condemned officials who were stalling…
Office of the US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement on the Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken commended the Turkish diplomatic efforts that led to the first shipment of Ukrainian grain leaving the…
The European Union is making a final push to save the Iran nuclear deal, convening all negotiators for an unexpected and sudden resumption of talks on Thursday, three sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO. The goal — as it has been for months — is to restore a 2015 deal that saw Iran…
The European Union calls for an immediate cessation of the hostilities which have broken out between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces around the Lachin corridor and other places along the Line of Contact. Regrettably, these clashes already led to loss of life and injuries. This is stated on the official website of the EU. “It is essential to…
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni with Ukrainian grain, which left the port of Odessa on Monday morning, late on Thursday reached Istanbul, where it will be inspected, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. “The Razoni dry cargo ship, laden with corn, reached the Bosporus Strait from the Black Sea side. It anchored at the designated…
On August 3, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. Ararat Mirzoyan presented to Andrzej Kasprzyk the security situation that unfolded in the region during the last few days. Minister Mirzoyan condemned the arbitrary interpretation of trilateral statements and attempts to destabilize the situation by Azerbaijan,…
The European Union is concerned about the increased tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Georgia Crisis, wrote about it on his Twitter. “Concerned about reports of increased tensions in Armenia-Azerbaijan context over recent days. EU is committed to deepening its engagement in the peace process;…
During the past day, three violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were recorded in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, as a result of which a representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces was injured. This is stated in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
The provocative actions initiated and carried out by the armed forces of Azerbaijan in the northern and northwestern parts of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) are part of the policy of Armenophobia and the ethnic cleansing strategy, the Prosecutor’s Office of Artsakh said in a statement. Noting that the escalation of the situation is usually…
Abdullah Shahid, President of the UN General Assembly, should not have deleted his post about visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial, US Congressman Frank Pallone stated. “33 countries, including the United States, have formally recognized the Armenian genocide. The UN should not be complicit in Turkey’s rejection of history. President of the United Nations General Assembly…
Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country’s atomic energy organisation, said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency, Reuters reports. Eslami reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in…
A grain-loaded ship that departed from the Ukrainian port of Odesa will be in Istanbul on Tuesday at 12 p.m. GMT, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. “The ship will be anchored off the coast of Istanbul around 1500 (local time) for a joint inspection,” Akar said at Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk…
