Bayramov discussed perspectives of Armenia-Azerbaijan settlement with American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group in Baku

Bayramov discussed perspectives of Armenia-Azerbaijan settlement with American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group in Baku

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received in Baku the American Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the senior adviser of the US State Department on Caucasus negotiations, Louis Bono. The parties discussed the developments in the South Caucasus, the prospects of the process of normalization of relations between Yerevan and Baku, the negotiation process for…

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Iran’s patience also has a limit: Ali Nikzad

Iran’s patience also has a limit: Ali Nikzad

Ali Nikzad, Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Parliament, referring to Iran-Azerbaijan relations, stated: “Iran is a great country that has shown special respect to its neighbors throughout history. Iran has a lot in common with its northwestern neighbors, especially Azerbaijan, and we have always respected this country. Azerbaijan should know that after the Islamic Revolution, one…

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Turkey, Egypt agree to improve bilateral ties

Turkey, Egypt agree to improve bilateral ties

Turkey and Egypt have agreed to improve bilateral ties, the two nations’ foreign ministers announced at a joint press conference on Thursday, Reuters reports.   Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the two countries agreed to take concrete measures to restore diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level as soon as possible.   He revealed that he…

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Comprehensive discussion with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Osmani

Comprehensive discussion with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Osmani

Bujar Osmani, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, twitted about his meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.   “Comprehensive discussion with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Overcoming humanitarian and security challenges is a clear priority. OSCE stands ready to step up support to implementing crucial reforms & projects to bring…

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Some 90,000 pardoned in Iran

Some 90,000 pardoned in Iran

Some 90,000 have been pardoned following a landmark mass amnesty decree issued by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Press TV reports.   This was announced by Sadeq Rahimi, deputy head of the Judiciary, the branch’s Mizan news agency reported…

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OSCE Chairman-in-office sums up his visit to Armenia

OSCE Chairman-in-office sums up his visit to Armenia

Bujar Osmani, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, twitted about his meetings in Armenia during his visit.    “Pleased to have a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. I reiterated the OSCE’s continued commitment to supporting comprehensive and sustainable peace throughout the region, especially for those most affected by…

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EU Mission was informed about fire fired in the direction of RA Armed Forces servicemen and positions: Mirzoyan

EU Mission was informed about fire fired in the direction of RA Armed Forces servicemen and positions: Mirzoyan

Certainly, the EU observation mission was informed about the provocation that happened yesterday and the fire fired by the Azerbaijani side in the direction of the servicemen and positions of the Armenian Armed Forces with various weapons, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated during the Parliament-Government question-and-answer session. “Today, the EU press service has already…

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Provocation carried out by Azerbaijan is another encroachment on territorial integrity of Armenia: Marukyan

Provocation carried out by Azerbaijan is another encroachment on territorial integrity of Armenia: Marukyan

Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, addressed the situation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in his Twitter. “Armenia’s MoD published a video showing how the servicemen of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces, with the purpose of provocation, drive by the servicemen of Armenia’s Armed Forces carrying out engineering works, and open fire in the direction of the servicemen of Armenia’s…

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Incident once again confirms the need mutual restraint: Zakharova on Azerbaijani provocation in Tegh

Incident once again confirms the need mutual restraint: Zakharova on Azerbaijani provocation in Tegh

Russian peacekeepers promptly took measures to defuse tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where a fire exchange took place on Tuesday, April 11, near the village of Tegh, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Wednesday, TASS reports. “On April 11, there was an armed incident at the line of disengagement on…

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OCCRP publishes a story revealing Azerbaijani government spying journalists and actvists

OCCRP publishes a story revealing Azerbaijani government spying journalists and actvists

Revealing photographs of journalists and activists are proliferating on social media. Many Azerbaijanis, and the women themselves, suspect they were planted by the country’s authoritarian government as revenge against speaking out, OCCRP recent report shows. The government denies the claims.   In mid-February, Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev escalated a month-long hunger strike to protest his…

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Azerbaijan always been interested in developing neighborly relations with Iran, MFA Spokesperson

Azerbaijan always been interested in developing neighborly relations with Iran, MFA Spokesperson

Azerbaijan has always been interested in developing good neighborly relations with all neighboring countries, including Iran, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizade said.   Hajizade noted that during the recent telephone conversations between the foreign ministers, a detailed exchange of views took place on the current situation between the two countries. The Azerbaijani side positively…

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Stability is one of important features of friendly relations between Tehran and Yerevan: Ali Shamkhani

Stability is one of important features of friendly relations between Tehran and Yerevan: Ali Shamkhani

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday night that tension in Caucasus region will not be in interest of anyone, IRNA reports. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Armen Gregorian in which the two sides spoke about bilateral relations and most important regional issues….

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Fight Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Could Spark a Wider Crisis: Foreign Affairs

Fight Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Could Spark a Wider Crisis: Foreign Affairs

The long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has created partnerships in the South Caucasus that cut across religious, ethnic, and geopolitical lines in surprising ways, Foreign Affairs reports. Iran, which is ruled by Shiite clerics, has provided an economic lifeline to Christian-majority Armenia, whose primary backer has long been…

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Clarification of the Franco-German ‘Arte’ TV company in connection with report that raised dissatisfaction

Clarification of the Franco-German ‘Arte’ TV company in connection with report that raised dissatisfaction

The reportage called ‘Azerbaijan: Time to return to Karabakh’ aired on March 9 by French-German ‘Arte’ TV Company, has raised dissatisfaction in the French domain of social networks, both among French-Armenian and French users. Along with the letters of protest addressed to the management of the TV channel, Armenian organizations, French-Armenian and French figures expressed…

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Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions

The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed “problems and misunderstandings” between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, days after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over “provocative actions”, Reuters reports.   The expulsions came amid a deterioration of ties, partly due to Baku’s improving relations with Tehran’s arch-enemy…

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan responded to comments of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan responded to comments of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani

Iranian MFA Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani’s comment of April 7 regarding the declaration of 4 employees of the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan as personae non gratae due to their actions incompatible with diplomatic status and contradicting the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, is biased and emotional, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizade said. “Regarding the…

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Resolution condemning Azerbaijan at Parliament of Cyprus

Resolution condemning Azerbaijan at Parliament of Cyprus

The House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus adopted a resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the blockade of the Armenian civilian population in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), Armenia’s Embassy to Greece reports. “Recalling the previous resolutions on October 9, 2020 and December 3, 2021 regarding Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh),…

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Erdoğan receives Lavrov for talks

Erdoğan receives Lavrov for talks

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for talks in the capital Ankara, the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications announced Friday.   Erdoğan and Lavrov held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Complex and no further information was released about the meeting but Lavrov met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu…

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