August 2023

Wopke Hoekstra Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands referred to the UN Security council discussion commenced by the initiative of Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.   “The Netherlands fully supports the EU’s statement at the UNSC yesterday. I share the great concerns regarding the serious humanitarian situation in Nagorno Karabakh. The Lachin corridor must be reopened…

Switzerland is deeply concerned by humanitarian consequences of Lachin corridor impediments, the confederation’s representative said at UN Security Council meeting  commenced by the initiative of Armenia. “We commend diplomatic efforts for lasting peace and called to restore free passage of civilians and essential good, facilitate safe and unhindered humanitarian aid”, Adrian Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative…

Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative and Acting Chargé d’Affaires delivered a statement regarding the situation in Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh during a UNSC meeting commenced by the initiative of Armenia.    The statement reads:    “The United Arab Emirates is closely following the evolving situation along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and has taken…

OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bujar Osmani addressed the issue of opening the Lachin Corridor in Twitter.   “Following up to my phone conversations from last week, as OSCE Chairman-in- Office I requested my Personal Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk to visit the Lachin area and to report back to me on the current situation on the ground.    I…

Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan reminded on her Twitter microblog that today, at 11:00 p.m. Yerevan time, it is possible to follow the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council online. It is held at the request of Armenia in connection with the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of…

Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahain and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, in a telephone conversation late Tuesday, discussed and exchanged views on some topics of mutual interest, including the Niger crisis, the Ukraine war, the relations between Iran and the European Union, as well as the removal of sanctions, Iran Press reports. Amir-Abdollahian…

Member of European parliament Miriam Lexmann said she considered shooting at EU Mission in Armenia from Azerbaijani side unacceptable.    “I expect that Josep Borrell will be seeking immediate answers from Azerbaijan regarding shooting on EU mission in Armenia staff. This is unacceptable! If Baku is at all serious about confidence-building and eventual peace, such…

Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, referred to the death in Nagorno-Karabakh from starvation.   “We were warning about this on daily basis for already eight months. Please take action to stop ethnic cleansing and the genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh…”, Marukyan tweeted and tagged US President Joe Biden, US State Secretary Antony Blinken, European Council President Charles…

Till today, the Armenian parties have taken all the necessary steps, in the context of confidence building, including handing over all the landmine maps to Azerbaijan, but in response, Azerbaijan continues to make false accusations about ongoing installation of minefields and contrary to the agreements didn’t even release prisoners of war and other people in…

“The International Development Cooperation Organization of Spain activates its humanitarian action with “We fight against hunger” to help 1,000 people who were displaced in Armenia due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” said the Armenian Twitter post of the Spanish Embassy to Russia.   In total, according to the diplomatic representation of the Kingdom, about 250 families…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Governor General of Fars province Mohammad Hadi Imanieh to rapidly identify and punish perpetrators of the terrorist attack that targeted the Shah Cheragh holy shrine in Shiraz in Southern Iran on Sunday, IRNA reports.   In separate phone calls late Sunday, President Raisi urged…

Azerbaijani social media users continue disseminating the photo/videos of Armenian PoWs from September 2022 which is totally unacceptable, Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan wrote in Twitter. “Armenian PoWs are still being kept in #Azerbaijan and should be released asap,” Manasyan stated. 

Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the blockade of food, oil, medicine, and other essential goods to a protected group should be considered a genocide, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Founding ICC Prosecutor, Former Deputy Prosecutor of the Trial of the Juntas, Founder of Global Practice Hub, stated in a Twitter post.  He appealed…

Blocking food, water and medicine for the Armenian people in Azeri-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh is a violation of international law, Jim McGovern, Co-chairman of the Human Rights Commission of the US Congress, wrote about it on his Twitter.   “The President of US must use all leverage on Azerbaijan, including suspending military aid, to end the blockade of…

Speaking at the United Nations last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke out about famine, quoting President Biden’s declaration, “If parents cannot feed their children, nothing else matters.” It was unfortunate, but symptomatic of his cynicism, that Blinken ignored the famine underway in Nagorno-Karabakh caused exclusively by Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade, Michael Rubin, an expert at…

The German Die Zeit newspaper referred to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh and noted that Baku is making starve the local population. The article says that Nagorno-Karabakh is cut off from the world, food and medicine do not reach here, patients walk to the hospital because there are no more ambulances due to lack of fuel….

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) confirmed on Thursday that a 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Malatya province in eastern Turkey, TRT Arabic reported.   Turkey’s Minister of Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, shared on X that the ministry’s initial determinations shows that one rundown building was knocked down, heavily damaging two neighbouring buildings.  …

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, held two separate telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, the OSCE press office reports.   Minister Osmani expressed his concerns about the situation…

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Mikhail Yevdokimov.   They hailed the successful development of bilateral friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Russia in various areas, and praised the implementation of active mutual activities including regional security issues.   They talked about the normalization of…

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan discussed regional developments with his Maltese counterpart.    “During a phone call  with Foreign Minister of Malta Ian Borg discussed developments in region since my official visit to Malta in March. Spoke about worsening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh due to blockade of Lachin Corridor and its consequences. Effective use of…

Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali met with Igor Levitin, an aide to the Russian president, exchanging views on ways to expand transportation cooperation, especially the construction project of Rasht-Astara railway, ISNA reports.   During the meeting, Kazem Jalali emphasized the importance of this project in developing transportation between the two countries, stressing the need…

I had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece George Gerapetritis, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan informed on his Twitter.   “Had telephone call with Foreign Minister of Greece George Gerapetritis. Appreciating targeted calls by intl partners, stressed need of concrete steps to implement CIJ_ICJ Orders on Lachin Corridor, blocked by…

The minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania informed on his X (Twitter) account about the telephonic conversation he had with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan.   Gabrielius Landsbergis noted that during the conversation, he “expressed concern about the dire humanitarian consequences of the blocking of the Lachin corridor” by Azerbaijan.   “Crucial to ensure unimpeded…

Former ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo presented expert opinion on the blockade of Lachin corridor in a tweet and report dedicated to the issue.    “Genocide against Armenians in 2023     The blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan that impedes access to any food, medical supplies, and other essentials to Nagorno-Karabakh is a…

Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia referred to the false claims by Azerbaijani president’s special envoy.    “Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbayov in an interview to the French newspaper Le Monde, frankly confessed that Azerbaijan closed the Lachin Corridor and uses weaponization of hunger as a political tool against people…

Gegham Stepanyan, Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, referred to the worsening health condition of people in Bagorno-Karabakh.    “Due to the daily worsening of people’s health conditions and malnutrition, the cases of fainting continue to increase. Cases of fainting are recorded every day. The deepening humanitarian crisis in Artsakh makes the irreversible consequences of malnutrition and hunger more…

Congressman Adam Schiff referred to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh on his Facebook page.    “From the day the blockade of the Lachin Corridor began, I, alongside my colleagues in Congress and Armenians around the country, have urged the White House, the State Department, and USAID, to take action to protect the people of…

Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan posted on his Twitter: “In the conditions of the ongoing blockade, the critical infrastructure of Artsakh remains deliberately disrupted by Azerbaijan, as a result, the humanitarian crisis deepens, leading to large-scale human rights violations,” Stepanyan stated. 

The resumption of the Black Sea grain initiative will be one of the main topics of the August negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported by the TASS agency, citing its diplomatic source.   It is noted that Ankara expects the relevant agreements to be…

Armenia’s MFA spokesperson Ani Badalyan made a post on her Twitter. “On June PACE adopted a resolution on blockade of Lachin Corridor based on Paul Gavan’s report. Paul Gavan on 4 Aug: “What we are witnessing now is deliberate attempt to ethnically cleanse Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.” Now clear steps needed to implement all international…