Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, has met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington, Grigoryan’s office said. Grigoryan and Sullivan discussed issues of mutual interest in the areas of security and the economy, and lauded the steady dynamics of development of Armenia-U.S. bilateral relations….
Sixty U.S. Senators and Representatives, led by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), called on congressional leaders to send security assistance to Armenia and provide additional refugee relief aid for Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic cleansing survivors as part of the national security supplemental funding bill, set to be reviewed as early as next week,…
US Ambassador appointed to Azerbaijan Mark Libby – welcome! We look forward to developing US-Azerbaijani relations and starting working towards sustainable and long-term peace in the region, US Embassy to Azerbaijan reports on its Facebook page. Baku has not had a US ambassador since last summer. “Welcome to Azerbaijan, Ambassador-designate Mark Libby. We look forward to…
The Margara bridging Armenia and Turkey is ready for operation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports, but when the parties will be ready to operate it is not yet known. Official Yerevan announced at the highest level that there are no obstacles on this side of the border. According to the pre-arranged agreement, the Armenian-Turkish…
The United States said on Friday it ‘continues to be deeply troubled’ as Azerbaijan arrested another journalist – fifth in the past 10 days – from independent media outlets. A court in Baku on Friday ordered Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova be held in detention for three months on charges of foreign currency smuggling…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the occasion of the national holiday. The message addressed to the UAE President reads as…
On December 1, the Union “For Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan” (FFPPA) published an updated list of political prisoners, which includes names of 254 people. Over the past two months, the number of political prisoners has grown by 19 people. In particular, 5 media representatives joined the list, including the director and…
On November 28, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of India Vahagn Afyan presented the Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of India Droupadi Murmu, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry reports. During the tête-à-tête conversation following the Ceremony of Presentation of Credentials held at the Presidential Palace, the Ambassador noted…
Javier Colomina, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, referred to his meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. “Good meeting today with Armenia FM Ararat Mirzoyan in the margins of OSCE Ministerial Council 2023 in North Macedonia. Discussed regional security…
