The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Ian Liddell-Granger (United Kingdom, EC/DA) and Lise Christoffersen (Norway, SOC), and the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), have made the following statement: “We renew our call for the…
The High Representative of EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, criticized the installation of the Azerbaijani checkpoint in the Lachin Corridor. “Azerbaijan establishing unilaterally a checkpoint along Lachin corridor runs counter to EU calls for reducing tensions and solving issues by dialogue. EU continues to engage in promoting peace and stability in South…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he cancelled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday (April 26) due to health reasons, ahead of the landmark May 14 elections, Reuters reports. “Today, I will rest at home with the advice of my doctors,” Erdogan wrote on his Twitter account. Late on Tuesday (April 25), Erdogan cut short a…
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held talks with his visiting counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey, Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, Ali Mahmoud Abbas and Hulusi Akar, to discuss measures to strengthen security and combat terrorism in Syria, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. “On April 25, four-party talks between the Russian, Iranian, Syrian, and Turkish…
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Founding Chairman of Rasmussen Global and former NATO Secretary General referred to the latest developments in Lachin Corridor. “Worrying escalation by Azerbaijan. If Baku continues to flout its international commitments and binding court orders from the International Court of Justice, there must be political and economic consequences”, Rasmussen twitted.
Within the scope of his visit to Brussels, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Georgian Government Press office reports. The process of Georgia’s accession to the EU was the key topic discussed at the meeting. Irakli Garibashvili briefed the President of the European Council about Georgia’s…
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will visit Armenia this week, the French Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. Colonna will be traveling to Azerbaijan and Armenia on April 26-28. The visit “will reiterate France’s commitment to support the negotiations between the two countries for a fair and lasting peace based on principles of international law…
On this day, April 24, the largest political family of the EU, the European People’s Party, expressed its solidarity with the Armenian people. “Today we stand in solidarity with the Armenian people. It’s our duty to preserve their memory with dignity, and strive for justice. We urge Turkey to acknowledge the reality of the past…
Azerbaijan’s decision to establish a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor requires additional mediation efforts by Russia, and Moscow will continue to promote the implementation of the trilateral agreements concluded by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, which remain without alternatives, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Monday, TASS reports. While…
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed “serious concern” over the situation in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, on the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact, and also in the dialogue between the official Baku and Yerevan. “With extreme concern, we note the growth in the number of ceasefire…
No problem can be solved in the Middle East, the Mediterranean Sea, the Balkans, or the Caucasus, without Turkey, Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar said in an interview with Sabah. He said that Turkey is a strong state in the world and the region: “We have taken very serious steps under the leadership of…
A group of unidentified people opened fire on the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) election liaison office in Istanbul’s Bahçelievler Kocasinan during the night, Turkish media reports. While no one was injured in the incident, a large number of police teams were dispatched to the site upon notice. Police teams arrived…
Kazakhstan ramped up oil exports bypassing Russia in the first quarter of 2023 as it seeks to reduce its dependency on its vast neighbour, data from industry sources and Refinitiv showed, Reuters reports. While Kazakh oil exports through the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus are relatively small, they have risen sharply since Moscow began…
In the near future, one of Israel’s defense industry enterprises will supply Azerbaijan with two satellites worth $120 million, Israeli media reports, citing the Israeli Foreign Minister’s office and law enforcement agencies. Earlier this week, after his visit to Azerbaijan, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced that the two countries are expanding cooperation in the…
During the briefing of US Deputy Spokesperson of the US Secretary of State Vedant Patel, the journalist tried to find out what US officials are doing regarding the South Caucasus. Ambassador Bono was in the region, conducting negotiations in Baku and Yerevan, Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Erika Olson has just finished her meetings in…
The Azerbaijani satellite “Azersky” has failed after colliding with space debris or a small meteorite, the country’s space agency “Azerkosmos” announced on April 20. The attempts of “Azerkosmos” to restore communication with the satellite failed, the report says. As for the lost “Azersky” satellite, it was manufactured and transferred to Azerbaijan by the French…
United States Congresswoman Katie Porter has said that Azerbaijan’s goal in blocking the Lachin Corridor is to force the ethnic Armenians of Artsakh from their homeland by imposing conditions that make life impossible. She made the remarks at the Congressional Armenian Genocide Observance – 2023. “Our response must also be clear. We must…
United States Senator Robert Menendez has said that US aid to Azerbaijan not only damages U.S. national security interests but also “flies in the face of our duty to honor the victims and survivors of the Armenian Genocide.” “And our duty to ensure that history does not repeat itself again”, he added. Menendez, the…
Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said America was hated by the whole world. The world has no lost love for America, and the West’s efforts to impose its culture and values on the planet are doomed to fail because its hegemony no longer exists, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has said. America is…
Turkey’s president has hailed his government’s achievements with regards to post-quake rebuilding efforts, energy sector and foreign policy, while listing future goals as the country prepares for May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expressed his concern over developments in Tunisia and Sudan during a wide-ranging interview with state broadcaster…
The trilateral agreements of the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh are the only real basis for the settlement of the situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today, adding that “their implementation is necessary, TASS reports. “We are ready to welcome any steps of the parties that can lead to the ease…
Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia held and led the 66th Meeting of an EU Integration Commission of Georgia today, Georgian Government press office reports. Participants of the meeting discussed the Report to be submitted to the European Commission, which was developed for the first time in line with the Copenhagen Criteria within the…
US Congressman Frank Pallone referred to the upcoming national elections in Turkey. “With Erdogan in power, Turkey continues to slide toward autocracy and away from the values that hold NATO together. Next month’s election will be critical for Turkish democracy and the alliance, Pallone twitted.
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…
The official visit of Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Azerbaijan is planned for April 18-19. This is reported by the Israeli media. The Foreign Minister of Israel will participate in the session of the Azerbaijan-Israel intergovernmental commission in Baku. The Israeli media also informs about the expected visit of President Isaac Herzog to Azerbaijan in…
There are problematic factors in the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan, one of which is Israel. Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani announced this during the briefing. According to him, Israel is trying to create division and instability not only in two countries, but also in the Islamic world as a whole. Evaluating the last…
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian and his counterpart from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, held a third round of phone conversations on the latest developments in bilateral ties on Friday night, Foreign Ministry of Iran reports. During the talks, the two sides stressed pursuit of the agreements reached between the two countries….
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu informed that the events taking place in Ukraine and the South Caucasus were discussed at the meeting held in Vienna with OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid. “We discussed regional developments in Ukraine and the South Caucasus with Helga Schmid,” Çavuşoğlu wrote on his Twitter microblog.
Arif Yunus, an Azerbaijani conflict analyst living in the Netherlands, has published interesting details about another failure of Azerbaijan in Holland on his Facebook page. According to him, on April 13, Aliyev’s special envoy, special assistant to the first vice president, Elchin Amirbayov, arrived in that country to meet with parliamentarians. On April 4, before…
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…
