Senators and Representatives Press Biden to Increase Security Aid for Armenia, Humanitarian Assistance for Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees

Senators and Representatives Press Biden to Increase Security Aid for Armenia, Humanitarian Assistance for Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees

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,…

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Newly appointed US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby arrived in Baku

Newly appointed US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby arrived in Baku

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…

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Prime Minister sends congratulatory messages to the President and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates

Prime Minister sends congratulatory messages to the President and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates

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…

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Ambassador of Armenia to India Vahagn Afyan presented Letters of Credence to President of India Droupadi Murmu

Ambassador of Armenia to India Vahagn Afyan presented Letters of Credence to President of India Droupadi Murmu

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…

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NATO supports the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Colomina

NATO supports the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Colomina

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…

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EU remains committed to achieving sustainable and comprehensive peace in South Caucasus, Borrell

EU remains committed to achieving sustainable and comprehensive peace in South Caucasus, Borrell

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, referred to his meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on his X account.    “Substantial meeting with Armenian MFA  Ararat Mirzoyan about the situation in Armenia. Discussed how to deepen bilateral relations and EU support and strengthen the work of OSCE….

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Erdogan calls Netanyahu ‘the butcher of Gaza’

Erdogan calls Netanyahu ‘the butcher of Gaza’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, November 29, branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the butcher of Gaza” and accused him of spawning anti-Semitism across the world, Le Monde reports.    Erdogan has lashed out repeatedly at Israel for the scale of death and destruction caused by its response to Hamas militants’ unprecedented October…

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USA will continue to support peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Michael Carpenter

USA will continue to support peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Michael Carpenter

During the briefing of the US Permanent Representative to the OSCE, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Ambassador Michael Carpenter, the journalist asked: “Recently some estimates were voiced by State Department high-ranking officials suggesting that the upcoming several weeks may be crucial for the Armenian and Azerbaijani peace…

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Prime Minister Pashinyan’s reforms should be very encouraging for Armenian citizens, James O’Brien

Prime Minister Pashinyan’s reforms should be very encouraging for Armenian citizens, James O’Brien

Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Ambassador James O’Brien touched upon the topic of peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan during a virtual press briefing. He was asked to assess the prospects of supporting Armenia through the European Peace Facility mechanism that was voiced or announced by the EU recently and…

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U.S. Diplomatic Endeavors: Fostering Stability in Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations, Richard Giragosian

U.S. Diplomatic Endeavors: Fostering Stability in Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations, Richard Giragosian

Washington will only continue to pressure Baku, although sanctions remain a last resort for the United States. Interview with with Richard Giragosian.     Is the prospect of Azerbaijan and Armenia reaching a conclusive Peace agreement possible through direct negotiation, without the involvement of intermediaries? What potential risks might this pose for Armenia? Furthermore, why…

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Protocol of cancellation of UAE visa for Armenian citizens is also in process of ratification and will come into force in very near future: Hakob Arshakyan

Protocol of cancellation of UAE visa for Armenian citizens is also in process of ratification and will come into force in very near future: Hakob Arshakyan

On November 24, I delivered a speech on the occasion of of the UAE 52-nd Union Day, Deputy Parliament Speaker of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan stated in his Facebook page.    “Warmly congratulating on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates, I noted that I am following with the…

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Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan thanked Baku for supplying demining equipment

Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan thanked Baku for supplying demining equipment

Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan Vladyslav Kanevskyi thanked Baku for supplying mechanized demining device “Revival P”.   “Azerbaijan has delivered a “Revival P” mechanized demining machine to Ukraine. This machine will help sappers of the State Emergency Service to carry out humanitarian demining of de-occupied territories,” Vladyslav Kanevskyi stated in X (former Twitter).

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Georgia’s Prime Minister departs for Baku

Georgia’s Prime Minister departs for Baku

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili departed for Baku, Azerbaijan, at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.    On November 24, the Georgian PM will attend the Baku Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) as an Honourable Guest.   The PM will deliver…

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Moscow expects Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in CIS and EAEU summits in Saint Petersburg, Ushakov

Moscow expects Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in CIS and EAEU summits in Saint Petersburg, Ushakov

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov has said that Moscow expects Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summits scheduled to take place in Saint Petersburg in December.   “I think they will come to Saint Petersburg, where the traditional informal CIS summit…

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Azerbaijani bulldozers carved a road through an historic burial ground in Shushi, CHW

Azerbaijani bulldozers carved a road through an historic burial ground in Shushi, CHW

Between October 5 and November 3, bulldozers carved a road through an historic burial ground in Shushi known as the Yerevan Gate cemetery. Nestled amidst the trees are at least 78 Armenian-inscribed tombstones dating between 1802 and 1913, “Caucasus Heritage Watch” research program said in an announcement.    “Dense forest obscures the cemetery. We used…

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Meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia with ambassadors of EU and member states accredited in Armenia

Meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia with ambassadors of EU and member states accredited in Armenia

On November 22, Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the ambassadors of the European Union and EU member states accredited to the Republic of Armenia.    The full text of the Foreign Minister is bellow:    “There are no more Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh. This is a result of ethnic…

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