Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to caretaker Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon Najib Mikati on the occasion of the national holiday, the 80th anniversary of Independence. The message reads as follows, “I convey to you my warm congratulations and sincere wishes on the occasion of the national holiday of…
The masks are torn, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) no longer has a place in Azerbaijan, that’s how the assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, responded to the continued support of the agency’s head, Samantha Power, to Armenia. Hajiyev blamed the United States for standing by Armenia and not supporting…
Azerbaijan has offered Armenia to hold a meeting on the state border to continue the peace talks, according to a statement released by the Azerbaijani foreign ministry. “Azerbaijan is ready for direct bilateral talks with Armenia to achieve the peace deal as soon as possible. We believe that the two countries should decide the…
Senator Marco Rubio referred to “Armenian Protection Act”, recently adopted in U.S. Senate. “U.S. taxpayer dollars should not be going towards Azerbaijan, a nation that has brought instability to the region. My Senate colleagues agree and together we passed the Armenian Protection Act. Urging my colleagues on the House to do the same”, Rubio…
France violates stability not only in former and current colonies, but also in the South Caucasus: Ilham Aliyev announced in his speech to the participants of the international conference “Decolonization. Development of women’s potential”. According to the words of the President of Azerbaijan, by arming Armenia, Paris “conducts a warmongering policy and prepares the…
The Azerbaijani government is working on the implementation of the so-called ‘Zangezur Corridor’, the head of the State Customs Service of Azerbaijan, Shahin Bagirov, said. “Now we are working on creating checkpoints of the ‘Zangezur Corridor’. At the same time, we are working on new projects, and construction works will begin in the next…
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi spoke at the annual Manama Discussions event of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which ended in Bahrain, and addressed the situation in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan River. The foreign minister asked if Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip are explained…
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The ministers discussed issues of bilateral and regional cooperation agenda, as well as the current situation in the region. The sides stressed the importance of activities within the regional formats, and enhancing efforts in this…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on a brief and tense visit to Germany amid deep differences between the two NATO allies over the war in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. Erdogan has called Israel a “terror state” and pointed to its Western allies, including Germany, for supporting the military’s “massacres” in Gaza. On…
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has “firmly” warned her Iranian counterpart against any extension of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, France’s Foreign Ministry said in the statement, Iran Wire reports. Colonna met with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Geneva on November 16, amid concerns the war between Israel and Tehran-backed Hamas in…
No speeches in front of cheering crowds. No joint public appearances between leaders. And a rumoured joint visit to a Germany-Turkey football match in Berlin that is not happening after all, BBC reports. For a state visit, Friday’s visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Germany is remarkably low key. He is first…
The Rome Statute will enter into force for Armenia on February 1, 2024. This was stated in the message issued by the International Criminal Court. The statement says: “On 14 November 2023, the Republic of Armenia formally deposited the instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The…
BBC World Service’s investigation unit, BBC Eye, has revealed that nearly 20,000 Ukrainian men have used various routes to flee their country to avoid being drafted, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The BBC Eye investigation, Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers, talks to some of the men who have escaped the war, as they explain their…
The U.S. Senate has adopted S.3000, the Armenian Protection Act of 2023, passed Senate with an amendment by voice vote, a bill introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Armenian Assembly of America reports. “It would suspend all military aid to Azerbaijan”, the AAA said in a post on X. The bill is to repeal…
The convicted murderer of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink has been released on parole after serving 16 years in prison, Ermeni Haber reports. According to the report, the murderer Ogun Samast was paroled for good conduct. In 2011, Samast was sentenced to 22 years in prison for killing Agos Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink. He…
Armenia has not formally requested withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Anatoly Sidorov said, Interfax reports. “No official statements have been received from the Armenian leadership, including by the organization. No statements on Armenia’s withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization have been made. No documents…
The second high-level EU-Armenia Political and Security Dialogue took place on Wednesday in Brussels, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry reports. Building upon the inaugural meeting of the dialogue held in Yerevan this January, the meeting confirmed mutual interest of Armenia and the EU to further enhance political dialogue and cooperation in the areas of foreign, security…
Reuters. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Naser Kanani said on Monday (November 13) that his country was “not looking for the expansion of war in the region.” Kanani made the comments at a press conference in Tehran, where he accused countries that supported the Israeli government in their military campaign against Hamas, the militant group…
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention energetically condemns the 15-year prison sentence handed down to Mr. Vagif Khachatryan on 7 November 2023 by the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Institute said in a statement. The statement, in particular said: “A resident of the Republic of Artsakh, Mr. Khachatryan was detained at the illegal Hakari…
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor against the Armenian humanitarian crisis and called for Congress to end support for the Azerbaijani government that perpetuated this assault. “Wherever assaults are launched without warning whether it’s Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine, Azerbaijan’s invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh, or Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attack…
The Foreign Ministers discussed how to strengthen the cooperation with Armenia and support its democratically elected authorities, its resilience, its security and continuation of reforms in the country, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said at a press conference following the meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Council in…
This week, Azerbaijan, which is allegedly inviting back Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh after expelling them from their homes, organized a military parade in Stepanakert, showing off a warrior, calling the Armenians’ right to live in their own land separatism, which should no longer have a place in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, international experts state that what happened…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had spoken with Iranian authorities and urged them to get the Hamas movement ruling in the Gaza Strip to release the hostages and to keep the Lebanese Hezbollah movement from interfering in the conflict with Israel. “I spoke to Iran and asked for two things. Firstly, to put pressure…
Within the framework of the 6th Paris Peace Forum, I had the opportunity to briefly exchange thoughts with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan wrote on his X page (former Twitter). “On the margins of 6th Paris Peace Conference had a chance to briefly exchange with…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili says Georgia has a strategic partnership and friendly relationship with Azerbaijan and Armenia, “therefore, Georgia can not be biased in this situation, Georgia is 100% neutral, and we can not take any side in this situation,” Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. In a panel discussion together with the PM Pashinian,…
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation today demanding Azerbaijan’s immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war, captured civilians, and political prisoners, including Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) government officials illegally detained during Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing last month. The resolution specifically calls on the Biden Administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act on…
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, called for American leadership in aiding Artsakh’s (Nagonro-KArabakh’s) 100,000 Armenian Christian refugees, during discussions with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and a dozen U.S. Representatives. The Armenian pontiff was on Capitol Hill…
The agenda of the upcoming November 13-14 EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings includes the process of normalization between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano told Armenpress. The discussion on Armenia-Azerbaijan was originally planned to take place during the previous session in Luxembourg but was…
The US Senate approved the appointment of Mark Libby as ambassador to Azerbaijan, US Senate Majority Floor Updates’ X post said. Ambassador Libby was approved by voice vote. Earlier the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved his candidacy.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today unanimously passed a motion, introduced by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Asbarez reports. The motion condemns Azerbaijan’s extensive war crimes, crimes against humanity, and violations of the basic human rights of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in its genocidal campaign against the Armenian…
