At the 11th ECOSOC Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Paruyr Hovhannisyan, delivered remarks during the Ministerial Session on “Strengthening the science-policy nexus to drive sustainable development.”   Ambassador Hovhannisyan emphasized the importance of strengthening the science-policy interface…

The Iranian authorities have announced the formation and implementation of a new system for vessel passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the state television of the Islamic Republic reported.   According to its information, vessels intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, “after notifying the Iranian authorities, must receive an electronic message from them,…

Fertilizer and grain will be transported to Armenia via Azerbaijan on May 6.   According to Azerbaijani media, 4 wagons of fertilizer and 4 wagons of grain will be sent to Armenia. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Europe’s need for Turkey now exceeds Turkey’s need for Europe, criticising what he described as “strategic blindness” among some European leaders toward Ankara.   Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan said recent remarks targeting Turkey reflected a persistent misreading within parts of the European Union.   Erdogan reiterated that…

The EU and UK announced on Monday that they are entering negotiations for London to join the bloc’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, months after similar talks over Britain’s participation in the EU’s defence loan scheme ended in failure.   The loan, greenlit in April after months of Hungarian blockage, is meant to cover roughly…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday the U.S. response to Tehran’s 14‑point peace proposal remains under review, stressing that negotiations will focus solely on ending the war, Reuters reports.   At his weekly news conference in Tehran, spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed speculation about uranium enrichment or nuclear materials, saying such issues are not on the…

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Sunday in Yerevan, on the eve of the European Political Community summit, to hold talks.   They discussed the further development of bilateral relations and prospects for cooperation in various fields, as well as Ukraine’s aspiration to join the European Union.   According…

US President Trump told Axios he’s going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program, Axios reports. Why it matters: Trump is rejecting an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are not rushing to visit Kyiv as concerns grow in Washington that renewed engagement in Ukraine peace talks may again produce no tangible results, the Kyiv Independent has learned, The Kyiv Independent reports.   The hesitation comes despite months of internal discussions about a possible…

Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev stated that Baku has good neighborly relations with all neighbors, including Armenia.   He added that the visit of the Azerbaijani delegation to Armenia was also a historic event.   Hajiyev also noted that a new status quo is being formed in the region, based on legality,…

Volodymyr Zelensky commented on Moscow’s proposal to establish a ceasefire on May 9. According to the Ukrainian President, Russia simply wants to hold a peaceful military parade. In his opinion, Moscow may also try to use the ceasefire to lift some anti-Russian sanctions.   Earlier, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Donald Trump, during…

On Thursday, MEPs voted on a resolution on EU support for Armenia’s democratic resilience, against the backdrop of the upcoming elections. 476 MEPs voted in favor of the resolution on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia, 47 voted against, while 48 abstained.    Armenians are expected to hold parliamentary elections on 7 June 2026. During Tuesday’s…

Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan hosted Matt Haller, President and CEO of the International Franchise Association, at the embassy, along with the organization’s Chief Advocacy Officer, Mike Layman, Armenia’s Embassy to the United States reports.   During the meeting, they discussed opportunities for expanding Armenia-U.S. economic ties, as well as prospects for cooperation in areas of mutual…

US President Donald Trump has hit out at Germany’s Friedrich Merz over the chancellor’s criticism of the United States-Israeli war on Iran, stressing that the conflict was necessary to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, Al Jazeera reports.   Trump’s comment on Tuesday reflected his often-expressed frustration with European and NATO allies over their…

EU Special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Magdalena Grono referred to the joint efforts by Armenian and Turkish governments on re-establishing railway connection between the two countries.    “Warmly welcome today’s meeting of the Joint Armenia-Turkey Working Group for rehabilitation and operationalisation of the Gyumri-Kars railway. The EU fully supports…

Reuters. The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday (April 28) it quit OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy.   The stunning loss of the…

Israel sent the United Arab Emirates an Iron Dome air defense system with troops to operate it early in the war with Iran, two Israeli officials and one U.S. official tell Axios.   The military, security and intelligence cooperation between Israel and the UAE has reached new heights during the war. The unprecedented deployment of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in St. Petersburg on Monday (April 27) and told him he hoped the Iranian people would weather what he described as a “difficult period” and that peace would soon prevail, Reuters reports.   Russia has offered to mediate to try to help restore…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would not allow individuals such as the man who opened fire during a reception attended by him to alter the course of the United States.   “We will not allow people like this to change the course of our country,” Trump said in an interview with…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey could consider ​taking part in demining operations in ‌the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace agreement between Iran and the United States, Reuters reports.   Fidan, ​speaking to reporters in London ​on Friday evening, said a technical ⁠team was expected to carry out mine‑clearing ​work in…

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Armenia, we must refuse to let history repeat itself, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in his address on April 24.    “In 2020, the military forces of Azerbaijan…

US military officials are developing new plans to target Iran’s capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz in the event the current ceasefire with Iran falls apart, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, CNN reports.   The options, among several sets of target types under consideration, include strikes with a particular focus on “dynamic…

Ambassador of Russia to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial on April 24 to pay tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims. The embassy said in a press release that Ambassador Kopyrkin and the military attaché laid flowers at the Eternal Flame.   The embassy highlighted in its statement that in 1995,…

Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is, US President Donald Trump said.   “They just don’t know! The infighting is between the “Hardliners,” who have been losing BADLY on the battlefield, and the “Moderates,” who are not very moderate at all (but gaining respect!), is CRAZY! We have total…

Lebanese and Israeli envoys will meet for the second time in two weeks in Washington on April 23, building on nascent contacts between the states, with Lebanon hoping for the extension of a shaky ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.   The 10-day, US-mediated ceasefire is set to expire on April 26.   Underlining its fragility,…

Slovakia will be ready to lift its veto on the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia only once oil supply via the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday.   He said, as quoted by the Guardian, he would wait “until the oil actually starts flowing.”   Fico added that…

Reuters. EU countries have agreed to widen sanctions against Iran to include those responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday (April 21).   Kallas also said she had asked foreign affairs ministers at their meeting in Luxembourg to bolster the EU’s naval mission in the Middle…

Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (April 20) called the strikes carried out by the U.S. last year under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer a “complete and total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear sites, as talks between the two countries remain uncertain.   The 2025 attack was the U.S. military’s only offensive action in…

Israel’s prime minister, foreign minister and military on Monday condemned the desecration of a crucifix smashed by an Israeli soldier in a southern Lebanese village home to Christians.   A photo that emerged online over the weekend shows a soldier taking the blunt side of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the…

U.S. President Donald Trump told The New York Post that an American delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance is traveling to Islamabad to hold negotiations with Iran. The delegation also includes the President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner. Trump emphasized that the United States and Iran are inclined toward negotiations and…