Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral working group co-chaired by Deputy Prime Ministers Mher Grigoryan, Alexei Overchuk and Shahin Mustafayev, held its 11th meeting in Moscow on December 6, the Armenian Government’s Press office reports. The parties highlighted the Russia’s positive role in the settlement of the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as in the efforts…
A new international airport is planned for Tbilisi, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a government meeting, Interfax reports. The airport will be built on the site of the former Vaziani airport, he said “We are talking about the construction of a new international airport, which can become a hub. It should be…
France expresses its solidarity with Armenia on this first day of national mourning declared after the August 14th explosion at a shopping mall in Yerevan, the Foreign Ministry of the French Republic website reports. “We offer our condolences to the families of those who died and wish those who were injured a speedy recovery….
Two people died in Rostov region of Russia, when a drone fell on their car, Russian media report. Air defenses shot down 54 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions last night, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 54 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles last night. Twenty-four drones…
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Chief Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to the Turkish President, Ambassador Akif Cagatay Kilic, the White House said in a statement. Sullivan underscored the urgent need for Hamas to accept Israel’s proposal to bring about an immediate ceasefire as part of a hostage deal. “They also discussed…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has launched a petition campaign against a defense plan currently being discussed by European Union leaders, RBC-Ukraine reprots. He announced the move on his Facebook page, warning of a “hot autumn” and saying Europe is rapidly approaching war. Orban noted that a few weeks ago in Copenhagen, Brussels had…
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…
Armenia conveyed to Azerbaijan its proposals around a peace treaty and is ready to sign it with that content, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting. “The Republic of Armenia conveyed to Azerbaijan its proposals on a peace treaty and we are ready to sign the treaty with that content. I hope that…
U.S. President Donald Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after crew on his initial flight identified what the White House called a “minor electrical issue” shortly after takeoff, Reuters reported. After the Boeing 747 landed, the trip continued on a smaller…
A team from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) concluded a week-long mission on 5 October to Azerbaijan and Armenia to identify the most pressing needs of people in the Karabakh region, as well as of refugees who fled to Armenia, OCHA press office reports. The OCHA team, led…
The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes on Friday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the motions. The motions, filed separately on Tuesday by left-wing parliamentary groups including La France Insoumise, the Democratic and Republican Left group (GDR) and the Ecologists, as well as by the far-right…
Reuters. The European Union has started taking the unpredictability of the United States into account one year after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday (March 17). “Of course, we are allies with America, but we don’t really understand their moves recently,” Kallas told…
“The Strait of Hormuz is completely open and ready for business and full passage,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “But the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete.” Trump said he expects the process to…
The EU will send 40 monitoring experts to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Vice President of the European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell informed this. “The EU is fully committed to contribute to sustainable peace in the South Caucasus. We are setting up a monitoring capacity along…
The European Commission has warned Slovakia that it will launch immediate legal action if the government pushes ahead with a proposed law requiring NGOs that receive funding from abroad to label themselves “organisations with foreign support”, Reuters reports. “I was in Bratislava and I was very clear,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said ahead…
In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia sincerely and honestly and unconditionally respects Iran’s territorial integrity, and this is Moscow’s unchangeable position, IRNA reports. During the telephone talk on Tuesday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian Lavrov discussed the developments in the South Caucasus,…
The Russian peacekeeping troops recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in Askeran region, Nagorno-Karabakh. There were no casualties. This is stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation on the facts together with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides,” the…
The Israeli army announced Sunday that it has completed a blockade of Gaza City and divided the Gaza Strip into two sections, calling on residents to move south. “The army, under the command of the Golani Brigade, has completed the blockade of Gaza City and reached its coast,” spokesman Daniel Hagari said at a…
US President Donald Trump said he was “very confident” of a Gaza deal as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for talks on Monday, DW reports. Trump repeated “very confident” when asked if all parties were on board with his 21-point plan. The talks could be pivotal in…
“Kamala Harris did NOTHING as 120,000 Armenian Christians were horrifically persecuted and forcibly displaced in Artsakh”, Donald Trump, former US president and presidential candidate from the Republican Party said on his Truth social network. “Christians around the World will not be safe if Kamala Harris is President of the United States. When I am…
Iran is to hold run-off presidential election on July 5 as no candidate secured 50% of voters the interior ministry said on Saturday (June 29), Reuters reports. Earlier preliminary results from Friday’s vote had shown the sole moderate candidate Massoud Pezeshkian held a slight lead over his hardline challenger former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili….
Reuters. The coffin carrying the body of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Mashhad on Thursday (May 23) together with two other victims of the helicopter crash, ahead of a burial ceremony. Earlier in the day, thousands gathered in the Iranian city of Birjand to follow a funeral procession for Raisi. Thursday’s…
From noon on March 25 to the morning of March 26, the situation and positions along the line of contact of Artsakh did not change, the Azerbaijani armed forces continue to remain in the village of Parukh and on one side of the adjacent Karaglukh height, and a little earlier in this sector they made…
The press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, commented on the ratification of the agreement on the status of the European Union mission in Armenia and the granting of diplomatic immunity to the mission. “At this moment, it is probably worth questioning the possible effectiveness of such a mission,” said Peskov, at the same…
Reuters. The European Union did not approve new Russia sanctions on Tuesday (July 15), EU’s foreign Chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels. She said she was “really sad” the sanctions did not get approved, but hopeful a deal will be reached on Wednesday, adding that the ball…
Mudslides triggered by heavy rains killed 13 people in Tajikistan on Sunday (August 27), the Central Asian nation’s government said on Monday (August 28), warning that many of its mountainous areas remained dangerous, Reuters reports. Footage posted on social media and by the country’s emergency situations committee from sites in the town of Vakhdat…
US Vice President J.D. Vance, speaking at the first session of the Board of Peace, expressed gratitude to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. “We are grateful to all of you for your partnership, particularly the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia, whom I met last week….
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the further coordination of steps on facilitating a settlement in Syria in a phone conversation on Saturday, TASS reports. “The sides exchanged New Year’s greetings and discussed the plans of cooperation between diplomatic agencies for 2023, including the further coordination of steps…
Commission Against Racism And Discrimination of the Human Rights Association of Turkey issued a statement on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The statement reads: The crime that has not been punished continues to be committed. Ignorance make the genocide permanent. Denial is the exoneration of the perpetrator and…
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, on the occasion of Statehood Day, Armenian Government press office reports. The message reads: “On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and myself, I convey warm congratulations and best wishes on…
