On April 2, President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received the delegation led by the Chairman of the Defense Industry Committee of the Turkish President’s Office, Haluk Görgün. This was reported by the press service of the leader of Azerbaijan. It is noted that representatives of a number of companies are included in the Turkish…
The United States said on Friday it ‘continues to be deeply troubled’ as Azerbaijan arrested another journalist – fifth in the past 10 days – from independent media outlets. A court in Baku on Friday ordered Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova be held in detention for three months on charges of foreign currency smuggling…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day, abc NEWS reports. A statement Saturday said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.” Hezbollah vowed to “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of…
Russia summoned its ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin for a ‘consultation’ in Moscow, the Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced on Friday. No further details were provided.
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), Jackie Speier (CA-14), David G. Valadao (CA-21), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) issued the following statement after troubling reports of Azerbaijanis blocking the sole road connecting the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia and posing huge risks to vulnerable populations:…
Moscow by no means wishes to see a war in Europe, while the West keeps talking about the need for defeating Russia over Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference on Wednesday following talks with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi, TASS reports. “We are greatly worried…
Georgian Defence forces received NATO-standard armoured vehicles VURAN from Turkey based on an agreement signed between Georgia and Turkey. The ceremony was held at the field of the Fourth Infantry Brigade in Vaziani, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Deputy Defence Minister Sergo Janelidze, Deputy Chief of the Defence Forces Irakli Chichinadze, Turkish Ambassador to Georgia…
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…
Reuters. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed anger that Vice President Kamala Harris had been swapped in for Biden on the Democratic ticket during his Monday (August 12) interview with Elon Musk. “She hasn’t done an interview since this whole scam started,” Trump said, claiming that Biden dropping off the…
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili will pay an official visit to the Republic of Armenia on April 5-6. The Speaker of the Parliament will hold meetings with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan, President Vahagn Khachatryan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Shalva Papuashvili…
Western allies are not imposing any range restrictions on the use of long-range weapons delivered to Ukraine against Russian military targets, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday, Euronews reports. Merz pointed out that the restrictions have been lifted not only on German weapons. ‘There are no longer any restrictions on the range…
The French permanent representation to OSCE responded to Baku’s anti-OSCE Minsk Group statements issued by Leyla Abdullayeva, a spokeswoman of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry. “Attempts to “reanimate” the virtually inactive Minsk Group may lead to the distancing US from the process of normalizing Azerbaijani-Armenian relations”, Abdullayeva stated. “Did you know that France, along with USA…
The Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan has confirmed the death of 192 soldiers in the recent military actions against Nagorno-Karabakh, 511 were wounded. According to the Ministry, 180 of the dead were servicemen of the Ministry of Defense, 12 – of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic. The Ministry of Health…
The Russian presidential press secretary has refused to comment on the Aktau plane crash until the investigation is complete. Dmitry Peskov noted that the Kremlin has seen statements from Baku that Russia should apologize for shooting down the Azerbaijani plane with air defense. “The incident is under investigation, and until the results of the…
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…
On November 24, a protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed between the Republic of Armenia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The protocol was signed in Abu Dhabi by the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the UAE, Karen Grigoryan, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to…
Romanian President Nicușor Dan has announced that a second drone that entered the country’s airspace in the past two days has been shot down. The president made the announcement in a post on social media. “This morning, at 8:30 a.m. local time, another drone was shot down in Romanian airspace, 10 kilometres west of…
“The event that openly distorts and falsifies all the facts related to Azerbaijan is aimed at deteriorating Azerbaijan-United States relations,” Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in response to local media inquiry on the hearing at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress on 19 September 2024. …
Georgia welcomes the agreement reached by the Azerbaijan-Armenia Border Delimitation Commission on launching Border Delimitation process. This was stated in the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Georgia. “Georgia is interested in securing lasting peace in the region and reaffirms a strong commitment to contribute to a peace and trust building process between the two neighbors,”…
No one can give a clear answer as to when the blockade will be lifted. There will be a time when we will agree and when the relevant document will be signed. At that time, it will be possible to talk about the restoration of the railway, which existed in Soviet times and was operated…
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi described the plan to plant 1 billion trees in 4 years throughout the country as one of the very good and valuable measures in the field of preserving natural resources, enriching forests and creating forest parks in order to preserve the environment and sustainable development in the country, Presidential press office…
The latest Azeri attack in Nagorno-Karabakh is the continuation of the Armenian Genocide, Member of the European Parliament Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus) has said. “Everything began as genocide in 1915 perpetrated by the Turks, and continues today as genocide and ethnic cleansing by Mr. Aliyev, who is a close ally of Mr. Erdogan,” the MEP…
On the occasion of Armenia’s Independence Day, the Madrid City Hall illuminated the famous Neptune Fountain at Cánovas Square. The Embassy of Armenia to Spain reported this. Earlier, it was reported that on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia’s independence, Tehran’s Freedom Tower was illuminated in the colors…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that Ukraine was essentially sabotaging the process of exchanging prisoners of war, Reuters reports. Zakharova said that Russia’s defence ministry had offered Kyiv to hand over 935 Ukrainian prisoners of war but that Ukraine had taken only 279. “Russia has never refused to have…
The biggest problem is trust. It is precisely because of this that the negotiations are proceeding slowly, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk said during an interview with TASS. “Ultimately, ordinary people, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, citizens of other countries, will travel on the road. How will they interact with each other when crossing the border? How will…
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…
Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed their interest in Russia’s mediation in the settlement of the conflict. Press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, announced this. “The parties have confirmed their interest in continuing our mediation efforts, so the work will continue,” Peskov said.
Europe’s absence from the negotiating table with Russia is a major mistake and Kyiv is doing everything possible to involve the EU in the process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14. “Americans often return to the question of concessions,” the president stated. “And…
The trade turnover between Russia and Armenia during 2016-2021 has increased by almost two times, from $ 1,35 billion to $ 2,6 billion, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said in an interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily. He said that this growth is very balanced as both the export from Russia to Armenia and vice…
Tehran welcomes and respects the agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on the issue of border delimitation, said Nasser Kanaani, Spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry. According to him, Yerevan and Baku should continue efforts to resolve border issues peacefully for the sake of peace and stability in the South Caucasus. He emphasized…
