Moscow has brought 185 Russian service members back from the Kiev-controlled territory, handing 185 Ukrainian captives over to Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said. TASS has gathered the key information about the prisoner swap. A total of 185 Russian service members were brought back from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime on June…
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said Tehran’s close relations with a specific neighbor are never to the detriment of another neighboring state, Tasnim News Agency reports. In a statement on Tuesday, Nasser Kanaani responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent comments, made in Shushi, that have reflected a sense of unease about the relations…
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres U.S. President Joseph Biden, Members of the U.S. Congress, Members of the U.S. Senate, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, President of the European Council Charles Michael, Members of the European Council, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Members of the National Assembly of France Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, These days, when the attention of…
Within the framework of the UN General Assembly 79, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Turkey, Annalena Baerbock and Hakan Fidan, was held, during which the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations were discussed. “Turkey is an important mediator for peace in our neighborhood. Turkey can contribute to a historic peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan….
Reuters. Britain signed a major defence deal with Norway on Thursday (December 4), building on the Nordic country’s 10 billion pound ($13 billion) purchase of UK warships at a time of heightened threats from Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store at 10 Downing Street as the defence…
The appellate court of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku has denied the appeal which was submitted in relation to the decision by a court of first instance to extend the period of pretrial detention of Ruben Vardanyan, former Minister of State of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani media informed. Earlier, a court of first instance in Baku…
Reuters. A United Nations commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday (September 16) that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts. The 72-page legal analysis cites examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a…
More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea’s capital in broiling heat on Saturday (September 7), demanding more aggressive action by the government to combat global warming, Reuters reports. With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), protesters young and old marched in the country’s biggest demonstration so far this year, snarling traffic…
Gas flows from Azerbaijan to Serbia have been halted and it is unclear when they will resume, news agency Tanjug quoted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as saying, Reuters reports. “I got information from our Azerbaijan brothers and friends that because of force majeure, and problems they have, we as of today cannot count on…
India and the UAE are exploring the creation of a mechanism for carrying out bilateral trade in national currencies, a statement from the Indian Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. Piyush Goyal, India’s minister of commerce and trade, hopes that the discussions on “mutually beneficial” areas like food security and bilateral trade in national currencies…
The President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, has arrived in Azerbaijan for an state visit, Jerusalem Post reports. A guard of honor was lined up for the Israeli President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, decorated with the national flags of the two countries. Israeli President Isaac Herzog was welcomed by…
Reuters. U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Monday (May 6). The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hoping to bolster his agency’s oversight of Tehran’s atomic activities after various setbacks. Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, speaking…
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili announced a boycott of Georgian Airways for resuming flights to Russia. She stated that she would no longer use the services of this airline and called on other citizens to join her. “I’m boycotting Airzena (Georgian Airways)”– Zurabishvili said at a briefing. She noted that the airline is…
The Georgian Ministry of Defense has responded to the recent announcement by the US Department of Defense regarding the indefinite postponement of the Noble Partner multinational exercise, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. The Ministry expressed regret over the decision, emphasizing the mutual benefits such international exercises provide for both Georgia and the United States, as…
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…
State prosecutors in Georgia say they have launched an investigation into opposition allegations of “falsification” in recent parliamentary elections won by the governing Georgian Dream party, Al Jazeera reports. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that it has also summoned President Salome Zourabichvili, who has repeatedly said the vote count was…
Within the scope of his visit to Brussels, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Georgian Government Press office reports. The process of Georgia’s accession to the EU was the key topic discussed at the meeting. Irakli Garibashvili briefed the President of the European Council about Georgia’s…
Spain and Portugal experienced a widespread power outage on Monday, leaving millions without electricity in a snap blackout, Euronews reports. In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage, which hit around late morning local time, was nationwide, while similar reports emerged from Spain. Madrid’s Barajas International Airport and Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado…
Reuters. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi that Iran will never negotiate ‘under pressure and intimidation’ during a meeting in Tehran on Thursday (November 14). In a post on his X account, Araqchi said that Iran will continue their full cooperation with the IAEA. “Iran has…
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Friday that Russian armed forces have destroyed U.S.-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers held by Ukraine in a series of recent military strikes, while the Ukrainian side claimed on the same day that its forces have repelled Russian attacks on multiple fronts, Reuters reports. Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor…
Ukraine’s parliament approved the appointment of Yevhenii Khmara as new defence minister on Wednesday, Reuters reports. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy nominated Khmara, whom he had earlier appointed as acting minister, after the ousting of Mykhailo Fedorov in July. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, has met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington, Grigoryan’s office said. Grigoryan and Sullivan discussed issues of mutual interest in the areas of security and the economy, and lauded the steady dynamics of development of Armenia-U.S. bilateral relations….
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday had a meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and as part of his working visit to the Georgian capital Tbilisi. They expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations between the two peoples. Mirzoyan noted that further development of relations with Georgia is of strategic importance for…
The Nikolaev airport is under the control of the Ukrainian army, said Vitaly Kim, chairman of the Nikolaev regional administration. Our airport! We knocked out. Let’s get comfortable there. Airplanes, however, cannot fly now. But the airport is ours, it is a necessary point,” he said. At dawn on March 7, Kyiv reported that the…
Reuters. The first French Mirage 2000 fighter jets arrived on Thursday (February 6) in Ukraine, French Defence minister Sébastien Lecornu wrote on social media platform X. Paris delivered the first batch on Thursday after Ukrainian pilots have been training in France in recent months, Lecornu added. The fighter jets, manufactured by Dassault Aviation,…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (September 25) he would condemn recent recognitions by some nations of a Palestinian state in his upcoming address at the United Nations General Assembly. Speaking ahead of his flight to the U.S. where he is scheduled to address the General Assembly in New York on…
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and US President Joe Biden signed a joint declaration on the strategic partnership between the two countries in Jerusalem on Thursday, TASS reports. The signing ceremony was broadcast live by the press service of the Israeli government. The document was dubbed The Jerusalem Declaration. It particularly emphasizes the US’ commitment…
Apart from a number of statements and videos, the fact of the use of phosphorus weapons by Azerbaijan during the 44-day war was also confirmed by an expert examination (Statement of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): https://t.ly/gSTR ). This was stated in the Facebook post of Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham…
The Russian side intends to fully implement all agreements reached by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regarding the investigation of the aviation accident involving an AZAL aircraft. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. “As noted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, everything required in such tragic cases…
The Spanish El País newspaper published an article on the latest Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia, highlighting the fact that Azerbaijan attacked the internationally recognized territories of Armenia. In the article titled “Armenia condemns the execution of prisoners of war by Azerbaijani troops”, El País noted that the EU Special Representative in South Caucasus has called…
