The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution expressing serious concern over the systemic suppression of dissent in Azerbaijan. The resolution highlights the country’s low ranking in the Press Freedom Index and notes the existence of a restrictive legislative framework targeting media outlets, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. The report condemns…
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia referred to the false claims by Azerbaijani president’s special envoy. “Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbayov in an interview to the French newspaper Le Monde, frankly confessed that Azerbaijan closed the Lachin Corridor and uses weaponization of hunger as a political tool against people…
Congressman Adam Schiff referred to some anti-Armenian posters in USA. “It was shocking to see posters advocating genocide against Armenians. We must all condemn this bigotry in the strongest terms. Armenia and Artsakh face the real threat of war from Azerbaijan. The community needs support – not hate”, Schiff twitted. Earlier armenophobic posters…
Reuters. Drone footage from the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office showed massive destruction in a residential neighbourhood on Tuesday (October 29) after local officials reported a Russian bomb killed four in the area. Reuters was able to confirm the location from the position, shape and design of the buildings and walls seen in the video…
An ethnic-Armenian Turkish lawyer is set to become the first ever Armenian to hold the post of district governor in Turkey after his appointment as the District Governor of Babadag, a city and district in the Denizli Province, Agos reports. Berk Acar, born in 1995, will assume the position in the coming days. He…
Guy Verhofstadt, member of European Parliament referred to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “Blatant ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh calls for tough EU sanctions… but also a rethink on how energy dependent we are on such regimes. When will the EU finally learn to play the geopolitical game with force, not words?”
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…
Reuters. Hungary is working to find a way to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday (October 24), without giving details but giving no indication that he planned to defy the restrictions. U.S. President Donald Trump, a close ally of the Hungarian leader, on Wednesday imposed sanctions…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan responded to the statements of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev that Armenia is not sincere in the process of achieving peace, it is delaying the process of unblocking the region. The questions of Armenpress and FM Mirzoyan’s answers on the issue are…
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, said Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza was “inflammatory, outrageous and shameful” and amounted to a “flagrant violation of international law.” “Any plan to forcibly deport Palestinians outside the occupied territory against their will is a war crime,” Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard told Reuters news…
If a referendum on Armenia becoming a member in the European Union (EU) or staying in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were held in the near future, those in Russia would be very upset by how the population of Armenia would respond, Alen Simonyan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, stated during an interview…
Mher Margaryan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, delivered a statement in the UN Security Council open debate on “Strengthening Accountability and Justice for Serious Violations of International Law”. In his remarks Mher Margaryan touched upon the issue of impunity of crimes that happened in the past, in the context of prevention of…
Attacks on the borderline Russian region of Kursk where a Ukrainian infiltration attempt was registered yesterday continue. The number of civilian casualties has increased to five, while as many as 28 people have been injured, TASS reports. Over the past 24 hours, air raid sirens repeatedly rang out in the region. Four unmanned aerial…
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan once again openly threatened Armenia, as well as Iran, the international community and the parties making efforts to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. During his speech in occupied Shushi, Aliyev, once again distorting the reality, stated that Armenia had committed to “provide the Zangezur Corridor and withdraw all its…
EU Mission in Armenia announces full operation capability, said the mission. “Today, EU Mission in Armenia announces full operation capability as it opens HQ in Yeghegnazdzor in the presence of Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan. Over 1000 patrols covering length of the Armenian border with Azerbaijan since mission launch in February”, EUMA said in a…
Turkey will continue to block oil tankers without appropriate insurance letters from its waters and has said it needs time to make checks, Reuters reports. The country’s maritime authority on Thursday dismissed pressure from abroad over a growing queue of vessels. The number of tankers waiting in the Black Sea — to cross…
During his visit to Armenia, OSCE Chair-in-Office, Malta’s Minister for Foreign, European Affairs and Trade, Ian Borg, underscored the Organization’s unwavering commitment to promoting and advancing sustainable peace throughout the OSCE region, the organization said in a statement. In Yerevan, Minister Borg met Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan, President…
Seven people with links to Britain have been arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards over anti-government protests that have snowballed across the country in recent months, according to reports, The Guardian reports. The people arrested, some of whom are dual nationals, were detained while trying to leave Iran, according to Reuters, citing a statement published by…
Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan referred to the fake news, disseminated by Azerbaijani media on Lachin Corridor. “Having nothing else to do, Azerbaijani media spreads another lie claiming that Armenia and Iran are going to attack the Lachin Corridor, blocked already for 60 days. Azerbaijan must unblock Lachin Corridor as it blocked it for ethnic…
Congresswoman Lori Trahan referred to the closure of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists” and the humanitarian crisis caused by it. “Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor is causing a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of families are in danger because of this unwarranted aggression. Once again, I’m calling on the State Department to help find a…
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…
Iran supports the territorial integrity of countries in the South Caucasus and thinks that any geopolitical change in that region could be dangerous, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said at a press conference at the embassy on Wednesday, TASS reports. “Certainly, the issue of security and stability in the South Caucasus is very important…
Aliyev violated the agreement to refrain from the threat of force, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this. “In his latest speech, president Aliyev flagrantly violated the agreement on refraining from the threat or use of force, stipulated in Sochi trilateral statement. Oddly enough, he accuses Armenia of violating mutually agreed statements!” Pashinyan tweeted.
Reuters. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 140 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday (November 6), as the storm that devastated the country’s central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam. At Talisay City in the hardest-hit province of Cebu, houses at…
On January 9, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the members of the EU technical assessment mission headed by Marcin Wydra. The team was sent to Armenia to consider the possibility of deploying a new EU civilian mission. The head of the EU delegation in Armenia, Andrea Wiktorin, also participated in the…
In Akhaltsikhe, the tender announced for the reconstruction of 9 April Street N15 and N25 buildings, did not take place. As we were told in the mayor’s office, no one took part in the tender. Now the tender has been announced for the second time, however, separately for both buildings. According to the tender documentation,…
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that Iran will not negotiate under pressure and threats over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, Xinhua reports. Iran still adheres to the negotiation process and aims to complete the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said Kanaani during his…
Reuters. Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers to Niagara-on-the-Lake on Tuesday (November 11), where they posed for a family photo before talks began. Ministers from Ukraine, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and other countries were also invited to this week’s meetings. The G7 meeting…
Commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh Colonel-General Alexander Lentsov has met with Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov. Lentsov and Hasanov discussed the situation in the deployment site of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called on Iran to stop providing military support to Russia during a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Kallas shared details of the call on her X account, reiterating her appeal for Tehran to end its assistance to Moscow. She stressed that Russia”s…
