Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has not confirmed the sale of military equipment to Russia, including unmanned aerial vehicles, assuring that Tehran avoids any steps that may result in an escalation in Ukraine in his interview with La Repubblica newspaper published on Wednesday, TASS reports. “We have various forms of cooperation with Russia, including in…

The phone conversation between the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Turkey has become the main agenda topic of the Armenian community in Turkey, according to the statement released by the Union of Armenian Foundations of Turkey. Armenian foundations, all their affiliated institutions and companies follow the developments with appreciation and hope and…

European Union deal to allow Russia to transit some sanctioned goods to its Kaliningrad exclave via the EU, but the problem had not been resolved, Reuters reports. “There’s no solution to this problem just yet. We are expecting some progress (to allow Russia to transit goods), but at the moment we can’t say that the…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denounced the Biden administration’s policy of accusations and sanctions, saying that he will not be able to impose his will on the Islamic Republic through such tactics. “If the window of diplomacy is still open, that is due to Iran’s proactive initiatives,” Amirabdollahian tweeted late Monday. “@POTUS cannot impose unilateral…

Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, leader of the ‘Bright Armenia’ party Edmon Marukyan commented on yesterday’s telephone conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a statement on social media, Marukyan said that the last direct contact between the leaders of Armenia and Turkey took place 10 years ago, adding that “this…

The United States believes Iran is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred drones, including some that are weapons capable, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday (July 11), Reuters reports. During a briefing at the White House, Sullivan said unmanned aerial vehicles could be delivered on an expedited timeline…

Garo Paylan, the Armenian deputy of the Mejlis of Turkey, referred to the Pashinyan-Erdogan telephone conversation. He wrote on his Twitter page: “The telephonic conversation between President Erdogan and Prime Minister of Armenia Pashinyan will hopefully speed up the ongoing normalization process between the two countries.” Pashinyan and Erdogan had a telephone conversation today, during…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Prime Minister congratulated the President on Kurban Bayram, and the President congratulated the Prime Minister on the upcoming Vardavar-Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. The leaders emphasized the importance they attach to the bilateral normalization process between…

Turkey has neutralized nearly 2,000 terrorists in cross-border anti-terror operations so far this year, said the country’s defense chief on Saturday. Visiting a military base in Daglica, along the Turkish-Iraqi border, Hulusi Akar held a video conference with commanders of Turkish troops actively involved in anti-terror operations within Turkey and in northern Iraq and northern…

Turkish-made Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle transferred from Lithuania on the Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by the head of the office of the Ukrainian President Andrey Ermak. Yermak expressed gratitude to the people of Lithuania and the Turkish company Baykar Makina, a manufacturer of drones. The name “Hawk” was given to the drone in…

On 5-6 July, International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief was held in London. The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom Varuzhan Nersesyan represented Armenia at the Ministerial conference. In the national pledge Ambassador Nersesyan reiterated Armenia’s commitment to democratic values, human rights including freedom of religion and belief….

On July 8, the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia Riina Kaljurand. At the meeting the priorities of cooperation of the parliaments of the two countries and the continuity of cooperation within the framework of the parliamentary diplomacy…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Shamkhani. The Prime Minister welcomed Mr. Shamkhani’s visit to Armenia, attaching importance to the continuous development of friendly and brotherly relations with Iran. “High-level mutual visits are important for solving this issue. I…

Ukraine has summoned the Turkish ambassador after it said Turkey had allowed a Russian-flagged ship carrying what it has claimed was thousands of tonnes of stolen Ukrainian grain to leave the port of Karasu, The Guardian reports.   “We regret that Russia’s ship Zhibek Zholy, which was full of stolen Ukrainian grain, was allowed to…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said support of Kyiv’s militarism by West is unacceptable, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, TASS reports. Lavrov made the comments as he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia. “A thorough exchange of views…

Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt Hrachya Poladian met with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit on July 6. At the beginning of the meeting Hrachya Poladian conveyed the letter of the Foreign Minister of Armenia on the accreditation of the representative of Armenia at the League of Arab States. On this…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.   The interlocutors touched upon a number of issues of the Armenian-Russian bilateral agenda, as well as regional issues, the situation around Nagorno Karabakh.   The parties discussed the implementation of the trilateral statements of the leaders of…

Dear Mr. Minister,  Dear Colleagues,  Ladies and Gentlemen,  First of all, I would like to thank my colleague José Manuel Albares Bueno for the warm welcome and fruitful discussions. I am glad to visit Madrid on the jubilee of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Spain, which surely is…

The Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan deputy prime ministerial working group dealing with the unblocking of all economic and transportation communications in the region has managed to bring their positions closer around the resumption of transportation communications, Alexey Zaitsev, the deputy director of the information and press department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said. He said that the trilateral…

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani will arrive in Armenia on July 7 at the invitation of Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan, the Office of Mr. Grigoryan said. During his working visit, Ali Shamkhani will meet with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Working discussions between the Secretaries of the Armenian and Iranian Security Councils…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (July 5) the negotiations on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran known as the JCPOA needed to succeed while taking into account the interests of regional partners, including Israel, Reuters reports. “We have to defend this deal, take into account security interests of our friends in…

Finland and Sweden completed accession talks at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Monday (4 July 2022), as agreed last week by NATO leaders at their Summit in Madrid. Both countries formally confirmed their willingness and ability to meet the political, legal and military obligations and commitments of NATO membership, NATO’s website reports. The talks were…

The military delegations of Turkey and Ukraine held talks in Ankara, the Turkish military department said. It is noted that at the meeting, ideas were exchanged on bilateral and regional issues related to defense and security. The level of representation of the delegations is not specified. According to media reports, the issue of establishing a…

Comprehensive deepening and development of the relations with India is one of the foreign policy priorities of Armenia, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the opening of the 8th session of the Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission in Yerevan. “In this regard, it is gratifying to see that India with its vital democracy and dynamic economy…

An informed source told the media that Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov is set to pay a visit to Tehran in the coming days at the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Mehr reports. In addition to meeting his Iranian counterpart, Bayramov is scheduled to meet with other Iranian high-ranking officials including Iranian…

Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Syria at the head of a delegation to discuss the latest issues with Syrian officials, Iran Press New Agency reports.    Iran’s Foreign Minister in a press conference with his counterpart, Fayssal Mikdad said: Iran condemns the Zionist aggression in the south of Tartus this morning. With its…

At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes in southern Iran on Saturday, according to the country’s semi-official FARS news agency, CNN reports. Four separate earthquakes were recorded near the southern port city of Bandar-e Lengeh, including one that registered at a 6.1 magnitude, according to the United…

President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’ integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two decades. “Unprecedented political and social pressure from the so-called collective West is pushing us to speed up the unification process: together to minimise the…

Ukraine has started exporting electricity to the European Union, via Romania, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russia reduces gas supplies to the bloc which is supporting Kyiv in resisting Moscow’s special military operation. Several European countries, including Italy and Germany, are highly reliant upon Russian gas for their energy needs but have been forced to…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared for his special military operation in Ukraine for at least a year before inciting it, and predicted Putin is likely to be able to maintain a drawn-out offensive for a “long time,” CBS News reports.    Scholz made the comments in a Thursday interview with…