Josep Borrell , High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy delivered speech at the UN Security Council special meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular he said: Azerbaijan bears the responsibility to ensure full respect for the rights & security of Karabakh Armenians. The use of force to resolve disputes is not…
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on Friday 21 November that several European countries are discussing proposals for the “peace plan” prepared by the United States. Støre in an interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, as reported by European Pravda. Støre, who is currently taking part in the G20 summit in South Africa,…
US President Joe Biden is expected to revive a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin this week, according to three Western officials familiar with the matter, as the top arms suppliers to Ukraine consider future support for a conflict that’s about to enter…
Turkey is ready to host a peace summit between Russia and Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul, France 24 reports. NATO member Turkey has been positioning itself as a potential mediator between Moscow and Kyiv since Russia launched its invasion more than two years…
On June 19, RA Minister of Defence Suren Papikyan, who is on a working visit to France, visited Mount Valerian memorial which commemorates the memory of the participants of the French Resistance, including resistance hero Misak Manushyan and 21 members of his group. “Accompanied by the Ambassador of Armenia to France Hasmik Tolmajyan and defence…
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…
Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahain and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, in a telephone conversation late Tuesday, discussed and exchanged views on some topics of mutual interest, including the Niger crisis, the Ukraine war, the relations between Iran and the European Union, as well as the removal of sanctions, Iran Press reports. Amir-Abdollahian…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed that the relative calm prevailing in bilateral relations is mutually beneficial and should continue, Ekathimerini reports. The two met for less than an hour Wednesday evening on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington DC. Besides bilateral relations, they discussed developments…
The European Democratic Youth Network is concerned about the reports of violent dispersal of the participants of the peaceful demonstrations against the environmental disaster in the village of Soyudlu in Azerbaijan. According to the platform, it is also worrisome that the activists and journalists who expressed dissatisfaction with the incident were unfairly punished by the…
The Spanish SATLANTIS company has announced that after the successful launch of Urdaneta from Cape Canaveral, the company will provide a full Earth Observation system to Geocosmos, the Armenian company subsidiary of the RA Ministry of High-Tech Industry. Urdaneta, now renamed to the working title ARMSAT_1, will be the first satellite in space for the…
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has announced that the fifth round of indirect Iran-U.S. talks will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025, IRNA reports. Referring to the proposal put forward by Oman and its consultations to hold another round of Iran-U.S. talks on Friday in the Italian capital of Rome, the Foreign Ministry…
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, referred to the support provided by the community to Ukraine. “The EU has stood by Ukraine since day 1 of Russia’s war of aggression. With our Member States, we have provided support of almost €108 billion. Ukraine will prevail in this war for survival. And…
The Ukrainian parliament on Aug. 20 passed a bill banning activities of religious organizations connected to Russia, The Kyiv Independent reports. The legislation, supported by 265 lawmakers in its second and final reading, could effectively prohibit the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The UOC-MP’s clergy has been…
“Welcome the 3rd trilateral meeting hosted by European Council President Charles Michel with Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders in Brussels. Hopeful to see concrete steps that support dynamics towards sustainable peace. The EU continues to be strongly engaged in peace and reconciliation efforts in the region”, Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign…
Russia no longer considers itself bound by self-restrictions on deploying intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF) as the conditions for observing the moratorium have vanished, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry noted certain steps taken by the collective West in the sphere of proliferating such missiles and emphasized that they create a…
The European Union (EU) countries have not reached a consensus on granting Ukraine a loan based on Russia’s blocked assets. This was announced on October 1 by the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, before an informal summit of EU heads of state in Copenhagen. “We are working on a reparation loan to act…
Journalist Hafiz Babaly was detained as part of a criminal case against employees of the publication Abzas Media, Ibrahim Amiraslanli, a representative of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told Turan. Employees of the main police department of the city of Baku detained Babali, editor of the economic department of the…
“We are deeply concerned by recent acts of violence and vandalism targeting Christian religious institutions in Jerusalem including Armenian Patriarchate and the Armenian residents of the Old City,” Armenia’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan tweeted.
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…
France’s state-owned energy group EDF temporarily shut down three nuclear reactors on Sunday, while warning that seven others may need to adjust their power output as the heatwave sweeping the country continues, Euronews reports. According to the company, the measure is an environmental protection requirement to avoid discharging excessively hot water into rivers already warming…
The European Commission (EC) will propose a ban on purchases of Russian oil by EU countries in early 2026, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen said, TASS reports. “Early next year we will put forward a legislative proposal to ban the remaining oil,” he told reporters. Shipments of Russian oil to…
The Israeli army said Friday that its preparing to take offensive actions inside the Lebanese territories. “The IDF (army) is very focused on combat with Hezbollah, and preparing for offensive moves within the arena (Lebanon),” Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said during a situational assessment and tour in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights….
President Ahmad al-Sharaa held Monday a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, during which they discussed developments in Syria, SANA news agency reports. During the call, the two presidents stressed the importance of preserving Syria’s territorial unity and independence, and supporting all efforts aimed at achieving stability. Both sides underlined the need…
The negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov ended in Almaty, the media reports. The meeting lasted more than four hours.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the war will be stopped only if the international community fully blocks Russian oil flows, other energy resources, and the banking sector. In his view, Russia is not demonstrating readiness to establish peace. “There are still no signs that Moscow intends to stop its military machine,” the President of…
On International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we honor those unjustly taken and denied their rights, the statement on Armenia’s Foreign Ministry’s X reads. “Armenia knows the deep pain of enforced disappearances and remains committed to seeking justice for all victims and their families,” Foreign Ministry states.
The Foreign Affairs Committee at European Parliament questioned Kaja Kallas, Estonian candidate for High Representative/Vice-President for foreign affairs and security policy, the EP press office reports. In her introductory statement, Ms Kallas pledged to work on strengthening the EU’s position in the world and safeguarding its geopolitical and economic security. She also called for…
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…
The German Foreign Ministry has summarized the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Berbock and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, which took place yesterday in Berlin. Aliyev was in Germany to attend the high-level meeting of the 15th St. Petersburg Climate Dialogue and was also received by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. …
On August 30, the second session of the Commission on delimitation and Border Security of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Commission on the delimitation of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan was held in Moscow, chaired by…
