Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman to evenly share control of the lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran demands it control most of the critical oil and LNG chokepoint, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, as strikes in the region reignited and dashed hopes for a quick return to diplomacy….
Reuters. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday (June 15) welcomed a deal between the United States and Iran to end the war, but warned against provocations by Israel until the deal is signed. “We are very pleased, on behalf of our region and all humanity, with the agreement reached with our contributions as well,”…
Reuters. .S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (October 19) he never asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cede all of the Donbas region to Russia in an earlier meeting, but that it should stay divided as it is. “Let it be cut the way it is. It’s cut up right now. I think…
Portugal’s caretaker government announced plans on Saturday to expel about 18,000 foreigners living in the country without legal permits or authorisation, Euronews reports. António Leitão Amaro, Minister of the Presidency, said the centre-right government will issue approximately 18,000 notifications to illegal migrants asking them to leave. According to Amaro, officials will begin next…
European Union Ambassador to Baku Peter Michalko was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. “A note of protest was sent to him in connection with the adoption of the resolution by the European Parliament on October 24, and the baseless and biased statements made by the European Commissioner within the framework of…
Joel Lion, Israel’s ambassador to Armenia , expressed condolences over the tragic event at a military unit in Armenia. “Very saddened by the loss of life of 15 servicemen in an accidental fire in Azat, Gegharkunik province. My deepest condolences to their loved ones and my wishes of prompt recovery for the wounded ones”,…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (August 4) blamed Hamas for a long-stalled deal to end the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages, more than 300 days after it began with an attack on Israeli border communities on Oct. 7. Speaking at the start of a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem,…
NATO will soon supply Ukraine with hundreds of pieces of equipment to combat unmanned aerial vehicles. As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, speaking at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum, these are hundreds of active jamming stations. Earlier, Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said that the…
The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Ian Liddell-Granger (United Kingdom, EC/DA) and Lise Christoffersen (Norway, SOC), and the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), have made the following statement: “We renew our call for the…
The Trump administration does not like a united European Union because the bloc is a geopolitical force that Washington has to reckon with, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday, urging EU member states not to weaken the bloc by striking bilateral deals with the US, Politico reports. Kallas noted that it…
Nobody is privatizing Armenia, French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies wrote in his X microblog. “No flag planting here. Armenia is nobody’s backyard, but a friendly country and democratic nation whose sovereignty and territorial integrity France supports,” Decottignies wrote in X (former Twitter) commenting on the article of the Politico periodical, in which it was mentioned…
The CSTO Collective Security Council session, chaired by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, started in Yerevan. The leaders of all the member countries of the organization have already arrived at the meeting place. The Prime Minister of Armenia welcomed them. International and regional security issues and the main results of CSTO activities will be…
In the March 31 summary, the Russian peacekeeping troops, presenting the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh control zone, noted: “The Russian peacekeeping troops continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At 30 observation posts, Russian peacekeepers monitor the situation and the maintenance of the ceasefire regime around the clock. Two cases of violation…
“Our brotherly Armenian nation has much to be proud of in its storied history; however, today marks the most significant occasion – its regained independence,” stated Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, during a reception at the Armenian Embassy to Georgia, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Papuashvili emphasized that the relationship between Georgia…
Ararat Mirzoyan, Foreign Minister of Armenia delivered opening remarks during his visit to Moscow and ahead of talks. “Colleagues, Sergey Viktorovich and I have already briefly touched upon several issues. We had a one-on-one format discussion and now we can continue the exchange of views with the participation of delegations. I would like to…
The United States welcomes the announcement of the lifting of restrictions on bilateral trade between Armenia and Türkiye, the US embassy in Yerevan said in a statement. “This step demonstrates both countries’ commitment to expanding economic connectivity, and promoting lasting peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus region. We commend Armenia and Türkiye for…
Azerbaijan and Armenia are not ready to sign a reconciliation agreement under any conditions, there are still some difficult issues that need to be resolved. Denis Gonchar, director of the fourth department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said this in an interview with TASS. “The signals coming from Baku and Yerevan…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on a brief and tense visit to Germany amid deep differences between the two NATO allies over the war in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. Erdogan has called Israel a “terror state” and pointed to its Western allies, including Germany, for supporting the military’s “massacres” in Gaza. On…
Reuters. Sheikh Naim Qassem was named as Hezbollah’s new leader today, October 29. Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed movement for more than 30 years. Born in 1953 in Beirut to a family from Lebanon’s south, Naim Qassem’s political activism began with the Lebanese Shi’ite…
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is distressed by the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, who died of starvation on August 15, 2023, as a direct result of the Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, as evidenced by reports from both the coroner and the medical examiner of Nagorno-Karabakh. “The Artsakh blockade, which…
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili met Israeli President Isaac Herzog within his official visit to the State of Israel, 1tv.ge reports. The meeting addressed Georgia-Israel bilateral cooperation-related issues. The parties expressed readiness to continue friendly relations and deepen cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats. Israeli President reiterated Israel’s unwavering support for Georgia’s territorial…
Today, the solemn ceremony of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Nagorno-Karabakh will take place in the Ivanyan settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani media reports about it. According to sources, high-ranking military personnel of Azerbaijan and Russia will participate in the event. Russian peacekeeping troops were stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, on the basis of…
A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is “possible any time”, a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, despite a Moscow-brokered rapprochement between Damascus and Ankara, France 24 reports. The Kremlin is trying to end more than a decade of hostility between the neighbours that began when Turkey backed rebel efforts…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump discussed the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic in a phone call on Sunday. “We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week,” Rutte said in a post on US social media company X….
The European Union will continue its mediation efforts regarding the settlement of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. “Last night’s armed confrontations between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a dangerous escalation that needs to stop,” High Representative of…
The United States has received a list of conditions from Ukraine for a possible peace agreement, and is now waiting to receive proposals from the Russian side, U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said. “When President Trump spoke with President Putin a little over a week ago, the Russians said they were…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would not allow individuals such as the man who opened fire during a reception attended by him to alter the course of the United States. “We will not allow people like this to change the course of our country,” Trump said in an interview with…
Reuters. Turkey will deliver the first natural gas from its Black Sea field to the national grid by end-March, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday (December 27), after President Tayyip Erdogan announced an increase in the volume of gas found. Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting on Monday (December 26) that the total…
The Armenian Foreign Ministry mentioned the victims of the Maragha pogroms on its X page. “On this day, 32 years ago pogroms against Armenians in town of Maragha in Nagorno-Karabakh became yet another part of Azerbaijan’s policy of ethnic cleansing. More than 50 civilians were brutally killed, as many were taken captive, the rest…
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Richard Moore, the head of the secret intelligence service of Great Britain. The interlocutors discussed issues related to the processes taking place in the South Caucasus region. Topics related to regional and international security were also touched upon.
