Till today, the Armenian parties have taken all the necessary steps, in the context of confidence building, including handing over all the landmine maps to Azerbaijan, but in response, Azerbaijan continues to make false accusations about ongoing installation of minefields and contrary to the agreements didn’t even release prisoners of war and other people in…

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…

Gen. Mazloum Abdi, top military commander for the Kurdish-led, U.S.-allied Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), said on Wednesday his alliance must suspend operations against the resurgent Islamic State in order to prepare for a potentially massive Turkish invasion that could put hundreds of American troops  in Syria at risk.   “We did not freeze the joint…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a post on his Twitter after the meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan within the Francophonie Summit. “We’re committed to strengthening democracy, growing our economies, and advancing peace and security in the Caucasus. That’s what Armenia’s Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and I discussed when we sat down today…

The number of people injured during the earthquake in the Duzce region of Turkey has reached 50. The state of one of the injured is serious. No deaths were reported in the underground tremors. Due to the earthquake, classes have been suspended today in Sakarya, Bolu, and Duzce. A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near…

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Spokesman for the Department of State Ned Price said in a statement. “Secretary Blinken welcomed a halt to recent hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He urged President Aliyev to adhere to the ceasefire, disengage military forces, and work to resolve all…

British Ambassador to Armenia John Gallagher thanked Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan for their congratulations on the official birthday of the King of the United Kingdom. “Thank you Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for your kind message. I am pleased that you recognise the positive momentum in the Armenia-UK relationship. I…

Reuters.  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday (July 29) slammed Sweden over the burning of a Koran in Stockholm and said Turkey would never bow down to a policy of provocation or threat.   “We will teach the arrogant Western people that it is not freedom of expression to insult the sacred values of Muslims,”…

Chair of the Security and Defense Subcommittee of the European Parliament, Nathalie Loiseau responded to the tweet of Vagif Sadiqov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belgium and Luxembourg, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the European Union. The ambassador did not like the presence of the observers of the EU mission on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and…

The Ministry of Defense of Armenia plans to participate in two other military exercises organized by the US Ground Forces Command in Europe this year: ‘Kosovo Forces’ and ‘Merged Sword’, said the Spokesperson of the Defense Minister Aram Torosyan, answering the question of ‘Lurer’ whether Armenia will participate in the Defender 2023 multinational military exercise….

Ukraine has exported more than 840,000 tonnes of agricultural products since the launch of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, said the Joint Coordination Center of the initiative on Friday.   The Black Sea Grain Initiative was launched in Istanbul by the Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and United Nations on July 22, 2022.   Defense Minister of…

Olivier Decottignies, Frenc Ambassador to Armenia referred to the continuing blockade of Lachin corridor.    “France calls for the restoration of free movement of goods, people and merchandise, along the Lachin corridor, in both directions, and of a continuous supply of gas and electricity to the population”, Decottignies tweeted.

Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson, referred to the new arrests of activists in Azerbaijan.   Another prominent economist and journalist, Farid Mehralizade was arrested as part of the investigation on Abzas Media, even though there are facts that he’s not even related to that media organization.    “We are deeply troubled by the continued…

On May 17, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan met with the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Nuri Ersoy within the framework of the International Conference of Ministers of Culture held in Ashgabat.   The Ministry of Education and Culture…

“Stand with me, be my voice”. On the International Day for Protection of Children, Inessa from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), calls on the UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Shakira to be the voice of the children of Artsakh so that they can reunite with their families, Artsakh Ombudsperson Gegham Stepanyan posted on his social media pages.  

The West has left no stone unturned in its attempts to destabilize Iran amid the recent unrest. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said this, Press TV reports. “American and European political leaders, their news agencies and media supported by the West used the tragic incident with the death of a young woman and supported…

Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, in his X microblog (former Twitter), referred to the ongoing atrocities of Azerbaijanis in the homes of Nagorno-Karabakh’s residents who have already left their homes. “After keeping the people of Nagorno-Karabakh under a blockade for 10 months, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, carrying out an ethnic…

Riots broke out in several Turkish cities on Tuesday night after the authorities invalidated the victory of Kurdish politician Abdullah Zeydan in a mayoral election, RT reports.    On Sunday, Zeydan won the ballot to serve as mayor of the eastern city of Van. Two days later, the local electoral board disqualified him, citing his…

Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s rhetoric , who Armenia of going towards the West, and then promised that Moscow will respond to Armenia.   “I’m not going to respond directly to that question, although it’s the kind of – it’s the kind of rhetoric that we have…