The EU will send 40 monitoring experts to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Vice President of the European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell informed this. “The EU is fully committed to contribute to sustainable peace in the South Caucasus. We are setting up a monitoring capacity along…
The European Commission will propose speeding up the phase-out of Russian fossil imports, the European Union executive’s head Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday after a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. Von der Leyen said that she had a call with Trump on strengthening joint efforts to increase economic pressure…
Reuters. Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (November 3) he will restrict federal funds for New York City if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the city’s mayoral elections that will be held on Tuesday. If Mamdani won the election, Trump said on Truth Social that “it is highly unlikely that I will…
In a report, MEPs call on Armenia to pursue a comprehensive and mutually acceptable peace treaty with Azerbaijan, while praising Yerevan for its work on democratic reforms. In the new report reviewing EU relations with Armenia, prepared by the Foreign Affairs Committee and adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn the large-scale military attack on…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent a condolence message again to the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and the Armenian community of Istanbul on the occasion of April 24. In his condolence message, Erdogan noted that he pays his respects the Armenians who died in unfavorable conditions during the First World War and sends…
Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson at US Department of State referred to the meeting between State Secretary Antony Blinken, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. Senior officials told reporters that discussions have already been successful. “Can you please help us unpack that little bit? Was there anything that happened…
The Georgian Parliament adopted a comprehensive statement condemning the Mobilising and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act or the MEGOBARI Act, with an overwhelming 87 votes in favour and no opposition, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. The Georgian Parliament strongly condemns the U.S. House of Representatives’ adoption of the so-called MEGOBARI…
UN Security Council’s discussion clearly indicates the strong and unequivocal international consensus on immediate and unconditional opening of Lachin Corridor blocked by Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararаt Mirzoyan said in a Twitter post. “Safe and secure connection between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh must be restored,” he stressed. The Foreign Minister expressed Armenia’s appreciation of the “fair…
Senior Azerbaijani officials are denying claims that Azerbaijan could use force to open a corridor through Armenian territory, insisting instead that a lasting peace deal could be signed soon. The news outlet Politico published an extensive article addressing the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. The author talked with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the assistant…
Turkey is discussing re-opening a border crossing into Syrian government territory, a Turkish official said on Friday, enabling earthquake aid to be sent directly to areas under President Bashar al-Assad’s control after a decade of enmity, Reuters reports. It is also looking at opening another crossing into Syria’s opposition-held Idlib region, the official said. Turkey…
Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said America was hated by the whole world. The world has no lost love for America, and the West’s efforts to impose its culture and values on the planet are doomed to fail because its hegemony no longer exists, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has said. America is…
Türkiye on Saturday reaffirmed that it does not recognize the “illegal annexation of Crimea” by Russia in 2014. Stating that the current situation in the peninsula “constitutes a violation of international law,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said it underlined support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. “It has been a decade since the…
Regarding U.S. involvement, we should take the following into account: as you know, when the Crossroads of Peace project was developed, we essentially proposed it to all our partners — meaning we invited them to invest within the framework of the Crossroads of Peace initiative. I must note that some of our partners had at…
The developments in Armenia are the internal affair of the country, but Moscow is interested in the soonest settlement of the situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told. “This is entirely an internal affair of Armenia,” Peskov said, referring to opposition rallies in the country. He stressed that Yerevan is an ally of Moscow. “Armenia is…
US President Donald Trump addressed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz on his Truth Social page. “The Strait of Hormuz is completely open and ready for business and full passage, but the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with…
Israel bombed Iran’s Fordow nuclear bunker site south of Tehran again Monday, following the U.S.’s strikes on the secretive underground facility over the weekend, according to media outlets in Israel and Tehran, The Hill reports. “The aggressor attacked the Fordow nuclear site again,” Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported, quoting a spokesperson for the crisis…
Addressing the National Congress for the Commemoration of the 24,000 Martyrs from Tehran on Wednesday, Major General Hossein Salami dismissed US threats against Iran amid heightened tensions over the death of three American forces, IRNA reports. “We hear threatening words from American officials,” he said. “You have tested us and we know each other,…
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan congratulated Andrii Sybiha on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. “Congratulating Andrii Sybiha on appointment as the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, I look forward to our engagement and cooperation in further developing relations between Armenia and Ukraine. I also thank Dmytro Kuleba for years of constructive cooperation and…
During the previous day, the Russian peacekeeping troops recorded two violations of the ceasefire regime in Martuni and Shushi regions, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). There were no casualties. This is stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “According to these facts, the command of the Russian peacekeeping force is conducting a joint…
On November 4, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Marek Szczygieł, the Head of the EU Monitoring Capacity in Armenia and the members of his delegation. During the meeting, Minister Mirzoyan briefed upon the security situation in the region following Azerbaijan’s aggression against Armenia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty on September 13-14; the positions…
The US Department of Defense has voiced its concerns about Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria as part of a newly launched military operation, warning that the strikes put the safety of US personnel in the region at risk as well as the years-long fight against the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)….
Gegham Stepanyan, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Ombudsman, refereed to the latest developments in Lachin corridor. “Azerbaijan’s behavior is an insult to the agenda of human rights, humanitarian values and civilization. States and international structures and first of all the OSCE MG co-chair countries— RUSSIA, the UNITED STATES and FRANCE, are obliged to put an end…
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will visit Armenia in September and will personally participate in the opening ceremony of the Canadian embassy in Yerevan, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) International reported.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey, which President Joe Biden’s administration approved after Turkey approved Sweden’s joining the NATO alliance, Reuters reports. The Senate voted 79 to 13 against a resolution of disapproval of the sale…
The global system is experiencing a deep crisis and is in urgent need of reforms; the UN has lost both its credibility and its ability to fulfill its mission, while mechanisms created after the Second World War have been paralyzed. This was stated by President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the ‘Bosphorus Summit’. …
The Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia discussed the draft law On Transparency of Foreign Influence today and approved it in the second reading, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. The committee rejected an alternative proposal regarding specific provisions of the bill proposed by opposition MP Teona Akubardia. As per the rapporteur on the…
On November 24, I delivered a speech on the occasion of of the UAE 52-nd Union Day, Deputy Parliament Speaker of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan stated in his Facebook page. “Warmly congratulating on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates, I noted that I am following with the…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that Iran is ready to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia and reopen the embassies whenever Riyadh is ready, Mehr reports. Saying that Iran has always welcomed dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region, the Iranian top diplomat cited, “Our talks with Saudi Arabia will continue on its previous…
The Russian peacekeeping force recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Shushi region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) during the previous day, according to the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. There are no casualties. The fact is being investigated by the forces of the Russian peacekeeping force.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen issued an announcement on the latest aggression by Azerbaijan in the sovereign territory of Armenia. “Azerbaijan-which has acknowledged its strikes – must immediately halt these attacks against Armenia and the U.S. must hold it accountable. This conflict cannot be resolved by violence”, he Tweeted.
