On January 24, the delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) made a statement at a meeting of the structure: “In the face of current unbearable atmosphere of racism, Azerbaijanophobia and Islamophobia in the PACE, the delegation of Azerbaijan decides to cease its engagement with…
Reuters. The Kremlin said on Thursday (July 21) that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in good health, dismissing what it called false reports he was unwell. “Everything is fine with his health,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in reply to a question at his daily briefing. “You know that Ukrainian “information specialists”… and…
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, addressed the situation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in his Twitter. “Armenia’s MoD published a video showing how the servicemen of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces, with the purpose of provocation, drive by the servicemen of Armenia’s Armed Forces carrying out engineering works, and open fire in the direction of the servicemen of Armenia’s…
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, delivered a speech during UN the Summit of the Future. As the press handout from the State Department notices, he, in particular, said: At this summit, Secretary-General Guterres and many world leaders have argued powerfully that to fulfill the crucial purpose of the United Nations,…
Stratfor published an analysis reassessing the risks of escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “As peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan stall, violent flare-ups either in Nagorno-Karabakh or on their common border are increasingly likely, even if a large-scale Azerbaijani military operation or direct Iranian involvement in the conflict remains unlikely”, said the article. The authors say,…
US Cordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew will travel to Armenia and Georgia from January 15-18, the State Department reports. In both countries, he will discuss the current efforts and challenges to combatting corruption and identify areas for further cooperation. In Armenia, Coordinator Nephew will meet with government officials, including justice sector and…
The European Union will deliver additional 30 billion euros of financial support to Ukraine in 2025, EU’s Council President Antonio Costa said on Thursday (December 19) after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels, Reuters reports. Costa added that the EU already delivered about 130 billion euros of financial support to Ukraine since the beginning…
The EU’s foreign affairs spokesperson commented on the recent parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, in which the ruling “New Azerbaijan” party once again claimed victory. Peter Stano cited the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission report, which stated that the elections were held in an environment of political and legal restrictions, excluding pluralism and genuine competition. “Early…
Reuters. Iran hosted talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday (October 23), saying they offered an opportunity to bring peace to the South Caucasus. The two foreign ministers’ first meeting since Azerbaijan’s aggression in September 2023. “We believe the region’s problems, especially in the South Caucasus region, can be…
The Georgian-Russian border is open for passenger traffic. Due to snowfall and avalanche danger, movement there was prohibited from 23.03.
Moscow is ready to hold talks on Ukraine conflict settlement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “As for negotiations, we have always said that we are ready for them,” Putin said. According to him, Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to ban dialogue with Russia makes possible negotiations illegal. Putin noted that the West should force the…
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…
Spanish daily newspaper El País published today two documents that it claims are the confidential responses by the NATO and the U.S. to Moscow’s security demands, which included refusing further enlargement of the Alliance to former Soviet Republics, including Georgia and Ukraine. The leak comes as both NATO and the U.S. formally reiterated with Russia their commitment to…
An agreement has been reached regarding a meeting in Moscow between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry, announced this at Thursday’s ministry press briefing. “An agreement has been reached about such a meeting. The specific day will be announced later,” Zakharova stated.
During a press conference with media and NGOs, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan touched upon the issue of normalization of relations with Turkey. “If I say now that there is no possibility, the question will arise, then why are we negotiating? If we negotiate, then there is a certain understanding that it is possible to…
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin’s statement that in early November technical delegations of the Armenian and Turkish governments met at the border. Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan told ARMENPRESS that Armenian Vice Speaker of Parliament and Special Representative for Normalization…
On this day, April 24, the largest political family of the EU, the European People’s Party, expressed its solidarity with the Armenian people. “Today we stand in solidarity with the Armenian people. It’s our duty to preserve their memory with dignity, and strive for justice. We urge Turkey to acknowledge the reality of the past…
The Spanish El País newspaper published an article on the latest Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia, highlighting the fact that Azerbaijan attacked the internationally recognized territories of Armenia. In the article titled “Armenia condemns the execution of prisoners of war by Azerbaijani troops”, El País noted that the EU Special Representative in South Caucasus has called…
The 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on June 4 adopted a resolution reaffirming the right of return to all displaced persons and refugees to Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. The vote resulted in 103 countries in favour, nine against, and 52 abstentions, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to the Georgian Ministry of…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held out hope on Friday for a diplomatic resolution to restore the landmark 2015 nuclear deal world power struck with Tehran, but offered a grim assessment on the current situation. Blinken maintained that the US has an abiding interest in Iran’s nuclear program returning to the constraints imposed by…
Moscow communicates almost every day with Baku and Yerevan regarding the unblocking of transportation links between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told RIA Novosti. “Russia participates in the [respective] negotiations, offers solutions, provides communication between the deputy prime ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, a platform for dialogue. I never answer…
Reuters. Turkey and Ukraine signed a deal on Thursday (August 18) to reconstruct infrastructure damaged in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported as their leaders Tayyip Erdogan and Volodymyr Zelenskiy met in Lviv. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday (August 17), met with Zelenskiy and…
All structures of the OSCE Minsk Conference, the Minsk Group and the High-Level Planning Group should be dissolved, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said today. ‘The mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement approved by the OSCE has lost its relevance. And it all started with the blocking of…
US president-elect Donald Trump said he would cut the taxes for Canadians, if the country joins USA as a state. In his Christmas message on Truth Social Trump first “greeted” saying: Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal (where we lost 38,000…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed New Delhi for Moscow on Monday (July 8), on his first trip to Russia since the war in the Ukraine in February 2022, Reuters reports. On his 2-day visit, Modi is set to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of annual summits between New Delhi…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a “real threat” of US military action against Colombia, BBC reports. Petro said the US is treating other nations as part of a US “empire”. It comes after Trump said a military operation in Colombia “sounds good”. Petro said that…
According to the decision of the Political Council of the ruling Georgian Dream, we are beginning to create a database, which will comprise information about all those individuals who are involved in violence, other illegal actions, threats and blackmail, or publicly approve of such actions, through party structures,” Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated at…
The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has announced a final rule overturning restrictions set by the Joe Biden administration that limited oil and gas drilling activities across a significant portion of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. The decision is in line with President Donald Trump’s aim to ease regulations on domestic fossil fuel extraction,…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia congratulated the Republic of Iraq on its National Day. “Our warmest congratulations to the Republic of Iraq on the occasion of National Day. Armenia highly values 25 years-old diplomatic ties based on mutual respect and friendship between our peoples, wishing peace and prosperity to the Government and people…
Turkey says USA-EU-Armenia meeting on April 5 “will not contribute to peace in the South Caucasus region”. Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement, which says: “It is our responsibility to underline clearly that the trilateral meeting between Armenia, the EU and the USA on 5 April will undermine the neutral approach that should be…
