Georgian President, Salome Zourabichvili, on Thursday, signed a decree declaring October 26 as the date for the 2024 parliamentary elections, Georgia’s Public Broadcaster reports. “The day of decision, choice, and salvation is near. Today, we are not dealing with ordinary elections in which citizens vote for the political party that best represents their viewpoint,…
Reuters. The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday (April 10). The bloc was due to launch counter-tariffs on about 21 billion euros ($23.25…
The armed forces of Ukraine struck with six ATACMS ballistic missiles at the Bryansk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Russian air defense systems shot down five missiles, one was damaged. Its fragments fell on the technical territory of a military facility in the Bryansk region, which caused a fire, which was…
Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the International Organization of Francophonie, received Christian Ter-Stepanyan, ambassador and personal representative of Armenia’s Prime Minister in the International Organization of Francophonie. They exchanged opinions on the cooperation between OIF and Armenia, discussed the decision of the International Court of Justice of the United Nations regarding the Lachin Corridor. The…
The French ambassador to the OSCE stated that on the instructions of President Emmanuel Macron, France called on the OSCE to achieve the immediate reopening of the Lachin Corridor. “We emphasize the need for urgent measures aimed at meeting the needs of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh,” said the microblog of X (former Twitter) of the…
Armenia benefits proportionally the most in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), 35% of Armenia’s economy is realized through participation in this organization, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “In 2023, Armenia’s trade amounted to 20 and a little more billion [US] dollars, of which 37% is the EAEU, 13% – the EU, 3% –…
A person was killed and another was injured in the arm, when an explosion occurred today at the “Shirvan Araz” plant of the Azerbaijani defense industry in the Azerbaijani city of Shirvan, Azerbaijani Defence Ministry reports. The explosion occurred when the intermediate adapter on the M6 warhead was compressed. Similar incidents at military…
On November 7, the City Council of Strasbourg adopted a Motion of support for Armenia in the face of the aggression by Azerbaijan, Armenia’s Permanent Mission to the Council of Europe informs on Twitter. As a sign of solidarity, the city of Strasbourg will hoist the flag of Armenia in front of the City Hall…
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili had a telephone conversation with the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, and announced that the bill ‘On transparency of foreign influence’ being considered by the country’s parliament hinders Tbilisi’s integration into the European Union, the Georgian president’s office said. “During a long telephone conversation with the President…
On Tuesday, Parliament will debate the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave, the press service of the European Parliament reports. “Azerbaijan’s latest offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September saw Baku regain military control of the long-disputed region and has resulted in a mass exodus of…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to adopt a more flexible approach and discuss the terms of negotiations with Russia and end the war, Bloomberg reported, citing officials familiar with the negotiations between the Ukrainian president and Western leaders. Publicly, Zelensky continues to insist on the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stated that Washington’s full support for Israel could lead to the opening of new fronts against the United States. “The United States advises others to exercise restraint, but it fully supports Israel,” Iran’s chief diplomat stressed. The Minister emphasized that as a result of the escalation of the…
Russia does not in any way prevent us from conducting the important diplomatic for Armenia and Azerbaijan, US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a daily briefing. “Russia does not in any way prevent us from conducting the important diplomatic efforts we think are necessary for Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we will…
US Congressman Frank Pallone thanked Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, for the hearing on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “Thank you Senator Menendez for holding this extremely important hearing on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Artsakh. This helped shed light on Aliyev’s deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing that…
The NATO alliance will become more European-led, with a continuing strong presence of the United States, as European allies significantly increase military spending, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday (Friday 13), Reuters reports. “Over the coming years we will more and more see a NATO that is more European-led, but at the…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov referred to the CSTO developments. “When they say that the CSTO is not able to determine its area of responsibility in Armenia, it should be noted that Armenia itself did not define it. First of all, Armenia needs to clarify its border and complete the delimitation, which Armenia’s Government…
At least 51 people have been killed in flash floods sweeping the eastern Spanish region of Valencia following torrential rain on Tuesday that left roads and towns under water, local authorities said on Wednesday (October 30), Reuters reports. Eyewitness videos from Alfafar region showed drivers moving slowly through inundated roads on Tuesday evening as…
A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said. Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News Agency (SANA) showed blood on the mosque’s carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage. The Imam Ali ibn…
Serbia has terminated a number of arms supply agreements with Russia, said the chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, Milan Mojsilovic, in an interview with the Serbia’s Novosti newspaper. This is how Mojsilovic answered the question whether the sanctions on Russia made it difficult for the Serbian army to use…
Sources told CNN that senior Hezbollah military figure Ibrahim Aqil was the target of Israel’s strike on southern Beirut that leveled a building, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens of others. Last year, to mark the 40th anniversary of Hezbollah’s bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut in 1983, the US State…
USAID issued a statement by Administrator Samantha Power. The statement reads: “This week, I traveled to Armenia to hear directly from the people fleeing their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh in the wake of Azerbaijan’s September 19-20 attacks. The United States is deeply concerned about the safety of vulnerable populations in Nagorno-Karabakh and the more than…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian described developing relations with the neighbors, including the Republic of Azerbaijan, as the priority of Iran’s foreign policy, Government of Iran reports. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov. Expressing dissatisfaction with some unrealistic remarks made in recent days, he described…
The Georgian Dream Government announced it had filed a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court regarding the separation of powers with President Salome Zurabishvili over the ambassadorial (non)appointments, civil.ge reports. “The Government of Georgia considers that the rejection of the nominations by the President of Georgia for the appointment and dismissal of ambassadors does not constitute its…
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Kremlin reports. “Current issues on the Russian-Iranian agenda were reviewed with an emphasis on the need to continue scaling up bilateral cooperation across the board. In particular, the presidents spoke in favour of consistently implementing mutually…
Reuters. Palestinian officials and an Israeli settlement watchdog group condemned on Monday (February 16) an Israeli decision on West Bank land registration, saying the move will lead to a de-facto takeover of Palestinian lands. On Sunday (February 15), Israel’s cabinet approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make…
Ukrainian diplomats in the United States are working to increase the extent of F-16 fighter pilot training and training of aircraft maintenance personnel, Ukrinform reports. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, announced this on Ukrainian television, commenting on what might be transferred to Ukraine shortly from the military aid package announced by…
Within the framework of the 6th Paris Peace Forum, I had the opportunity to briefly exchange thoughts with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan wrote on his X page (former Twitter). “On the margins of 6th Paris Peace Conference had a chance to briefly exchange with…
The Biden administration has announced its approved a $US23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden’s Nato membership, the state department said. The state department will now notify Congress of the agreement, as well as of a separate $8.6bn sale of 40 F-35s to Greece, The Guardian reports. Turkey…
The US Embassy in Azerbaijan expressed concern over the detention of the head of the Center for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training, Anar Mammadli. “We are deeply troubled by the continuing arrests of members of Azerbaijani civil society – most recently, Anar Mammadli. We urge the Azerbaijani government to immediately release all individuals…
Germany with regret – stopped projects with Georgia state worth €237 million, Peter Fischer, German ambassador to Georgia, said. “Svenja Schulze Federal Minister Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development react to Georgia leaving EU path and crackdown on protests. We stopped finance of green hydrogen,…
