European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia. 453 deputies voted in favour of the resolution, 31 voted against, 89 abstained. It highlights the deteriorating situation with human rights in that country, condemns Azerbaijan’s actions against Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, describing…
Reuters. Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency struck what it says are Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and northern Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack in Ankara, a security source said on Thursday (October 24). The targets included military and intelligence facilities, ammunition depots, as well as logistical and energy infrastructure, it said. …
“Kamala Harris did NOTHING as 120,000 Armenian Christians were horrifically persecuted and forcibly displaced in Artsakh”, Donald Trump, former US president and presidential candidate from the Republican Party said on his Truth social network. “Christians around the World will not be safe if Kamala Harris is President of the United States. When I am…
Turkey has reportedly restricted shipments of components found in Russian weapons to Russia following US warnings. The Financial Times (FT), citing “three people with direct knowledge of the matter,” said Turkey has blocked exports of 48 categories of US-originated sensitive components such as microchips to Russia at Washington’s request. One person told the…
During a briefing, the journalist asked Guillaume Kasbarian, Minister of Civil Service, Streamlining, and Public Sector Transformation of France, whether by strengthening relations in the defense sector with Armenia, France considers the support provided to Armenia sufficient, and whether Armenia is not in danger. Kasbarian, an Armenian by origin, who before assuming the post…
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday (October 23) to attend the meeting of the heads of states of BRICS group, the TASS news agency cited local authorities as saying, Reuters reports. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry criticized Guterres this week for his acceptance of an invitation from Russian…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan on October 22. The meeting between the two friendly countries during Iran’s first BRICS Summit as an official member since joining the bloc on January 1, Intellinews reports. During their bilateral meeting, both leaders emphasised the importance of strengthening cooperation within…
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the opening day of the BRICS summit in Kazan on Tuesday. During a meeting Putin underlined that he wanted to advance ties with China to drive global stability. “Russian-Chinese cooperation in world affairs acts as one of the stabilising factors in…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to the latest presidential election and referendum in Moldova. “Moldovan authorities successfully conducted elections and a constitutional referendum, despite facing a hybrid war from Russia and its proxies. We are committed to continue to support Moldova’s resilience, security and…
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the opening day of the BRICS summit in Kazan. “Russian-Indian relations have the character of a particularly privileged strategic partnership and continue to actively develop,” Putin told Modi in his welcoming speech. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in turn,…
On Tuesday, MEPs will debate with the Commission the political and human rights situation in Azerbaijan, followed by a vote on a resolution on Thursday, European Parliament’s press office reports. “The debate and resolution will also centre on Azerbaijan’s relations with neighbouring Armenia, with the Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan recently having stated that a…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has congratulated Moldova and Moldovan President Maia Sandu on the vote in favour of joining the European Union despite accusations of election interference by Russia, DPA reports. “In the face of Russia’s hybrid tactics, Moldova shows that it is independent, it is strong and it wants a…
The European Union countries will discuss the issue of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine after the end of the conflict. This is reported by Politico, referring to sources. “Sooner or later, the question of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine will arise,” the newspaper quoted an anonymous European official as saying.
Tens of thousands of Georgians on Sunday staged a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country’s democracy and its bid for EU membership. Saturday’s vote will pit an unprecedented alliance of pro-Western opposition forces against the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused by Brussels of shifting towards authoritarianism…
Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was based, Reuters reported citing Turkish media and a website associated with Gulen. He was 83. Gulen built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years accused of…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday (October 18) there is a possibility of working towards a ceasefire in Lebanon but it will be harder in Gaza. Biden, on a visit to Berlin, also told reporters he has an understanding of how and when Israel will respond to the missile attacks by Iran….
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made significant statements regarding the escalating tensions in the Middle East during a joint press conference held with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi. Fidan’s remarks focused on Israel’s actions and their potential consequences for regional stability. “Our region is facing an extremely great threat. Israel, which continues genocide in…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that there was no consensus for giving Ukraine long-range weapons that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been requesting Western nations for months to conduct deeper strikes into Russia. “Right now, there’s no consensus for long-range weapons,” Biden told reporters in Berlin.
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit the campaign trail for Donald Trump in in Pennsylvania on Thursday (October 17), mobilizing Trump voters ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, Reuters reports. “The reason that I’m here in person is because Pennsylvania is so important to the future of the world. So, you know you…
South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. If confirmed, the move would bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West, ABC News reports. The South Korean announcement came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday was “the beginning of the day after Hamas,” after confirming the death of the Islamist group’s leader and Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, EFE reports. “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza (…) this is the beginning of the day after Hamas, and this is…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she plans to visit Lebanon on Oct. 18, just days after Israeli forces attacked U.N. bases in the country, drawing anger from many EU capitals, including Rome, Reuters reports. The U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line…
The resilience shown by Lebanon’s resistance fighters has prevented Israeli troops from establishing control over at least one settlement in the south of the country in 17 days of the ground operation, Hassan Fadlallah, a member of the leadership of the Shia group Hezbollah and a member of the Lebanese parliament, said at a press…
The main geopolitical topic of the first summit of the European Union and the countries of the Persian Gulf was the escalating conflict in the Middle East and Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah organizations. All participants of the meeting agree that the way out of the crisis is the principle of two independent…
On 15 October, the EU Energy Council discussed the energy situation in Ukraine, ahead of the third winter since the start of the war, as well as the EU’s readiness to give up Russian gas, EU Neighbours East reports. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, told reporters after the Council meeting that the EU…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy unveiled his much anticipated “Victory Plan” at Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday (October 16), urging his war-weary country to stay united at a precarious time ahead of its key U.S. ally’s Nov. 5 presidential election, Reuters reports. As Russian troops advance in the east and a bleak winter of power shortages looms,…
Swiss legislators have introduced a motion calling for an international peace forum on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to be organized by the Federal Council of Switzerland. “The aim is to facilitate an open dialogue between Azerbaijan and representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, conducted under international supervision or in the presence of internationally relevant actors, in order…
US President Joe Biden is expected to revive a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin this week, according to three Western officials familiar with the matter, as the top arms suppliers to Ukraine consider future support for a conflict that’s about to enter…
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea has blown up part of the inter-Korean roads on the Gyeongui and Donghae lines on its side of the heavily militarised border. In a text message sent to the Defense Ministry press team on Tuesday, the JCS said the North blew up a section of…
The British Ambassador to Georgia, Gareth Ward, spoke about his country’s concerns over the “democratic backsliding and anti-Western rhetoric” of the Georgian ruling party and said that the UK’s decided to freeze the bilateral ministerial talks, the Wardrop Dialogue – for the first time since its inception 10 years ago, as well as not to…
