The Russian Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to Armenia’s Ambassador in Moscow. Armenia has taken a number of unfriendly steps in recent days. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation issued a statement containing such an assessment, citing as examples: the start of the process of ratification of the Rome Statute…
US State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel commented on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s post on Twitter. “Secretary Blinken is very engaged in facilitating peace discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we are encouraged by the progress made toward lasting and sustainable peace in the South Caucasus. We very much appreciate Nikol Pashinyan’s message on…
Russian and Chinese warships have carried out anti-submarine firing exercises in the northwestern Pacific Ocean as part of a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Defence Ministry reported on Monday (October 14), Reuters reports. The Interfax agency reported, citing the press service of the Russian Pacific Fleet, that Russian and Chinese Navy ships…
47 PACE deputies issued a written statement condemning the Azerbaijani aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, calling on Azerbaijan to immediately withdraw its troops from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and release all prisoners of war (POWs). Ruben Rubinyan, head of Armenia’s National Assembly (Parliament) delegation to the…
The Iranian side supports the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, but will not accept changes in regional borders. Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, said this in an interview with CNN Turk, answering the question about the “Zangezur corridor” in the context of the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement. “The Iranian side supports all initiatives…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (August 4) blamed Hamas for a long-stalled deal to end the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages, more than 300 days after it began with an attack on Israeli border communities on Oct. 7. Speaking at the start of a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem,…
In Nagorno-Karabakh, the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Defense Ministry recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Martuni region, Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs about it. “There are no casualties or injuries. The command of the Russian peacekeeping force is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Europe’s need for Turkey now exceeds Turkey’s need for Europe, criticising what he described as “strategic blindness” among some European leaders toward Ankara. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan said recent remarks targeting Turkey reflected a persistent misreading within parts of the European Union. Erdogan reiterated that…
The European Union announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package of 140 million euros ($142.8 million) for Ukraine and a further 8 million euros worth of aid for Moldova, Reuters reports. The aid package was announced as European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, responsible for crisis management, visited Ukraine to discuss humanitarian challenges as the…
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia referred to the threats by an “eco-activist” to kill Armenians and drink their blood. “It’s never enough for a bloodthirsty regime and its puppets to starve 120000 people of Nagorno Karabakh. Now their pseudo-eco-activist threatens to kill all Armenians and literally drink their blood. Are we truly in the…
Irakli Garibashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said he hoped to have “less misunderstanding” with the country’s “strategic partners and friends” on the controversial domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence. Garibashvil’s remarks followed a letter, sent by the bipartisan group of the United States senators to Georgian Prime Minister…
U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader. “Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” Axios quoted Trump as saying in an interview. “I have to be involved in the appointment,…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to his meeting with Azerbaijani foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov. “Good exchange with FM (of Azerbaijan) Jeyhun Bayramov. Welcomed resumption of trilateral meetings hosted by Charles Michel, discussed its outcomes and way forward and exchanged views on EU-Azerbaijan relations. The EU…
Seven people with links to Britain have been arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards over anti-government protests that have snowballed across the country in recent months, according to reports, The Guardian reports. The people arrested, some of whom are dual nationals, were detained while trying to leave Iran, according to Reuters, citing a statement published by…
The head of the faction of the ruling party of Ukraine “Servant of the People” David Arakhamia, who was previously the head of the delegation of Kyiv at the talks with Russia, opposed granting Georgia the status of a candidate member of the European Union. Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili spoke…
John Kirby, NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications referred to the closure of Lachin corridor during his press briefing. “We’ve said many times, we certainly remain deeply concerned about the continued closure of that corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh to commercial, humanitarian, and private vehicles. We want to see that corridor opened up again. We continue to…
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the next College of Commissioners today, the Commission press office reports. In her speech, von der Leyen particularly said: Six Executive Vice-Presidents: four women, two men. Three from Member States that joined before the fall of the Iron Curtain. And three from Member States that…
If you lie to get a visa, work without legal permission, or stay in the United States after your visa expires, you will face deportation or a permanent ban on obtaining a U.S. visa in the future, US Embassy to Armenia reports. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
Syria’s Damascus airport will start operating international flights from Jan. 7, Syrian Civil Aviation Authority chief Ashad Al Saliby told Syrian state news agency Sana on Saturday (January 4), Reuters reports. Employees were seen by Reuters preparing Damascus International Airport on December 14 to resume operations after the airport had been closed on December…
Deputy Minister of Economy Narek Teryan has held a meeting with representatives of the Iranian Talashgarane Eghtesade Paydar Holding. The ethnic-Armenian Member of Parliament of Iran Robert Beglaryan also attended the meeting. Teryan presented the state support mechanisms in the economic sector, the legislation, tax and customs regulations, the ministry said in a…
The US authorities, when providing military assistance to Kiev, give priority to the supply of drones, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and Stinger man-portable air defense systems. This was announced at a briefing by the press secretary of the US defense department, John Kirby, reports TASS. He recalled that the American side is still making deliveries…
A blaze tore through a Russian arms depot deep inside the country, triggering explosions and the closure of a major highway, after Ukraine overnight launched over 100 drones at Russia and Crimea, Russian news reports and the Defense Ministry said, AP reports. The depot appeared to be just kilometers (miles) from another that was…
Reuters. The shopkeepers’ protest continued on Tuesday (January 6) as eyewitness videos showed protestors throwing gas canisters amid clashes with Iranian security forces in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos by buildings and road layout which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. The date…
Reuters. Denmark’s defence minister said on Wednesday (November 20) Danish authorities were following developments closely days after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed. Speaking at a press conference in Copenhagen, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said he was looking at the incident very seriously. The Danish military said…
Russia is preparing a letter to Armenia, in which it notes the discrepancies between the norms of its rapprochement with the European Union (EU) and the rules of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was announced by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk—and in response to a question from TASS. “I am going to…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, together with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, attended the official opening of Georgia’s Embassy in Zagreb, Georgian Government Press Office reports. Irakli Garibashvili and Andrej Plenković addressed the attending audience with speeches and spoke about the importance of the Embassy’s inauguration. “Today we commemorate the 30th anniversary of…
Two large defence deals in the pipeline between India and France are being finalised, amid expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Paris in February for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, The Hindu reports. The deals, together worth over $10 billion, will include the purchase…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian welcomed his Saudi counterpart at the foreign ministry ahead of bilateral talks and a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Al Jazeera reports. The Saudi minister said he would also have a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has just finished a tour of Latin America. During the…
Turkey’s Minister of National Defense has stated that Ankara and Washington are working to lift part of the U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey. “We are aware that President Trump is trying to advance this initiative in the Senate. We are also making efforts in this direction. We have established separate working groups. Turkey and…
The first supermoon of 2024 was visible over Germanan city of Dortmund on Monday (August 19), Reuters reports. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the time of year when the Moon is closest to the Earth. A blue moon happens once every two or three years on average, according to…
