During the 10th Baku Global Forum, the President of Azerbaijan announced that there is a possibility to build normal neighborly relations with Armenia. “The agreements reached with Armenia in October 2022 show there is no obstacle to establishing peace with Armenia”, said Ilham Aliyev. However, he once again blamed Armenia, stating that Armenia…
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated New Delhi’s position on the need to build dialogue to resolve the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, as Singh himself wrote on Twitter. “Had a telephonic conversation with the Defense Minister of Russia, Mr Sergey Shoigu today. We discussed bilateral cooperation,…
Russia has expressed extreme concern over the frequent ceasefire violations in Nagorno Karabakh and the continuing blockade of Lachin Corridor. “According to the existing information, the humanitarian situation in the region is deteriorating. Regrettably we have to note that due to the suspension of supplies the population of Karabakh could be left without food,…
Claude Wiseler, Chairman of Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies, made a speech at the National Assembly today. The politician demanded Baku to immediately release all prisoners of war. He also stated that Luxembourg is committed to supporting the EU mission in Armenia and is ready to further develop this mission within the interests of both sides….
On April 22, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on a working visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was welcomed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and other officials at Moscow’s ‘Vnukovo-2’ International Airport. As reported by the press service of the Kremlin, during the meeting of…
Georgia’s parliament on Wednesday (April 17) approved the first reading of a bill on “foreign agents” that the European Union said risked stifling freedoms and blocking the country’s path to membership. The fate of the bill is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia, 33 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union,…
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and US President Joe Biden will sign a joint declaration on Thursday to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. According to The Times of Israel, the two leaders will express support for the Abraham Accords and Israel’s integration in the region. The declaration will also include shared concerns on global…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation. They exchanged views on the prospects for bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan in economic, trade, energy, industrial, military, scientific, educational, tourism and other spheres. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
Reuters. Drone footage from the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office showed massive destruction in a residential neighbourhood on Tuesday (October 29) after local officials reported a Russian bomb killed four in the area. Reuters was able to confirm the location from the position, shape and design of the buildings and walls seen in the video…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, provided there is adequate preparation. Putin stated that Zelensky could visit Moscow if there is a prospect of a favourable outcome, during a press conference in Beijing broadcast on state television at the conclusion of his four-day visit…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Iranian counterpart on Thursday (June 23), as world powers and Tehran are struggling to revive their 2015 nuclear pact and negotiations are stalled. Lavrov shook hands with Hossein Amirabdollahian in the capital Tehran, a day after arriving in the country, before officials from both states sat down for…
“The UK government welcomes the release of 17 Armenian prisoners by Azerbaijan. This is an important humanitarian gesture. We continue to encourage both sides to resolve all outstanding issues through diplomatic means, including discussions on the fate of missing people and to secure the return of all remaining prisoners of war,” the statement reads.
On September 29, a protest was held in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, oficially “against violations of the rights of citizens and repressions against women in Iran”. Several dozen participants in the action chanted: “Freedom to South Azerbaijan!”, “Down with the mullah regime!”, “Death to Iran!”, “Down with the dictator”! Then…
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…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would “love” to see Canada as the 51st US state and listed out certain perks Canadians would enjoy if Canada merged with the US. In a video shared on social media, Trump could be heard saying that Canadian citizens “would get a very big tax cut if…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday (March 24) that China has not provided significant weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. “I’ve been hearing now for the past three months about China’s going to provide significant weapons to Russia,” Biden said at a news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau….
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, returned on Sunday (December 21) from talks in Miami, Florida aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict. Later, U.S. Special envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X that the talks between American, European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days were productive and constructive. As he…
Reuters. .S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (October 19) he never asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cede all of the Donbas region to Russia in an earlier meeting, but that it should stay divided as it is. “Let it be cut the way it is. It’s cut up right now. I think…
Gas flows from Azerbaijan to Serbia have been halted and it is unclear when they will resume, news agency Tanjug quoted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as saying, Reuters reports. “I got information from our Azerbaijan brothers and friends that because of force majeure, and problems they have, we as of today cannot count on…
An Iranian lawmaker warned the European troika that their bid to trigger the snapback provisions of the 2015 nuclear deal would compel Iran to take a series of measures in retaliation, including withdrawal from the NPT and uranium enrichment above 60 percent purity. Speaking to Iranian Tasnim news agency, Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the…
On 17 December, a group of MEPs held a rally in support of journalists and activists arrested in Azerbaijan. MEPs from different political groups called to put an end to repression against civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan. On 18 December, within the framework of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament,…
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski expressed doubt about Hungary’s membership in the EU and NATO after controversial remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s about Poland, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on July 28. Giving a speech at the Tuscanos Summer University on July 27, Orban had criticized Poland’s “hypocrisy,” as…
On January 10, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with Karen Donfried, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Ararat Mirzoyan briefed his counterpart on the humanitarian situation deteriorating daily since December 12, 2022 due to Azerbaijan’s blockade of the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia…
Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (September 2) he was grateful to Chinese President Xi Jinping, his “dear friend,” for the warm welcome he has received during his trip to China. “Dear friend, both I and the entire Russian delegation are pleased to meet once again with our Chinese friends and colleagues,”…
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights O’Flaherty published today a letter he addressed to the President of Azerbaijan, in which he asks the authorities for the immediate release of all human rights defenders, journalists and civil society activists who are imprisoned for their legitimate work or for expressing dissenting or critical opinions and to…
During online consultations with the Abkhaz “foreign ministry,” attended by the region’s top diplomat Inal Ardzinba and Sokhumi-based reporters, Russian Foreign Ministry (MID) spokesperson Maria Zakharova spoke of Georgia’s sovereignty, Geneva International Discussions, as well as her memories from Abkhazia, among others. On Georgia’s Sovereignty Maria Zakharova said, “we treat Georgia as a sovereign state,…
The State Inspection Service is responsible for making sure that citizens’ human rights are protected. They need to be independent. They need to be very well qualified heads of these agencies. We hope that this will not be a rushed process, – US Ambassador to Georgia stated after meeting with Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili….
Canada’s deputy prime minister and minister of finance has resigned amid growing tensions with the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, over the looming threat posed by Donald Trump’s “America First” economic nationalism, The Guardian reports. Chrystia Freeland stood down on Monday, just hours before she was due to release the country’s first economic plan ahead…
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 1 September early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, following an official invitation from the national authorities, OSCE reports. The mission is headed by Ditmir Bushati and consists of a core team of 11 international experts based in…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian refuted reports that the Metsamor nuclear power plant in neighboring Armenia may have polluted the Aras (Araks) border river with radioactive materials, Tasnim news agency reported. The foreign minister attended a meeting of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in Tehran on Sunday. Asked by…
