Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani received Iranian foreign minister in Baghdad, discussing Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to Sudani’s office. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian foreign minister, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday. His meeting with Sudani “involved a comprehensive discussion of the overall bilateral relations between the two nations, as well as regional…
Representative of Gabon at UN Edwige Koumby Missambo, during the UN Security Council special session recalling the deadly fighting in the region in 2020, stressed that everything must be done to avoid a return to the past. A political solution based on international law, and particularly the implementation of the 2020 tripartite agreement, is the…
After a chain of meetings and exchange of proposals and responses, Good Party leader Meral Aksener has once again taken her seat at the Table of Six. The leader of Turkey’s nationalist Good Party returned to the opposition alliance days after signalling exit by accusing other party leaders of “imposing” a presidential candidate, giving precedence to “personal…
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, referred to the meeting between him and the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Fourth meeting with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in constructive atmosphere. Reviewed all issues and agreed to step up work on peace treaty. The EU is ready to further step up its efforts in…
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…
From April 20, the visa regime for citizens of Tajikistan will begin to operate in Turkey, the Tajik ‘Khovar’ state agency reports, referring to the country’s Foreign Ministry. Following Ankara’s decision, Dushanbe advised its citizens not to use Turkey as a transit travel country. This was announced by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of…
Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, sent a message of condolence to the Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and his accompanying staff as a result…
The Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society violates the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, first of all, the principle of neutrality, the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) said in a statement on Thursday. Below is the full statement issued by ARCS. “Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society violates the fundamental principles…
A grain-loaded ship that departed from the Ukrainian port of Odesa will be in Istanbul on Tuesday at 12 p.m. GMT, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. “The ship will be anchored off the coast of Istanbul around 1500 (local time) for a joint inspection,” Akar said at Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk…
Office of the US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement on the Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken commended the Turkish diplomatic efforts that led to the first shipment of Ukrainian grain leaving the…
The Russian peacekeeping force recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Shushi region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) during the previous day, according to the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. There are no casualties. The fact is being investigated by the forces of the Russian peacekeeping force.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke with his US counterpart Marco Rubio by phone on Monday and discussed the latest developments in Syria and the humanitarian situation in Gaza, diplomatic sources said, Anadolu reports. Fidan and Rubio discussed efforts to establish a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the sources added. Fidan and Rubio…
Iran has denied reports that it has enriched uranium to 84 percent purity, which is close to weapons grade. The Islamic Republic has been enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity since April 2021. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Three months ago,…
Secretary Blinken released the annual International Religious Freedom Report, which details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world and highlights U.S. policies that promote religious freedom around the world, US Embassy in Yerevan reports. In country section for Armenia, the report says: “The constitution states that everyone…
Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department, spoke about Armenia-Azerbaijan relations at the meeting with journalists, as well as the negotiations between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan scheduled for today in Brussels. He once again confirmed that the United States is committed to promoting a secure, stable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful future…
US Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement regarding the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations. “This week I hosted Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan for bilateral peace negotiations at the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. After an intensive and constructive series of bilateral and trilateral discussions, the parties…
Türkiye will not discuss any energy-related projects with Israel without a cease-fire in Palestine’s Gaza as it would be disrespectful to its Palestinian brothers and sisters who are experiencing great brutality, the country’s energy minister has said. “In an environment of such great brutality, human drama, it would be disrespectful to humanity, to our…
Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 270 Lebanese in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah, AP reports. Thousands of Lebanese fled the south, and the main highway out of…
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,…
This is already the second time when Azerbaijan refuses to fulfill its promise to release Armenian POWs, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan tweeted. “The first case was in May, when a promise was made in Brussels, and the second time is now, when in Washington Azerbaijan committed to release 17 Armenian POWs until 9/30,”…
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…
Reuters. France will provide some 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) of extra military aid to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (March 26), accusing Russia of reinterpreting and rewriting recent limited ceasefire deals. Macron made the comments alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris, adding that anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles, armoured vehicles and…
Bulgaria has charged five people with helping one of the suspects in last weekend’s bombing in central Istanbul which killed six people and wounded 81, prosecutors said, RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service reports. Five people have been charged with assisting the suspect and giving him “logistical” help to flee, Siyka Mileva, a spokeswoman for the Sofia prosecutor’s office, said on…
The trilateral statement of 9 November 2020, signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, is equally binding for all sides that signed it, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing, in response to the question that there is an impression among the society in Armenia that the provisions…
Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan accused the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, for “obviously biased position” towards Azerbaijan. Hajizada made his comments on the remarks made on December 4 at the 25th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs…
Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan is calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan for its blockade and cutoff of gas supply to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “Azerbaijan cuts off natural gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh. On the 36th day of the blockade of Lachin Corridor Azerbaijan weaponising blockade of gas supply along with blockade of all basic needs for life for 120,000…
The EU and the US have appealed to Moscow to hold a meeting on the subject of Nagorno-Karabakh before the crisis begins. Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced this during the briefing. Commenting on the meeting of the parties in Istanbul, which was described as ‘secret’ in the media, Maria Zakharova…
Bujar Osmani, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, twitted about his meetings in Armenia during his visit. “Pleased to have a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. I reiterated the OSCE’s continued commitment to supporting comprehensive and sustainable peace throughout the region, especially for those most affected by…
On Friday, September 13, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis in Kyiv, Foreign Ministry of Ukraine reports. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister expressed his deep gratitude to Lithuania for its willingness to provide a quarter of the national GDP exclusively for the defense and…
Former US President Donald Trump has developed a detailed plan on resolving the Ukrainian conflict peacefully, but will not reveal it until the election, the Daily Telegraph reported, citing an anonymous source close to the politician. “There is a plan, but he’s not going to debate it with cable news networks because then you…
