Two days after the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane, Dmitry Yadrov, head of Rosaviatsia (Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency), spoke about the incident. He recalled a Ukrainian drone attack on Grozny Airport and the activation of the Kovyor (Carpet) plan at that time, Interfax Russia reports. “The situation around Grozny Airport at that time…
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan took X to thank his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock for the work she has done. “Thank you, dear Annalena Baerbock, for your dedication to strengthening Armenia-Germany relations, bringing Armenia closer to EU and for the efforts aimed at establishing peace in the South Caucasus. It’s been a pleasure to…
Member of Parliament Gevorg Papoyan has dismissed as “unreasonable” the statements made by Azerbaijani authorities about the need for guarantees ruling out possible revanchism in order to sign a peace treaty. Papoyan, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, said that signing a peace treaty in itself would mean that no…
Iran’s state broadcaster was briefly knocked off air by an Israeli strike and explosions rang out across Tehran Monday, after a barrage of Iranian missiles killed 11 people in Israel on the fourth day of an escalating air war, Al-Monitor reports. After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel on Friday launched…
Charles Michel, President of EU Council, referred to the meeting in Moldova between him, Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders, President of France, and German Chancellor. “We just had a very good meeting together with President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan — and with the President of France Emmanuel Macron and the Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz. …
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress will hold a special hearing on the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh. The commission informed about it in a statement. Special guests at the hearing are former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and David Phillips. “Luis Moreno Ocampo,…
NATO member Turkey has proposed carrying out a sea evacuation of wounded fighters holed up in a steel works in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Saturday, Alarabiya News reports. İbrahim Kalın told Reuters in an interview that he had personally discussed the proposal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
In the emerging new world order, the role of regions has significantly increased, Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, said during the “Yerevan Dialogue” conference. “The South Caucasus is of great importance to my country. Iran is closely connected to this region through civilizational, historical, and cultural ties,” said the diplomat. He added…
The Georgian Ministry of Defense has responded to the recent announcement by the US Department of Defense regarding the indefinite postponement of the Noble Partner multinational exercise, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. The Ministry expressed regret over the decision, emphasizing the mutual benefits such international exercises provide for both Georgia and the United States, as…
On 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will adopt the euro as its currency, marking an important milestone for the country, for the history of the euro, and for the EU as a whole. This follows a period of intensive preparation and effort by Bulgaria to meet all the necessary requirements. The euro will deliver practical…
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price referred to the latest tensions between Turkey and Sweden during a regular press briefing. “Well, you know our position on Finland and Sweden and their NATO accession. You’ve heard this from the administration, you’ve heard this from members of Congress. We strongly support their NATO candidacies. Finland and…
Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as the vessels headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, the Ukrainian government said, while Russia unleashed an air barrage on Kyiv overnight, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. The attacks come as President Volodymyr Zelensky’s negotiating…
Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan referred to the closure of the Lachin Corridor and its consequences. “Coordinated character of Azerbaijani actions, including preceding incidents targeting civilian population and critical infrastructure, are yet another evidence that the blockade of Lachin Corridor is pre-planned operation by Azerbaijan with the intention to inflict harm upon the civilian…
This is another manifestation of the attempt to pull the countries of the South Caucasus into the zone of the Euro-Atlantic alliance. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this in a press briefing Wednesday and commenting on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s visits to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia….
Iran has officially dropped a key “red line” demand that had been a major sticking point in efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, a senior administration official told CNN. In its Monday response to a draft nuclear deal agreement proposed by the European Union — which the EU has described as a “final”…
According to the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze, in 2023, the Ministry of Defense signed important purchases in terms of strengthening the defense capability, which is responsible for the medium-term and long-term development of the Defense Forces, Interpressnews reports. “In long-term development, we have a specific goal of where we want to…
Reuters. Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday (August 5) in defiance of a nationwide curfew to press Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and leave the country, a day after deadly clashes in the South Asian country killed nearly 100 people. At least 91 people…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to the CNN Prima News within the framework of his official visit to the Czech Republic on May 4-5. The transcript of the Prime Minister’s interview is presented below. CNN Prima News – It is obvious that the main problem of Armenia today is…
Yerevan proposed to Baku to hold a committee session on border delimitation and border security issues in Brussels. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote about it on Twitter. “Armenia has proposed to Azerbaijan to hold a meeting of Commissions on delimitation and border with security on 31 October in Brussels,” Pashinyan wrote in his microblog.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the second round of talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul as excellent, TASS reports. “Today, as you know, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations convened in Istanbul under the chairmanship of our Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. And it was a really excellent meeting. As a result,…
EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko expressed his disappointment regarding the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. “I was appalled by the reports of denigrating treatment of some of the journalists recently arrested in Azerbaijan, particularly young women, handcuffed in courtroom, put in glass cages or not allowed basic human needs. Everybody has the right to…
The President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda will pay visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 18–20, the President’s Office reports. On May 18, Gitanas Nausėda will meet with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The Presidents will discuss bilateral co-operation in the fields of energy and economy, the security situation in the Caucasus…
After meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin. It lasted about 40 minutes, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. According to him, the US president informed Putin about the talks held at the White House with the Ukrainian President and leaders of a number…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Armenia benefited the most as part of cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and noted that the country has the highest pace of economic growth. Putin made the remarks during the EEU summit, officially known as the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council session, in Moscow. In…
At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a truck drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter early on Wednesday (January 1), a city government agency said, Reuters reports. It said no further information was immediately available. Earlier CBS News, citing witnesses, reported that a…
Russia launched a mass drone attack late on Friday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, hitting a high-rise apartment block, triggering fires and injuring 46 people, officials said, Reuters reports. Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said there had been strikes in 12 locations in four central districts of the city, a…
The Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan has held a meeting with the outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri. Grigoryan thanked the ambassador for his support over the years of his tenure and wished him good luck in his future activities, Grigoryan’s office said in a press release. …
France’s new Prime Minister, François Bayrou, who replaces Michel Barnier, began consultations with representatives of the main political parties at the National Assembly as part of efforts to form a new government, Euronews reports. Bayrou’s first meeting is with far-right National Rally (RN) leaders Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, who criticised his appointment…
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…
US President Donald Trump has said the US will take “very strong action” against Iran if it executes protesters, as rights groups say more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in a violent crackdown by Iranian authorities, BBC reports. Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, told BBC Persian he…
