Turkish analysts assume that after the victory in the local elections, the opposition will demand an snap election of the president, RIA Novosti reports. Experts noted that the reason for the defeat of Erdogan’s party is the difficult economic situation in the country: high inflation (65%), insufficient pensions. According to political analysts, Justice…
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…
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has approved the new composition of the country’s Government, Azerbaijani media reports. According to the order posted on the website of the head of state, all members of the former Government, except for the Minister of Justice, kept their portfolios. Vilayat Eyvazov was reappointed as the Minister of Internal…
The Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan held a working meeting. The operative situation on the border of Azerbaijan and Armenia was analyzed according to the data of the Azerbaijani side. Zakir Hasanov instructed to maintain the level of combat readiness of the military units and to improve the service condition. The Մinister emphasized…
Iraq’s prime minister said US troops are no longer needed in his country because they have largely succeeded in vanquishing ISIS, and he plans to announce a timetable for their withdrawal soon, Bloomberg reports. The US has about 2,500 military personnel in Iraq, a legacy of an American-led coalition formed in 2014 to combat…
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…
Matthias Lüttenberg, Director for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia issued a statement on recent attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenia’s territory. “Deeply concerned by reports of hostilities along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, including attacks on civilian infrastructure. Fighting needs to stop immediately. We support the offer for de-escalation presented by Charles Michel”, Lüttenberg Tweeted.
U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Richard Mills’s remarks at the UNSC Briefing on aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia. “Mr. President. Thank you, Secretary General Jenča for your useful briefing this morning. Let me begin by noting that we are deeply troubled over the outbreak of violence along the Armenia and Azerbaijan…
Turkish-flagged ships will continue exporting food from Ukraine even as Russia suspended its participation in the grain deal, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday, TASS reports. “As of yesterday, the ships that left Ukrainian ports and are at sea continue on their course. There are no issues for Turkish-flagged ships to leave. They…
Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday (April 7) deadline, saying a “whole civilization will die tonight” if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen,…
Reuters. Three Southern California wildfires torched dozens of mountain homes, tore through a ski resort and forced thousands to evacuate in towns and cities east of Los Angeles on Wednesday (September 11). Around 40 homes and cabins burned in the villages of Mount Baldy and Wrightwood and flames damaged lifts at the nearby Mountain…
On April 17, in Riyadh Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Armenian Foreign Ministry reports. The interlocutors commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that the organization of the high-level…
The IDF will warn the government that it believes any expansion of the military operation in Gaza risks the lives of the hostages, The Times of Israel reports referring to Channel 13. The warning of the risk to hostages would be passed to political leaders if they ask for further maneuvers in Gaza, Channel…
Vice President Kamala Harris met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (July 25) in her ceremonial office at the White House, Reuters reports. The meeting will be closely watched for signs of how Harris, who was the first top U.S. official to call for a ceasefire, could shift American policy toward Israel if…
Catherine Colonna, Foreign Minister of France, referred to the humanitarian cargo, which reached the starving people of Nagorno-Karabkh through Lachin corridor and Aghdam-Stepanakert road simultaneously. “Two humanitarian convoys are reached Nagorno-Karabakh through the points of Lachin and Agdam: this must be a first step towards unconditional and unhindered humanitarian access in accordance with international…
During the past day, three violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were recorded in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, as a result of which a representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces was injured. This is stated in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
The command of the peacekeeping troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed today about the violation of the ceasefire in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. “One violation of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani armed forces was recorded in Martakert region, there were no casualties or injuries. The command of the…
Member of the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau has called for sanctions against the Government of Azerbaijan for its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. “There’s a humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Nathalie Loiseau, Chair of the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Subcommittee said in a post on X. “It is time to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and Aliyev”…
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa renewed his call on Monday (September 22) for Washington to formally lift U.S. sanctions imposed under the 2019 Caesar Act while visiting New York to attend the first U.N. General Assembly of a Syrian leader in nearly six decades, Reuters reports. Sharaa, a former al Qaeda leader, led rebel forces…
Revealing photographs of journalists and activists are proliferating on social media. Many Azerbaijanis, and the women themselves, suspect they were planted by the country’s authoritarian government as revenge against speaking out, OCCRP recent report shows. The government denies the claims. In mid-February, Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev escalated a month-long hunger strike to protest his…
Reuters. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reappointed as president of state affairs, state-run television KRT reported on Monday (March 23), after the isolated nation convened the first session of its Supreme People’s Assembly on Sunday (March 22). The assembly, North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature that formally approves state policy, typically meets following a…
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday (February 22) met the wife and daughter of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died last week, “to express his heartfelt condolences,” the White House said. During the meeting in California, Biden expressed his admiration for Navalny’s “extraordinary courage and his legacy of fighting against corruption and…
I am appalled by the recent serious breaches of the ceasefire on the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact and in particular the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 3 August around the Lachin corridor and in the north-western section, Chair of the EU Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina Kaljurand said in a…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appointed his former military chief, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, to become Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain — a next step outside of the military for Zaluzhny a month after he was replaced, The Washington Post reports. Zaluzhny was offered the post last month but didn’t immediately accept, according to…
Foreign forces are attempting to “drag Armenia into even more dangerous geopolitical games,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “The West is absolutely indifferent towards the fate of Armenia and Armenian people. Taking into account our friendly relations, Russia is ready to support peace, stability and prosperity of Armenia in every possible way….
Gor Tsarukyan, director of the Public Relations and Information Center of the Prime Minister’s Office, confirmed that the Azerbaijani side targeted the ‘Syunik’ civil airport in Kapan. “Azerbaijani terrorists once again targeted the ‘Syunik’ civil airport in Kapan, #Armenia. Security personnel swiftly evacuated guests from the premises. While a plane successfully landed despite the attack,…
Russia and Ukraine each handed back 90 prisoners of war on Tuesday (June 26) in the latest of several periodic swaps in their 28-month-old conflict, with the United Arab Emirates overseeing the exchange as an intermediary, Reuters reports. The last exchange took place on May 31, when each side handed over 75 prisoners of…
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will join on Saturday what is expected to be one of the largest pro-Palestinian rallies since the Israel-Hamas war began, courting his Islamist political base a day ahead of the centenary of Turkey’s secular republic, Reuters reports. Political analysts said his planned address in Istanbul aimed to reinforce his growing…
Reuters. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in the United States, footage released on Tuesday (July 28) showed, to meet with President Donald Trump and attend a memorial service for Senator Lindsey Graham. Zelenskiy said anti-ballistic defence and strategic cooperation with the United States were the “number-one priority” for meetings with Trump and his…
Till today, the Armenian parties have taken all the necessary steps, in the context of confidence building, including handing over all the landmine maps to Azerbaijan, but in response, Azerbaijan continues to make false accusations about ongoing installation of minefields and contrary to the agreements didn’t even release prisoners of war and other people in…
