The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed “serious concern” over the situation in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, on the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact, and also in the dialogue between the official Baku and Yerevan.   “With extreme concern, we note the growth in the number of ceasefire…

Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year’s Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the chairperson of the annual event.   The conference, attended by the world’s defense and security elite and sometimes known as “Davos for defense,” will take place in the…

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, spoke with the leaders of the CIS countries about work and relations between the countries. The President said that the CIS partners are concerned about the development of relations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and he informs them in detail about the situation, but this does…

Most of the steps of Russia to solve the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are known to the public, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin told reporters today. The Ambassador has recently said that the top leadership of Russia is taking all necessary measures to settle the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border. A reporter said…

Dr. ELISA VON JOEDEN-FORGEY, Co-founder of Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Davit Muradyan discussed Fourth Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide kicked off in Yerevan and the genocide-prevention issues. 

Contacts between the military departments of Turkey and Syria will continue and become more intense, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday in an interview with the Milliyet newspaper, commenting on the results of negotiations held on December 28 in Moscow with his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas.   “At the meeting [in Moscow],…

Armenian authorities do not comprehend the risks from the expansion of France’s military presence in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry official representative Maria Zakharova argued today.   Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan reiterated Tuesday that Armenia will withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization if the Russian-led military alliance does not address its security problems.  …

Reuters. Chief of Ukraine’s intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said on Sunday (February 25) that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from a blood clot.   Speaking to media on the sidelines of a panel discussion devoted to the second anniversary of war in Ukraine, Budanov said Navalny’s death was due to natural causes and “it was…

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan is full of hope that the high-level political dialogue between Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran will be a great stimulus for further deepening and strengthening of bilateral cooperation, the Deputy Prime Minister said at the official reception organized in Yerevan on the…

Justice Minister Rati Bregadze said today the Government will offer jailed former President Mikheil Saakashvili a transfer to the private clinic Vivamedi to prevent any “possible complications” to his health. The development comes amid concerns about the worsening condition of the ex-President’s health, with calls mounting on the Georgian Dream Government to transfer Saakashvili for…

Congressman Adam Schiff, co-chairman of the Armenian Affairs Committee of the US Congress, sent a message on the occasion of the adoption of the Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration of Independence.   “On Artsakh’s Independence Day, I am thinking of the people in Artsakh who are being forced to bear a months-long, and deadly blockade.   The United…

At the press conference summing up the year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan referred to the terms of activity of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in Nagorno Karabakh. According to Jeyhun Bayrmanov, its deadline is regulated by the trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020.   “That…

Turkey conveyed to Armenia its ideas for the restoration of the historical bridge of Ani. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in response to the written request of ‘Sputnik Armenia’.   “The Turkish side has conveyed to Armenia its ideas on organizing the technical process of the…

Charles Michel, President of the European Council congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his re-election as the president of Azerbaijan.   “Congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his reelection and extended best wishes for his new mandate. Underlined the importance of continued engagement with OSCE/ODIHR. Discussed also EU-Azerbaijan relations and cooperation, including connectivity and energy. Had substantive discussions also…

Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after seven years of closure, nearly three months after the two countries agreed to restore bilateral ties under a Chinese-brokered deal, Reuters reports.   Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli and Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef cut the ribbon at…

Spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Ani Badalyan wrote in her X microblog (former Twitter). “Investigative committee of Armenia published data on numbers of killed and wounded, among them civilians, including children, as result of large-scale military attack by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19. 14 individuals were tortured and 64 died on the move…

Azerbaijani forces closely approached this suburb of Stepanakert and even entered the first houses. Former Minister of State of Nagorno-Karabakh Artak Beglaryan informed about this in his X (former Twitter) microblog. “The ceasefire violation of September 21 occurred here. Entire Krkzhan is empty because of security high risks,” Beglaryan tweeted.