Russia has not reached any agreements with Ukraine on establishing an air ceasefire, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, TASS reports. “No agreements have been reached on this matter. I repeat: everything that can be discussed in the search for ways to reach a settlement must be discussed discreetly,” the spokesman said. Earlier,…
Turkey’s worst earthquake in almost a century has left a trail of destruction that could cost Ankara up to $84.1 billion, a business group said, while a government official put the figure at more than $50 billion, Reuters reports. The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria from last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake approached 36,000…
Sixty U.S. Senators and Representatives, led by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), called on congressional leaders to send security assistance to Armenia and provide additional refugee relief aid for Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic cleansing survivors as part of the national security supplemental funding bill, set to be reviewed as early as next week,…
On this day, April 24, the largest political family of the EU, the European People’s Party, expressed its solidarity with the Armenian people. “Today we stand in solidarity with the Armenian people. It’s our duty to preserve their memory with dignity, and strive for justice. We urge Turkey to acknowledge the reality of the past…
U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet, who arrived in Georgia yesterday for a two-day visit, met today with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze, as well as members of the opposition, and civil society representatives. During the meeting with PM Garibashvili, the parties discussed the strategic partnership, Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, and regional security…
Iran is prepared to dilute its highly enriched uranium if the US lifts all sanctions on the country, the head of its atomic energy agency said Monday after talks resumed with Washington, France 24 reports. “In conclusion, in response to a question about the possibility of diluting 60 percent enriched uranium … the head…
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],…
Greens EFA (European Free Alliance) of the European Parliament is fully in solidarity with the people of Armenia, said Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, a member of the European Parliament. “We call for sustainable peace and an independent investigation of war crimes!”
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was asked a question regarding the nuclear program at the press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan, on what stage are the negotiations with the West. “During the last days and weeks, we exchanged messages with the American side, we also received messages, we also had…
India and the UAE are exploring the creation of a mechanism for carrying out bilateral trade in national currencies, a statement from the Indian Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. Piyush Goyal, India’s minister of commerce and trade, hopes that the discussions on “mutually beneficial” areas like food security and bilateral trade in national currencies…
The Ukrainian parliament on Aug. 20 passed a bill banning activities of religious organizations connected to Russia, The Kyiv Independent reports. The legislation, supported by 265 lawmakers in its second and final reading, could effectively prohibit the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The UOC-MP’s clergy has been…
The second meeting of the commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation will be held in Moscow next week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told journalists of Wednesday. “It will take place next week, we hope,” he said, TASS reports. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s Office has confirmed to ‘Lurer’ that the second…
Statements from Yerevan about the possibility of leaving the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are a sovereign choice, but Moscow hopes that “no temporary administrations” will destroy ties between Russia and Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “If, as some leaders of Armenia have announced, now, disappointed with Russia and the CSTO,…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations during a regular press briefing. “I’m not going to get into the private diplomatic conversations, but as we said in the readout that we put out, we continue to support engagement between Azerbaijan and Armenia and continue to work to try to resolve…
Democrats swept a trio of races on Tuesday (November 4) in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum as it looks ahead to the congressional midterm elections next year, Reuters reports. In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the…
Residential buildings in a neighbourhood of southern Israel appeared to have sustained heavy damage following a reported Iranian missile strike on Friday (June 20) morning, eyewitness footage showed, Reuters reports. According to Israel’s paramedic agency Magen David Adom (MDA), at least six people were injured in an Iranian missile strike on Friday morning in…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Anadolu reports. Fidan and Araghchi discussed bilateral and regional issues, as well as the negotiation process regarding Iran’s nuclear activities, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry sources. …
US Congressman Frank Pallone referred to the upcoming national elections in Turkey. “With Erdogan in power, Turkey continues to slide toward autocracy and away from the values that hold NATO together. Next month’s election will be critical for Turkish democracy and the alliance, Pallone twitted.
During the European People’s Party Congress, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on Armenia Rasa Juknevičienė, speaking on behalf of the Lithuanian delegation, called for a vote in favor of the resolution entitled ‘Current political situation in Armenia’, which welcomes the domestic political developments taking place in Armenia, including the reforms implemented in the areas…
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…
U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, State Department’s Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about the importance of Hamas’ return to negotiations on August 15 to finalize the framework for achieving an…
The Department of State is announcing additional action today under the visa restriction policy that prohibits visa issuance to those who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Georgia. Today’s action will affect approximately twenty individuals, including individuals serving as government ministers and in Parliament, law enforcement and security officials, and private citizens,…
The Pentagon has given the White House the green light to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles after assessing that it would not negatively impact US stockpiles, leaving the final political decision in President Donald Trump’s hands, according to three US and European officials familiar with the matter, CNN reports. Trump said earlier this…
The Council of Europe (EC) is looking for specialists to provide consultancy services in the framework of a project to involve Georgian schoolchildren in “democratic processes”. This is reported by RT, citing sources. According to the publication, this program aims to involve young people in the socio-political life of the country. As noted in the…
On February 1, Armenia’s Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan had a meeting with Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Teymuraz Janjalia. This is stated on the Facebook page of the Armenian Embassy to Georgia. “At the meeting, the parties exchanged ideas on cooperation between Armenia and Georgia with the European Union, as well as cooperation between Armenia…
US President Joe Biden is looking forward to “getting back on the campaign trail next week”, fortifying his commitment to stick in the race as more Democrats on Friday called for him to step aside as the party nominee, BBC reports. “The stakes are high, and the choice is clear. Together, we will win,”…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the promises made to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the capacity of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border have been strictly fulfilled. “Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked for it, you and I in Sochi gave him promises, which were strictly fulfilled. Here I would…
Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said on Wednesday (November 12) she had submitted her resignation following a major anti-corruption investigation in the energy sector, Reuters reports. She denied any wrongdoing in her statement on Facebook. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
Iran is ready to resume “fair ” negotiations over its disputed nuclear programme if the West shows goodwill, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Thursday, hours after three European powers triggered the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran, Reuters reports. “Araqchi reaffirmed Iran’s readiness to resume fair and balanced diplomatic negotiations, on…
Russian and Chinese warships have carried out anti-submarine firing exercises in the northwestern Pacific Ocean as part of a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Defence Ministry reported on Monday (October 14), Reuters reports. The Interfax agency reported, citing the press service of the Russian Pacific Fleet, that Russian and Chinese Navy ships…
