Reuters. Military police officers appeared on stage outside Antananarivo’s city hall on Tuesday (October 14), as youth-led protests against President Andry Rajoelina continued to swell. One officer stood guard inside a military vehicle, rifle in hand, while others drove through crowds of demonstrators gathered in the square. Their presence, and public remarks, have fuelled…
The work on the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan can be completed already this year. Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, on Friday stated this at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, and adding that the EU is engaged in the process of establishing stability and…
An agreement has been reached regarding a meeting in Moscow between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry, announced this at Thursday’s ministry press briefing. “An agreement has been reached about such a meeting. The specific day will be announced later,” Zakharova stated.
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held a trilateral meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov today in New York during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement after the trilateral meeting in NYC. “Secretary Blinken commended both ministers on…
Against the background of Russia’s pulling of military units and military equipment to the border with Ukraine, NATO plans to expand its presence on the eastern flank. This week, 30 member countries of the alliance approved the corresponding initiative during the written procedure, writes dpa, citing sources, Deutsche Welle reports. In this case, we are…
On July 21, at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Bayramov. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “The ministers discussed the ways to activate joint work…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that the goal of Armenia’s foreign policy is the protection of the country’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Our country’s interest should be the goal of our foreign policy vector,” Pashinyan said when asked whether the Armenian government plans to change the vector. “Now, are we pursuing the…
Reuters/CCTV. China is ready to work with Germany to elevate China-Germany relations to a new level, so as to better serve the development of the two countries and inject more positive energy and stability into the world, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang during talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday. …
During the Bishkek summit, the Russian President referred to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and once again stated: “The territory of Karabakh finally became part of Azerbaijan after Prime Minister Pashinyan recognized it as the territory of Azerbaijan during a meeting held in Prague last year, thereby radically changing the status of Karabakh.” “The mandate of…
Russia’s failure to ensure peace and security in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is a ‘betrayal’ of the Armenian people, Charles Michel told Euronews on Monday. The European Council President condemned Russia’s peacekeeping forces, present in Nagorno-Karabakh since a peace deal was brokered by Moscow in 2020, for standing aside as Baku launched its military…
In President Erdoğan’s phone call with Russian President Putin, bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia, as well as regional and global issues, were discussed. According to a statement made on the social media account of the Presidential Directorate of Communications, bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia, as well as regional and global issues, were…
Russian airline Azimut canceled flights to Azerbaijan from the airports of Mineralnye Vody and Sochi, the company’s press service reports. “Azimut announces the cancellation of flights from Mineralnye Vody to Baku and Ganja, as well as from Sochi to Baku due to the withdrawal of slots by Baku and Ganja airports following the revocation…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, and the Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, discussed the bilateral agenda and regional issues. According to the readout issued by the foreign ministry, they emphasized the need to maintain continuity of dialogue on key…
The World Vision Armenia issued a statement on the closure of Lachin Corridor and the blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia and the external world, under environmental pretexts. As a result of Azerbaijani actions, 120,000 inhabitants of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh),…
Reuters. Greece and Turkey on Thursday (December 7) agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of ties between the two NATO allies but historic foes. In a landmark visit of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to Greece, the long-time sparring partners agreed to focus on pursuing good…
Reuters. The first ships to export Ukraine grain from the country’s Black Sea ports may move within a few days under a deal agreed on Friday by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, a U.N. spokesperson said on Monday. A Joint Coordination Center will liaise with the shipping industry and will publish detailed…
A bipartisan group of US senators is urging Hungary to stop buying Russian energy ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, Bloomberg reports. US lawmakers expressed concern that Hungary has shown “no signs of reducing its reliance on Russian fossil fuels” and called on Orbán and…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Shamkhani. The Prime Minister welcomed Mr. Shamkhani’s visit to Armenia, attaching importance to the continuous development of friendly and brotherly relations with Iran. “High-level mutual visits are important for solving this issue. I…
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…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the West’s job should not be to hope for a Ukrainian victory, but to mediate a peace deal. “We should not be on the side of Russia or Ukraine, but between them,” he said, adding that the policy of imposing anti-Russian sanctions did not work. Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for…
China congratulates Joseph Aoun on his election as Lebanon’s president, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday, Reuters reports. Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday. “China welcomes the election of a new president…
Аzerbaijan’s ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) led by President Ilham Aliyev won majority in in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported. According to preliminary results, the ruling party will hold about 68 seats in a 125-seat Parliament. A total of 44 independent candidates have been elected. In a nation with approximately…
The Popular Front Party (PFP) will boycott the snap parliamentary elections to be held on 1 September. This decision was made by the party’s Supreme Majlis on 13 July. “More than 300 political prisoners in the country have still not been released, freedom of assembly is prohibited, election commissions are under the full control…
The Ministry of Defense of Armenia plans to participate in two other military exercises organized by the US Ground Forces Command in Europe this year: ‘Kosovo Forces’ and ‘Merged Sword’, said the Spokesperson of the Defense Minister Aram Torosyan, answering the question of ‘Lurer’ whether Armenia will participate in the Defender 2023 multinational military exercise….
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on Monday that her country would begin shooting down smuggler balloons crossing the country’s border with Belarus, Reuters reports. These balloons have repeatedly disrupted the air traffic of this Baltic country. NATO member Lithuania closed Vilnius airport four times last week after balloons invaded its airspace, and each…
The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, expressed her alarm over the recent military escalation by Azerbaijan, noted the reported ceasefire announced on 20 September and emphasized the importance of preventing further violence and of ensuring a durable peace in the region that protects the rights of all…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation. They exchanged views on the prospects for bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan in economic, trade, energy, industrial, military, scientific, educational, tourism and other spheres. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
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…
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….
Reuters. Iran’s presidential candidates faced off in a debate on Monday (July 1) clashing over foreign policy and economic reform just days before the two men will face a run-off election on July 5. Saeed Jalili, a zealous ideologue loyal to Iran’s supreme leader went head to head with his more moderate opponent Massoud…
