Georgian Defence forces received NATO-standard armoured vehicles VURAN from Turkey based on an agreement signed between Georgia and Turkey. The ceremony was held at the field of the Fourth Infantry Brigade in Vaziani, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Deputy Defence Minister Sergo Janelidze, Deputy Chief of the Defence Forces Irakli Chichinadze, Turkish Ambassador to Georgia…
The European Commission has proposed suspending parts of the EU-Georgia Visa Facilitation Agreement, targeting Georgian diplomats, officials, and their families, civil.ge reports. If adopted by the Council, these individuals would need visas for short stays in the EU (up to 90 days in any 180-day period), losing privileges such as reduced fees, shorter application…
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.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried discussed prospects for the peace process between Yerevan and Baku. According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Bayramov briefed Donfried on the current state of negotiations on the peace agreement, work on opening communications and delimitation issues. “Donfried…
A prisoner exchange is under way between Russia and Ukraine, governments in Moscow and Kyiv have confirmed, BBC reports. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the exchange would unfold “in several stages” over the coming days, adding that the wounded, seriously wounded and soldiers under 25 were being returned. Writing on Telegram, Zelensky said:…
Does Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan consider meeting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu? A question was asked to the Armenian Foreign Minister during the press conference with Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huifeldt. At the press conference following the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States, Cavusoglu expressed his willingness to…
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered an increase in the country’s nuclear warhead stockpile and vowed he would not flinch if the country’s “vital interests” were threatened, in a landmark speech from a ballistic-missile submarine base in north-western France, Euronews reports. “I have ordered an increase in the number of nuclear warheads in our arsenal,”…
Speaking to Radio Liberty station, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano referred to the proposals of former European officials on strengthening Armenia’s security. ՞We are aware of many proposals from various actors, but according to the working rules of the European Union, issues related to relations with third countries are discussed by the member states,…
Reuters. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday (August 26) that his military’s warplanes had been modified to carry nuclear weapons and that Minsk would react immediately if the West caused it any problems. Lukashenko said he had agreed the move to modernise Belarusian warplanes with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Belta news agency…
I believe that full normalization of relations and full peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be established soon, the President of Azerbaijan stated in an interview with France 24 in Munich. According to Ilham Aliyev, the historic agreements reached on August 8 at the White House between Yerevan and Baku mean that the conflict…
Reuters. Some 30 Western leaders were holding talks in Paris on Thursday (September 4) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia, hoping to do enough to persuade the United States to back their efforts. The summit, both in person and by video-link,…
Օn August 19, between 23:00 p.m. and 23:25 p.m., Azerbaijani armed forces units fired from fire arms towards the Armenian combat outposts in the vicinity of Verin Shorzha. Armenia’s Defense Ministry reports this.
On 17 December, a group of MEPs held a rally in support of journalists and activists arrested in Azerbaijan. MEPs from different political groups called to put an end to repression against civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan. On 18 December, within the framework of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament,…
France violates stability not only in former and current colonies, but also in the South Caucasus: Ilham Aliyev announced in his speech to the participants of the international conference “Decolonization. Development of women’s potential”. According to the words of the President of Azerbaijan, by arming Armenia, Paris “conducts a warmongering policy and prepares the…
Reuters. Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted in the United States on murder charges, U.S acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday (May 20), in a major escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against the island’s government. The indictment against Castro, returned in federal court in Miami on April 23, charges him with one…
On April 12 Ambassador Lilit Makunts had a meeting with Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama), Armenian Embassy to the USA reports. “The interlocutors discussed current security challenges in the South Caucasus, the prospects of peace process between Armenia and Azebaijan, pending humanitarian issues”, the Embassy said in a statement.
Member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas has expressed grave concern over the obstruction of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan refused to let through an Armenian relief convoy from entering Lachin Corridor. Fourlas, the Chair of the European Parliament – Armenia Friendship Group, told Armenpress that it is imperative for the European Union…
Residents of the village of Darcheli in the Zugdidi municipality removed a banner from the office of the pro-Kremlin Conservative Movement party and burned it. Maya Kalandia, a member of the Zugdidi city council from the United National Movement, shared a video of this on Facebook. The activists stressed that the organization, known for its…
The Russian State Duma has adopted a bill in the first reading, according to which the national driving licenses of Armenian citizens engaged in entrepreneurial or business activities related to driving may be adopted in the country.
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…
Reuters. The European Union has started taking the unpredictability of the United States into account one year after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday (March 17). “Of course, we are allies with America, but we don’t really understand their moves recently,” Kallas told…
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan held an emergency meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Justice after leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeliwarned about the possible coup attempt, Sabah reports. The Ankara Prosecutor General’s Office began an investigation against three police officers of the capital’s…
In the outgoing 2022, the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan has not improved, on the contrary, pressure on political, civil and religious activists has become even tougher, the Center for Monitoring Political Prisoners (CMPZ) reports. The study presents facts of human rights violations from the point of view of the articles of the…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed at the meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on August 5 that his country can host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, the TRT television channel reported on Saturday citing Erdogan’s statements for presidential pool journalists upon his return from Sochi. “It is…
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…
The Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan is on a working visit to Turkey. During the visit, Zakir Hasanov met with Ertan Uzun, commander of the 1st Airbase in Eskishehir. The parties exchanged ideas on bilateral cooperation in the military and military-educational spheres and other issues of mutual interest. Hasanov also met with Turkish…
U.S. President Donald Trump urged agreement acceptance, stating that whether a ceasefire agreement for the Ukraine war is possible depends on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump emphasized again in an exclusive interview with Fox News shortly after the U.S.-Russia summit held in Anchorage, Alaska, that “it depends on Zelensky to finalize the agreement,” adding,…
On October 19, when asked about sanctions against Azerbaijan, Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly asserted her previous stance: “Everything is on the table”, Armenian Embassy in Canada reports. “I have been clear on [Canada’s] position on Azerbaijan. I will be going to Armenia and would have more to say [then]”, she said.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, arrived in Israel on Sunday (September 14), amid tensions with fellow U.S. allies in the Middle East over Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, Reuters reports. Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes were greeted by the…
US President Trump said he plans to go out on patrol with the Metropolitan Police Department and National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., on Thursday night amid a federal crackdown on crime, The Hill reports. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and with the military, of course. So…
