Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Beijing is opposed to the imposition of unilateral sanctions in circumvention of the UN and international law. Thus, the diplomat commented on the imposition of sanctions by the European Union (EU) against Iran, TASS reports. Wenbin stressed that the PRC calls on all parties to contribute to the diplomatic…
France welcomes the visit Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan’s visit to Turkey in the context of Armenia’s aid to the populations affected by the earthquakes, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “As the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna had the opportunity to say during her visit to Turkey in September,…
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday accused Russia of wanting to “punish Armenia ” for its “aspiration for peace and respect for its sovereignty, principles that (Moscow) flouts in Ukraine, Le Figaro reports. ”Russia “wants to punish Armenia, because it chose the path of the fight against impunity, by joining the International Criminal Court”…
At the Shushi Global Media Forum, Ilham Aliyev referred to the peace negotiations with Armenia, noted that there is progress in the peace treaty, and 80-90 percent of the text has been agreed upon. According to the President of Azerbaijan, there are unresolved issues. First, Armenia does not agree to some proposals. It refers…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Thursday that he plans to stand for reelection next year. ”(Recep) Tayyip Erdogan is the candidate of the People’s Alliance,” Erdogan said, referring to the between his Justice and Development Party and a nationalist party. “If you have the courage, declare your candidacy or the candidate of the alliance.”…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is on an official visit in the State of Qatar, met with the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Welcoming Prime Minister Pashinyan, the Emir of Qatar praised the good-neighborly relations and mutual trust between Armenia and Qatar, emphasizing that Qatar is…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Kyiv on Aug. 25 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, The Kyiv Independent reports. They discussed the Ukrainian peace formula, the preparation for the Global Peace Summit, and the risks posed by Russia blocking the Black Sea grain corridor, according to Zelensky. On Aug. 18, the…
Congresswoman Lori Trahan referred to the closure of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijani “eco-activists” and the humanitarian crisis caused by it. “Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor is causing a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of families are in danger because of this unwarranted aggression. Once again, I’m calling on the State Department to help find a…
Reuters. The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (December 10), ratcheting up tensions with Caracas in a move that also raised oil prices. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other…
Türkiye will not discuss any energy-related projects with Israel without a cease-fire in Palestine’s Gaza as it would be disrespectful to its Palestinian brothers and sisters who are experiencing great brutality, the country’s energy minister has said. “In an environment of such great brutality, human drama, it would be disrespectful to humanity, to our…
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…
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded to the statements made by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who claimed that Russia supported Azerbaijan’s actions in Nagorno-Karabakh because, for the first time, Armenia has a decisive prime minister who does not submit to Moscow. Macron also added that Paris has faced unacceptable interference from Azerbaijan in…
The Georgian Parliament has confirmed that diplomats accredited to Georgia will not be invited to the December 29 inauguration of Mikheil Kavelashvili, the elected president representing the ruling Georgian Dream party, Front News Georgia reports. The press center of the parliament cited a “shortage of seats in the meeting hall” as the reason for…
Reuters. Aerial video footage on Tuesday (July 30) showed the scene of a knife attack in north west England that left two children dead, and six others critically injured. A 17-year-old male is in police custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident at the “Taylor Swift yoga and dance workshop”…
The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has announced a final rule overturning restrictions set by the Joe Biden administration that limited oil and gas drilling activities across a significant portion of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. The decision is in line with President Donald Trump’s aim to ease regulations on domestic fossil fuel extraction,…
The COP29 summit started in Baku, and the famous Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg, who refused to participate in the event, is going to hold a protest against Azerbaijani authoritarianism in Tbilisi, Georgia. “Join us as we rally against the wave of authoritarianism and exploitation sweeping through the Caucasus. Azerbaijan, using COP29 as a façade,…
The Iranian foreign minister said that “radioactive fallout will end life in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) capitals, not Tehran,” following the US-Israeli air strikes that hit Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant. “Remember the Western outrage about hostilities near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine? “Israel-US have bombed our Bushehr plant four times now. Radioactive…
Ukraine managed to return 1,625 children from Russia. This was made possible thanks to the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a speech at a meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Children in New York. “Each return is a success – a child saved. But also a…
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, referred to the false claims by Azerbaijan on integration of Armenians. “On a daily basis Azerbaijan is proving that it is not even capable of ensuring the narratives it’s been formulating in front of the eyes of the international community. For instance, Azerbaijan claimed that they want to…
There are no grounds for a deterioration of relations between the West and Georgia. Such a statement made the Mayor of Tbilisi. He commented on the scheduled hearing at the US on relations with Georgia following the adoption of the Law on Transparency, Rustavi 2 reports. “I would like to emphasise once again that…
Armenia and Azerbaijan reciprocally supported each other’s candidacies to host EPC, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a post on X. “I also welcome the decision to hold the EPC Summit in Azerbaijan in 2028. It’s important to emphasize that Armenia and Azerbaijan reciprocally supported each others candidacies to host EPC,” said Pashinyan.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he is ready to use the U.S. military to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan are not successful, The Hill reports. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what…
Bilateral and regional cooperation was the focus of telephone talks between the Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministers, Jeyhun Bayramov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish foreign ministry said. “The ministers exchanged views on the current issues on the agenda of bilateral and regional cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey,” it said. Apart from that, the…
A fire erupted in the construction of a hotel in the southern Antalya province’s Alanya district, Turkey, on Jan. 27. The fire erupted in the construction of a 12-storey hotel while the workers were at the site around 4.30 p.m. local time. Alanya Mayor Osman Tarık Özçelik said the firefighters rescued four workers…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed a two-month extension of the truce brokered by the UN between the Saudi-led invading coalition and Yemeni forces, once again hoping for a permanent ceasefire and finding a political solution to the crisis, Tasnim News Agency reports. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed hope that the truce will be the…
About 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war with Russia, and 390,000 have been wounded. These are the figures of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky cited in a recent interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, Radio Liberty Ukraine reports. Two months ago, Zelensky reported 43 thousand dead and 370 thousand wounded. The Ukrainian…
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…
According to the decision of the Political Council of the ruling Georgian Dream, we are beginning to create a database, which will comprise information about all those individuals who are involved in violence, other illegal actions, threats and blackmail, or publicly approve of such actions, through party structures,” Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated at…
Russia is alarmed by the “language of conflict” present in China-related provisions of the United States’ updated National Security Strategy, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on the document, TASS reports. “The document’s provisions on the Asia-Pacific Region are alarming because of the language of conflict with regard to China, as well…
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, speaking after leaving the White House, said a US takeover of Greenland was “absolutely not necessary,” Euronews reports. The deployment of European troops in Greenland has no impact on US President Donald Trump’s plans to take control of the Arctic island from Denmark, the White House said on…
