Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will support changes to the country’s constitution at an upcoming referendum to be held on June 5. A number of proposed changes exclude the mention of it from the basic law of Kazakhstan. About his intention to support constitutional amendments Nazarbayev said in an interview Kazakh political scientist Daniyar…
If you lie to get a visa, work without legal permission, or stay in the United States after your visa expires, you will face deportation or a permanent ban on obtaining a U.S. visa in the future, US Embassy to Armenia reports. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
It was the first meeting with Erdoğan, I got a generally positive impression. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this in an interview to the Public Television Company, referring to the Armenian-Turkish relations. According to the Prime Minister, he had a telephone conversation with the President of Turkey earlier and he evaluates the telephone conversation…
Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, has met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington, Grigoryan’s office said. Grigoryan and Sullivan discussed issues of mutual interest in the areas of security and the economy, and lauded the steady dynamics of development of Armenia-U.S. bilateral relations….
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…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson said the Department is preparing new sanctions against Georgia’s officials to unfold in the coming weeks. “We have been greatly concerned about the state of Georgian democracy, the actions that Georgian Dream has taken to undermine Georgia democracy. You saw us just on Friday impose 20 new visa…
An Iranian man who had carried out a deadly armed attack on the Republic of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran in January 2023 was executed on Wednesday morning, Tasnim reports. The assailant was hanged after an Iranian court found him guilty of first-degree murder of an Azeri national at the embassy with a firearm, illegal…
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…
With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict, France 24 reports. Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called “Astana peace process” to end more than 11…
Russia calls on the Turkey for restraint to prevent further escalation in Syria, presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev told reporters on Tuesday. “We will call on our Turkish colleagues to show certain restraint in order to prevent an escalation of tension and not only in the northern and northeastern regions of Syria but…
Mass rallies were held in Tehran and other Iranian cities. According to local media, people celebrated the victory over Israel and expressed support for the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces. President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the Iranian people in a message: “The enemy suffered a severe and historic punishment. Thanks to the heroic resistance of…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he may visit the United States and hopes to hold a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump, Anadolu news agency reports. Speaking to reporters on his return flight from Hungary on Thursday, following an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Budapest, Erdogan discussed a…
Since December 12, Azerbaijan has been blocking the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia and the outside world, thereby putting Artsakh under illegal siege and deliberately creating unbearable living conditions for the 120,000 people of Artsakh. Due to the blockade, the fundamental rights of the people of Artsakh have been violated. People are deprived…
The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, ending a months-long standoff between two of the world’s biggest economic partners, BBC reports. After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, the pair agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%….
Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of Armenian Foreign Ministry, referred to the sentencing Vagif Khachatryan to 15 years imprisonment in Baku. “Vagif Khachatryan: “I am innocent person.” Despite clear rejection of any false accusation, 68-year-old resident of Nagorno Karabakh was “sentenced” to 15-year imprisonment after over a month of mock “trail”-show in Baku. We stress:…
The Azerbaijani satellite “Azersky” has failed after colliding with space debris or a small meteorite, the country’s space agency “Azerkosmos” announced on April 20. The attempts of “Azerkosmos” to restore communication with the satellite failed, the report says. As for the lost “Azersky” satellite, it was manufactured and transferred to Azerbaijan by the French…
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin’s statement that in early November technical delegations of the Armenian and Turkish governments met at the border. Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan told ARMENPRESS that Armenian Vice Speaker of Parliament and Special Representative for Normalization…
The EU has been passing clear messages to Azerbaijan that any violation of Armenia’s territorial integrity would be unacceptable and will have severe consequences for EU-Azerbajani relations, European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano told Armenpress. “The European Union has spared no diplomatic efforts to help reach a mutually…
Serbia has terminated a number of arms supply agreements with Russia, said the chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, Milan Mojsilovic, in an interview with the Serbia’s Novosti newspaper. This is how Mojsilovic answered the question whether the sanctions on Russia made it difficult for the Serbian army to use…
Claude Wiseler, Chairman of Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies, made a speech at the National Assembly today. The politician demanded Baku to immediately release all prisoners of war. He also stated that Luxembourg is committed to supporting the EU mission in Armenia and is ready to further develop this mission within the interests of both sides….
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili held a phone conversation with his Turkish colleague Hakan Fidan, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the two FMs underscored their readiness to strengthen strategic partnership between Turkey and Georgia. Ilia Darchiashvili thanked his Turkish counterpart for support of Georgia’s territorial integrity and the…
The United States decided against licensing localized production of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems in European countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy made the remark in his evening video address, summarizing his meeting with Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on ensuring consistent supply of anti-air missiles from abroad. Ukraine plans a series…
Seyed Abbas Mousavi, Ambassador of IRAN to Azerbaijan referred to the latest drills by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps near the Azerbaijani border. “The clear message of the drills by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the neighboring countries is peace, friendship and the consolidation of stable security and for the enemies, the declaration of…
Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday (April 7) deadline, saying a “whole civilization will die tonight” if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen,…
Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan reminded on her Twitter microblog that today, at 11:00 p.m. Yerevan time, it is possible to follow the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council online. It is held at the request of Armenia in connection with the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of…
Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, Ukrainian officials say, BBC reports. One person was killed in a drone and missile strike on the western city of Lviv, while 15 others were reported wounded in an attack on the south-western Transcarpathia region. …
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (September 7) that Russia had not lost anything as a result of its military campaign in Ukraine, Reuters reports. “I am sure that we have not lost anything and will not lose anything (over actions in Ukraine). When it comes to the gains, I can say that the…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on the international community to support initiatives for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing that Israel needs to immediately stop “genocidal actions” against civilians, TASS reports. “I call on all countries and international organizations to sincerely support the initiatives for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. I reiterate our…
Ukrainian diplomats in the United States are working to increase the extent of F-16 fighter pilot training and training of aircraft maintenance personnel, Ukrinform reports. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, announced this on Ukrainian television, commenting on what might be transferred to Ukraine shortly from the military aid package announced by…
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stressed that resolving the nuclear issue of a country like Iran is not possible through military means and that negotiation is the only viable path. In his remarks, he highlighted the different dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program, saying: “The possibility that Iran might…
