The ceremonial closing of the joint Russian-Turkish monitoring center took place in Aghdam. Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army Karim Valiyev, ambassadors of Turkey and Russia to Azerbaijan and others took part in the ceremony. The center was established on January 30, 2021.
Azerbaijan Popular Front Party will not participate in the presidential election scheduled for February 7. Ali Karimli, the president of the party, informed about the decision. On December 15, the Board of the “Musavat” party discussed the socio-political situation in the country and decided to refuse to participate in the early presidential elections. According…
Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Free Alliance François Alfonsi visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, after which he made the following post on his Twitter. “Armenian Genocide Memorial Yerevan: a century later, Azerbaijan and Turkey ready for ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh: blockade of the Lachin corridor, vital for the…
The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan, the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Yehuda Kaplun, and Rob Garson, President of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, hosted a “Shabbat Lunch” at the Armenian Embassy dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the United States. The event was…
“The Transparency bill fully aligns with legal principles. We are ready to engage in discussions with our European, American, or local Georgian partners,” stated the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Kobakhidze emphasized that transparency is indispensable in a democratic society…
The Kremlin hopes that the meetings between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow will be productive. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Russian President, told Report about this, commenting on the planned meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia, and Armenia on Thursday in the Russian capital. “Both [Azerbaijani] President Aliyev…
The US State Department has made adjustments to the transcript of its briefing regarding the statements of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This was found out by RIA Novosti on February 13. It is clarified that Rubio’s statement about a potential trip to Russia, which could take place as part of his European tour,…
Western allies are not imposing any range restrictions on the use of long-range weapons delivered to Ukraine against Russian military targets, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday, Euronews reports. Merz pointed out that the restrictions have been lifted not only on German weapons. ‘There are no longer any restrictions on the range…
Bujar Osmani, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, twitted about his meetings in Armenia during his visit. “Pleased to have a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. I reiterated the OSCE’s continued commitment to supporting comprehensive and sustainable peace throughout the region, especially for those most affected by…
On June 26, members of the Armenian community of Akhaltsikhe, led by Editor-in-Chief of akhaltskha.net electronic newspaper Eduard Ayvazyan and Friar Hakob Sahakyan, were hosted at the Ministry of Diaspora. Among the attendees of the meeting was Arsen Kharatyan, Advisor to Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. Greeting the guests, Minister of Diaspora…
Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free, nor fair, Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated. “The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country. The relentless and unprecedented repression of human rights, restrictions to political participation and access to independent…
Police detained a pro-Kurdish party mayor in southeast Turkey on Monday over alleged militant links and he has been replaced by the state governor, the interior ministry said, two months after the mayor won power in local elections, Reuters reports. After previous municipal elections, Turkey detained pro-Kurdish mayors, removing virtually all from their posts…
NORAD on February 19, 2026, detected a Russian air formation, including Tu-95 bombers and Su-35 fighters, operating inside the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone and launched a multi-aircraft intercept. The response underscores continued U.S. vigilance in the Arctic as Russian long-range aviation activity remains steady near North American airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense…
The comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between Iran and Russia provides for the strengthening of cooperation in the field of security and defense. The third article of the document states that if one side is subjected to aggression, the other side should not provide any assistance to the aggressor. Russia and Iran also…
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili had a telephone conversation with the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, and announced that the bill ‘On transparency of foreign influence’ being considered by the country’s parliament hinders Tbilisi’s integration into the European Union, the Georgian president’s office said. “During a long telephone conversation with the President…
Reuters. Turkey has informed NATO that ratification of Sweden’s membership bid will not be completed in time to allow the country’s accession ceremony at a meeting of alliance foreign ministers next week, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Last week, the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission delayed a vote on Sweden’s…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (September 25) he would condemn recent recognitions by some nations of a Palestinian state in his upcoming address at the United Nations General Assembly. Speaking ahead of his flight to the U.S. where he is scheduled to address the General Assembly in New York on…
The 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on June 4 adopted a resolution reaffirming the right of return to all displaced persons and refugees to Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. The vote resulted in 103 countries in favour, nine against, and 52 abstentions, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to the Georgian Ministry of…
Ilham Aliyev and Hakan Fidan discussed Armenia-Turkey and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations at the meeting held in Shushi. According to the Azerbaijani side, the trilateral meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey and the Prime Minister of Pakistan a few days ago in Astana was noted with satisfaction during the conversation, which “became an example…
The United States has started withdrawing from a key military base in northeastern Syria and redeploying its forces to northern Iraq, marking the first phase of a pullout expected to last several weeks, Al Jazeera reports. Heavy machinery, personnel and trucks carrying armoured vehicles could be seen moving on Monday in the northwestern city…
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says several institutions and individuals from the European Union will be included in the Islamic Republic’s blacklist of sanctions, days after some European countries imposed a set of bans on the country under false pretexts, ParsToday reports. “In the coming days, the names of several institutions and individuals from the…
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement after Secretary Antony Blinken’s meeting with Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in New York City. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu discussed tensions in the South Caucasus, and the Secretary noted…
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan sent a message of condolence to the Iranian authorities on the occasion of the tragedy that occurred in the Khorasan coal mine. “Armenia stands in solidarity as we hear the tragic news of coal mine explosion in Khorasan, Iran, which resulted in the loss of dozens of lives. My…
The biggest problem is trust. It is precisely because of this that the negotiations are proceeding slowly, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk said during an interview with TASS. “Ultimately, ordinary people, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, citizens of other countries, will travel on the road. How will they interact with each other when crossing the border? How will…
The German Foreign Ministry has summarized the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Berbock and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, which took place yesterday in Berlin. Aliyev was in Germany to attend the high-level meeting of the 15th St. Petersburg Climate Dialogue and was also received by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. …
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General, referred to the blockade of Artsakh and Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan after visiting the entrance of it. “Today I visited the Lachin corridor. It is the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia and the outside world. In December last year, it was blocked by Azerbaijanis. Since…
The information of the State Security Service is disturbing, concerning a terrorist act. Some individuals dislike the standpoint of the Georgian government about the war. In these conditions, there are threats, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at the briefing echoing the statement of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG), Georgian Public Broadcaster reports….
Reuters. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan raised “economic issues that are important for Turkey” during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said. The two ministers, who met on the sidelines of a BRICS meeting in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, also discussed developments in Gaza,…
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…
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 12) that the war in Ukraine is very close to ending and he believes there will be a settlement between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reports. “The end of the war in Ukraine I really think it’s getting very close,” Trump told reporters as he left the…
