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…
Turkey to remove 101 million tons of garbage and rubble from February earthquakes This was reported on March 24 by the Hürriyet newspaper. The Ministry of the Environment of the country said that the volume of debris and debris left after the earthquakes is approximately 46 million cubic meters. More than 16 million tons of…
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.
US president-elect Donald Trump said he would cut the taxes for Canadians, if the country joins USA as a state. In his Christmas message on Truth Social Trump first “greeted” saying: Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal (where we lost 38,000…
Prsident of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, The Kremlin reports. The two leaders discussed the issues pertaining to practical implementation of the agreements that the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia reached in Sochi on October 31, 2022, as well as the previous top-level…
Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan accused the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, for “obviously biased position” towards Azerbaijan. Hajizada made his comments on the remarks made on December 4 at the 25th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs…
US Secretary Antony J. Blinken referred to the cooperation between Washington and Yerevan, as well as the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the hearing of US House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on the FY25 Department of State Budget Request. Congressman Jim costa asked the Secretary…
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Friday (March 6), a dramatic escalation of his demands a week into the war he launched alongside Israel, Reuters reports. Trump made the remarks on social media just hours after Iran’s president announced that unspecified countries had begun mediation efforts in one of the first…
Reuters. Two of President Joe Biden’s top advisers asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday (October 31) at a congressional hearing interrupted repeatedly by protesters denouncing American officials for backing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza. As the hearing began, a line of protesters raised red-stained hands in the air…
The Office of the Human Righst Defender of Azerbaijan has released a statement following a meeting with Ruben Vardanyan, the former Minister of State of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian businessman, and philanthropist, who was arrested by Azerbaijani authorities due to his position in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to reports from the Office of the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, Ruben…
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has reacted to the announcement by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan that certain members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be considered as personae non gratae in the country. The press handout from PACE press office reads Rousopoulos as saying: “This is a more…
A severe traffic accident in Turkiye’s Adana province has resulted in the deaths of two people and left 19 others injured. Operative Information Center-OMM, citing TRT Haber, reports that a passenger bus belonging to the “Kamil Koç” company, traveling on the Ankara-Osmaniye route, lost control and overturned near the Arslanli neighborhood in the Kozan…
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan congratulated Mark Rutte on his appointment as NATO chief. “My sincere congratulations to Mark Rutte on appointment to position of SATO Secretary General. Looking forward to our close cooperation towards further enhancing partnership between Armenia and NATO, based on common values and shared vision to ensure more secure and…
Turkey will create an international hub from which Russian gas can be supplied to Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, TASS reports. Erdogan was speaking in parliament at a meeting of the faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headed by him. “In Europe they are now dealing with the…
The UK has sanctioned five senior individuals responsible for violent attacks against journalists and peaceful protestors in Georgia, in coordinated action with the United States, the UK government website said. The statement continues as follows: “Georgia’s authorities began a systematic crackdown on demonstrations, civil society, media and opposition figures following public opposition to…
US President Joe Biden has ordered “additional support” for Israel after the attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas, the White House said Sunday, without giving further details. “The President directed additional support for Israel in the face of this unprecedented terrorist assault by Hamas,” the White House said in a statement. The announcement…
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine moved from being a distant, abstract conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled country’s president, CBC reports. Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders that despite their efforts to arm his country and to isolate the…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the two leaders spoke in English. At the beginning of the meeting, President Zelensky wished peace to the people of Azerbaijan and emphasized the good ties between the…
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues leaders Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-21), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Brad Sherman (CA-32), and 61 Representatives today introduced a congressional resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its blockade of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and urging the United States to take immediate steps to end the…
During the 12 days of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, Budapest has caused great damage to the community, the representative of the German Foreign Ministry stated during the briefing. “We have to see how Hungary’s presidency of the EU Council will turn out in the future. Now we are on the…
On 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will adopt the euro as its currency, marking an important milestone for the country, for the history of the euro, and for the EU as a whole. This follows a period of intensive preparation and effort by Bulgaria to meet all the necessary requirements. The euro will deliver practical…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins a two-day visit to Turkey on Thursday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. He is expected to hold talks on a wide range of issues, including energy matters, the situation in Ukraine, the implementation of the grain deal, as well as measures to normalize the…
Russia and Ukraine each handed back 90 prisoners of war on Tuesday (June 26) in the latest of several periodic swaps in their 28-month-old conflict, with the United Arab Emirates overseeing the exchange as an intermediary, Reuters reports. The last exchange took place on May 31, when each side handed over 75 prisoners of…
Iranian officials and regional leaders attended the funeral ceremony for the country’s late president Ebrahim Raisi and other victims of a helicopter crash at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla Mosque on Wednesday (May 22), Reuters reports. Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh and Lebanon’s Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Kassem were seen among the mourners. Raisi was…
Any assistance by the US is vital to our nationhood. Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan announced this at a joint press conference with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi. “We believe that clear sanctions can become another lever to stop Azerbaijan’s expansionist ambitions and authoritarian…
Within the framework of the UN General Assembly 79, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Turkey, Annalena Baerbock and Hakan Fidan, was held, during which the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations were discussed. “Turkey is an important mediator for peace in our neighborhood. Turkey can contribute to a historic peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan….
Europe must be ready to fight to protect its people, values, and way of life, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told world leaders on Saturday, BBC reports. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Starmer also called for deeper links and cooperation, including economic ties, between the UK and EU. The PM stressed the…
U.S. Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq, Thomas Barrack, announced that the United States is working in coordination with five countries in the region, including Syria, on a program to shift to alternative routes for the Strait of Hormuz, based on the principle of “precautionary delivery.” Speaking on Friday at the U.S.-Iraq Business Summit…
Illegal blockade of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan continues for 25 days. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this at the start of the Government session. “That operation, which caused a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, has caused a wide international response of calls to unblock the corridor. Despite this, Azerbaijan is not taking any step to…
Europe’s absence from the negotiating table with Russia is a major mistake and Kyiv is doing everything possible to involve the EU in the process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14. “Americans often return to the question of concessions,” the president stated. “And…
