EU Mission in Armenia monitors conducted a security situation awareness patrol in Sotk adjacent to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Mission said in a post on X. “The objective of the patrols is to observe and report on the security situation on the ground and to contribute to human security in conflict-affected areas”, the announcement…
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan congratulated his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on German Unity Day. “Sending best wishes to my dear colleague Annalena Baerbock on the occasion of German Unity Day! Being united around shared principles also in our partnerships can give a better chance to foster stronger ties and more peaceful environment for…
Reuters. Iran accused the United States on Monday (August 22) of procrastinating in efforts to revive Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal – a charge denied by Washington, which said a deal was closer than two weeks ago because of apparent Iranian flexibility. U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said talks regarding the deal had ‘languished,’…
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were given the royal red carpet treatment on Wednesday (September 17) with a carriage procession through the grounds of Windsor Castle, Reuters reports. Trump spoke to King Charles and Prince William while Melania was seen speaking to Queen Camilla and Princess Kate before the procession…
Ambassador Philip Reeker, US senior advisor for Caucasus negotiations, will be traveling to the region this week in what will be his first trip in this new role, Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesman for the Department of State said at a press briefing. “This is a first of what we expect to be regular…
Azerbaijani fitness trainer Kamil Zeynalli was detained at Moscow’s ՛Domodedovo՛ airport. The issue of his detention is under the control of the Embassy of Azerbaijan to Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic informed. Zeynalli stated on his Instagram social network page that he was brought to the police station because Armenia…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the Alliance summit in Ankara, warning the Kremlin leader not to provoke the bloc. “Don’t fool with us. Don’t play with us. We will never attack anyone. We will only defend our way of life, our democracy, and our territory,” Rutte said, addressing…
The EU will suspend its “bilateral support” with Israel and partially suspend the trade parts of its association agreement with Tel Aviv, Von der Leyen told MEPs during her State of the Union speech, Euronews reports. In an unusually tough-worded sequence, von der Leyen denounced a “man-made famine” in Gaza and “a clear attempt”…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel when the de facto Saudi ruler breaks a seven-year absence from Washington this week, France 24 reports. Saudi Arabia is unlikely to agree to normalisation at this stage, with Prince Mohammed’s…
Kazakhstan is moving ahead with a $1 billion plan to build NATO-standard artillery ammunition factories to reduce its reliance on Russian models—a shift that has already drawn sharp criticism from Moscow, where officials have labeled the move “unfriendly”, according to reporting by The Moscow Times on December 17. The initiative marks a significant shift…
A fire broke out in a shop located in the market area of Masalli town, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan reported. Employees of the state fire service and law enforcement agencies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations arrived at the scene. According to preliminary information, the fire broke out in the…
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for talks in the capital Ankara, the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications announced Friday. Erdoğan and Lavrov held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Complex and no further information was released about the meeting but Lavrov met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu…
Javier Colomina, NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia has welcomed the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the 1991 Almaty declaration as the basis for border delimitation. “Recognition of territorial integrity of both is a key principle. As Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated in his trip to the region, NATO strongly supports…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a phone call with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the relations between Tehran and the IAEA are on the right track, Mehr reports. Amir-Abdollahian in his Thursday night phone conversation with Josep Borrell discussed the nuclear talks to remove sanctions, the Ukraine war, and the…
Andrey Kovatchev, Rapporteur on Armenia at European Parliament, referred to the latest negotiations between Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Brussels and the blockade of Lachin Corridor. “It is encouraging to see progress on some of the most important points in peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan facilitated by Charles Michel. The negotiations between the…
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed claims in the Georgian media that the UK is allegedly training Georgian activists in Lithuania ahead of the country’s local elections on October 4 as “a coordinated information attack”. The online outlet Prime Time, described by Georgia’s opposition as pro-government, first published the claims on August 18 – less…
On October 21, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Armenia Andrey Kovatchev. The NA President, in the person of the guest, expressed his gratitude to the European Parliament for adopting relevant resolutions and reports in favour of Armenia. At the meeting, the issues of the anti-Armenian rhetoric consistently…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his fourth tour to the Middle East in just three months in a bid to ease fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a wider regional conflict, Euronews reports. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey for the start of his fourth…
US Vice President J.D. Vance, speaking at the first session of the Board of Peace, expressed gratitude to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. “We are grateful to all of you for your partnership, particularly the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia, whom I met last week….
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-large of Armenia, Chairman of Bright Armenia Party, wrote on his Facebook page: “During the last week, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has been spreading false statements almost every day, as if the Armenian forces fired in different directions of the contact line, and they took retaliatory actions, after which the fire was…
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador with Special Assignments of Armenia, in his X microblog, referred to the new conditions presented to Armenia by the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev. “In March 2022, Azerbaijan proposed five fundamental principles on which the peace treaty with Armenia had to be based, namely: Mutual recognition by states of sovereignty, territorial integrity,…
Finland has notified the United Nations it is leaving the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, its foreign ministry said late on Thursday, Reuters reports. The withdrawal will take effect six months after the notification, in January 2026, the ministry said in a statement. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland…
The European Commission (EC) will propose a ban on purchases of Russian oil by EU countries in early 2026, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen said, TASS reports. “Early next year we will put forward a legislative proposal to ban the remaining oil,” he told reporters. Shipments of Russian oil to…
Reuters. Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz on Tuesday (January 3) signed a long-term deal with Turkish state gas firm Botas, giving it access to neighboring Turkey’s gas network and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to help bring in supplies. Bulgaria was almost fully dependent on Russian gas, but is seeking alternatives after Moscow cut…
French President Emmanuel Macron has reflected on his discussions with European leaders and the Ukrainian President regarding the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska. “Coordination meeting this morning with President Trump, President Zelensky, and my European partners following the meeting between President Trump and President Putin in Alaska. At the conclusion of this meeting, we…
Leaders of the Group of Seven leading western industrial economies did not discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposals for peace in Ukraine since everyone knew they were not serious, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, Reuters reports. Speaking from Italy shortly before leaving for Switzerland, where a Ukraine conference opens on Saturday, Scholz said Putin’s…
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili urged the government to publicly convene the National Security Council and debate the imposition of 3-month visas with Russia, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. At the briefing to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move exempting Georgian citizens from visa requirements and lifting a ban on direct flights, President Zourabichvili said Russia’s…
China’s Commerce Ministry on Friday announced that Beijing and Washington had confirmed the details of a trade deal framework that the two countries had agreed upon earlier this month following talks in London, DW reports. According to the statement from the ministry, Washington will lift “restrictive measures against China,” and Beijing will “review and…
European Union foreign ministers sought on Monday to show that the bloc can maintain its financial and military support for Ukraine despite the serious inflationary impact on EU economies five months after Russia’s special military operation, Reuters reports. The foreign ministers are likely to approve another 500 million euros ($504.35 million) of EU funding to…
A SU-25 jet of the Georgian Defense Forces involved in an aviation component of the planned military training crashed on July 2 killing pilot Kakhaber Zurabishvili, Georgian Defense Ministry reported. According to the Ministry, relevant services probe into the tragic incident, 1tv.ge reported. “The Ministry expresses deep sorrow over the tragic incident and…
