On February 1, Armenia’s Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan had a meeting with Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Teymuraz Janjalia. This is stated on the Facebook page of the Armenian Embassy to Georgia. “At the meeting, the parties exchanged ideas on cooperation between Armenia and Georgia with the European Union, as well as cooperation between Armenia…
On February 17, Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Arman Sargsyan received the delegation of the Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden), co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for Armenia and the Committee’s Secretary Matthew Monin, who arrived in the Republic of Armenia on a fact-finding…
Crimea is Russian territory, and the Russian Constitution excludes the possibility of discussing the fate of any Russian region, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing, Interfax reports. So he answered the question whether there are options for reaching agreements on Crimea, taking into account the position of Ukraine, which was expressed at…
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…
I, a US citizen, Eduard Enfiajyan, having my roots in Akhaltsikhe, faced a problem on June 30, 2019, at the Tbilisi airport. I could have never imagined that it could have happened to me. The point is that my visit to Georgia was forbidden by Georgian authorities because of the incomprehensible reason, in the context…
Iran and several other countries issued a joint statement in reaction to the passing of an anti-Iranian resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors (IAEA BoG) on Thursday, Mehr reports. Iran, Russia, Belarus, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Zimbabwe issued a joint statement after the approval of the anti-Iranian resolution by…
Commission Against Racism And Discrimination of the Human Rights Association of Turkey issued a statement on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The statement reads: The crime that has not been punished continues to be committed. Ignorance make the genocide permanent. Denial is the exoneration of the perpetrator and…
The credentials of Azerbaijan’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have been challenged on substantive grounds on the opening day of the 2024 winter plenary session. Making the challenge, Frank Schwabe (Germany, SOC) cited political prisoners in the country, the violent displacement of people from Nagorno-Karabakh, the fact that…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a “real threat” of US military action against Colombia, BBC reports. Petro said the US is treating other nations as part of a US “empire”. It comes after Trump said a military operation in Colombia “sounds good”. Petro said that…
US State Department spokesman Ned Price referred to the September 20 Blinken-Mirzoyan-Bayramov meeting in New York, noting that it was the first face-to-face meeting after the recent escalation, during which the parties discussed the best ways to make progress. “I will let the two sides speak to their attitudes. It was important for us…
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated virtually in the ceremony delivering the first nuclear fuel batch to the first power generation unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP) in Turkey. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan also took part in the ceremony remotely. Once fuel arrives at the plant, the Akkuyu NPP will officially become…
European Union Ambassador to Baku Peter Michalko was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. “A note of protest was sent to him in connection with the adoption of the resolution by the European Parliament on October 24, and the baseless and biased statements made by the European Commissioner within the framework of…
The “Armenian Language” course will be relaunched at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). The course is aimed at ensuring that Azerbaijani researchers “systematically follow the publications of the Armenian media, prepare analytical materials, receiving more complete information from sources in Armenian in connection with the current economic situation and the future situation…
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received information of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement. “The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20. Out of an abundance of…
On June 24, the President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan who is on an official visit in Vienna met with the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka. Alen Simonyan thanked his Austrian colleague for the invitation and congratulated him on the 30th anniversary of the…
Reuters. A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Moscow oil refinery, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday (June 18). Video published on social media shows the aftermath of the strike. Reuters confirmed the location from the buildings, road layout, utility poles and parking lot layout which matched archive and satellite imagery of the area….
Syrian security forces and demining teams have entered the Sheikh Maqsoud district, which had earlier been brought under the control of the Syrian Army and completely cleared of armed presence. This was reported by ‘Lurer’ correspondent Zarmik Poghikyan. The Aleppo Operations Command has called on the civilian population of the district to stay in…
Turkey says USA-EU-Armenia meeting on April 5 “will not contribute to peace in the South Caucasus region”. Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement, which says: “It is our responsibility to underline clearly that the trilateral meeting between Armenia, the EU and the USA on 5 April will undermine the neutral approach that should be…
On October 13, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev met with Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadegh, Azerbaijani media reports. The meeting highlighted mutual satisfaction with the comprehensive development of Azerbaijan–Iran relations. The sides exchanged views on key issues of mutually beneficial cooperation, particularly in the areas of transport…
Kyiv continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure facilities over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. It is noted that the energy facility was effectively destroyed as a result of a strike on the Sudzha gas measuring station from HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a high-voltage line was…
The developments in Armenia are the internal affair of the country, but Moscow is interested in the soonest settlement of the situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told. “This is entirely an internal affair of Armenia,” Peskov said, referring to opposition rallies in the country. He stressed that Yerevan is an ally of Moscow. “Armenia is…
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, spoke with the leaders of the CIS countries about work and relations between the countries. The President said that the CIS partners are concerned about the development of relations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and he informs them in detail about the situation, but this does…
Attacks on the borderline Russian region of Kursk where a Ukrainian infiltration attempt was registered yesterday continue. The number of civilian casualties has increased to five, while as many as 28 people have been injured, TASS reports. Over the past 24 hours, air raid sirens repeatedly rang out in the region. Four unmanned aerial…
An extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit kicked off in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday to discuss Israel’s ongoing wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. “We reiterate our rejection of the genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an opening speech at the summit. He…
Reuters. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warned on Wednesday (November 1) of “harsh consequences” if attacks continue on the Gaza Strip, the latest in a series of warnings from the country, which backs Hamas in Gaza and militias elsewhere in the region. Speaking during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, Amirabdollahian…
Member of the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau has called for sanctions against the Government of Azerbaijan for its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. “There’s a humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Nathalie Loiseau, Chair of the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Subcommittee said in a post on X. “It is time to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and Aliyev”…
According to a statement released by the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Upper Paleolithic humans processed at least 43 species of plants in a cave in southern Armenia between 40,000 and 25,000 years ago, Archaeology reports. Andrew Kandel of the University of Tübingen said that an international team of researchers extracted plant…
Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as the vessels headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, the Ukrainian government said, while Russia unleashed an air barrage on Kyiv overnight, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. The attacks come as President Volodymyr Zelensky’s negotiating…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, referred to the closure of Lachin corridor. “Important call with Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on humanitarian situation affecting Karabakh Armenians. Reiterated EU support to reopen Lachin corridor without delay to enable humanitarian aid delivery. Key to return to dialogue in…
Turkish Foreign Ministry said Gaza school attack by Israel is a crime against humanity. “Israel has committed a new crime against humanity by massacring more than a hundred civilians who had taken refuge in a school building in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City. This attack demonstrated once again that the Netanyahu Government…
