The United States has received a list of conditions from Ukraine for a possible peace agreement, and is now waiting to receive proposals from the Russian side, U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said. “When President Trump spoke with President Putin a little over a week ago, the Russians said they were…
The Republic of Armenia and the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”) based on the centuries-old friendship between the two peoples, sharing a common view that since the establishment of diplomatic relations on April 6, 1992, bilateral relations have been developing dynamically, and the cooperation between the two countries…
80 MPs signed the petition submitted to the Constitutional Court with the proposal of impeachment Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. On 11 September, it became known that the Committee on Procedural Issues and Regulations of the Parliament confirmed the authenticity of the signatures, which is a necessary condition for sending the document to the court.
Military confrontation or escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not on the agenda, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan said in an interview with the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung. According to Hajiyev, efforts are currently underway to sign a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia: “Sometimes countries sign peace agreements on…
Applications for Russian passports have started coming from residents across the Kherson region, the regional military-civilian administration’s spokesman Sergey Moroz told TASS on Wednesday. “Demand remains high, people are eager to get Russian passports. Many are seeking Russian citizenship but there is currently only one application center so there are crowds and long lines. People…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Turkey’s Baykar Makina, an acclaimed strike UAV manufacturer. The parties discussed cooperation in the defense sector, while the head of state conferred Bayraktar with the Order of Merit, 1st degree, Ukrinform reports, citing the president’s press service. It is noted…
Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday said that no matter how the international and regional situation changes, China will unswervingly maintain its friendship and cooperation with Iran and advance China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership, IRNA reports. In a meeting with President Raisi, Xi Jinping stressed that China…
On May 12, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov received special representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations, Igor Khovaev. During the meeting, the process of normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations, negotiations on the peace agreement, as well as the current situation…
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Kremlin reports. The leaders had an in-depth discussion of the current situation in the South Caucasus and stressed the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure stability and security on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and to establish economic ties and…
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General made a statement on the issue of border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “The Secretary-General has been closely following the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He welcomes the agreement reached on 19 April between the respective State Commissions on the delimitation of the state border between Armenia…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia commented on the statement of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, made on June 16, during the 9th Global Baku Forum, according to which Armenia rejected the proposal to hold a trilateral meeting in Tbilisi at the level of foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. In connection with Ilham Aliyev’s…
The Kremlin has confirmed that talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take place in Sochi on August 5. “Yes,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question by TASS as to whether such a meeting is planned. Earlier on Tuesday, the administration of the Turkish…
Reuters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting on Thursday (April 4) that Israel will “hurt Iran” to defend itself against Tehran that he said “has been working against us directly and through its proxies”. Israel has not claimed responsibility for an attack on an Iranian consular building in…
A blaze tore through a Russian arms depot deep inside the country, triggering explosions and the closure of a major highway, after Ukraine overnight launched over 100 drones at Russia and Crimea, Russian news reports and the Defense Ministry said, AP reports. The depot appeared to be just kilometers (miles) from another that was…
Some forces want to spoil the warm relations between Baku and Moscow, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the letter that appeared in the press, which was allegedly sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the letter…
Wopke Hoekstra Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands referred to the UN Security council discussion commenced by the initiative of Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh. “The Netherlands fully supports the EU’s statement at the UNSC yesterday. I share the great concerns regarding the serious humanitarian situation in Nagorno Karabakh. The Lachin corridor must be reopened…
In Munich US State Secretary took note of significant progress Armenia and Azerbaijan have made over the last several months. During the US State Departments’ Spokesperson Ned Price’s press briefing a journalist asked, “This is a little bit inconsistent with what we have seen – have been seeing the past couple of months. Did the…
Garo Paylan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament, published a video and wrote: “Shoulder-to-shoulder with the AFAD crew, the Armenian relief team rescued an eight-year-old girl alive in Adıyaman. Solidarity saves lives!”
A group of unidentified people opened fire on the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) election liaison office in Istanbul’s Bahçelievler Kocasinan during the night, Turkish media reports. While no one was injured in the incident, a large number of police teams were dispatched to the site upon notice. Police teams arrived…
The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey has reached 1,541, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said. The country’s emergency department reported 9,733 injured. According to the agency, 2,824 buildings collapsed. In Syria, where the earthquake hit the northern part of the country, according to the latest data, more than 780 people were killed,…
Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (July 7) the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine, primarily defensive ones, to help the war-torn country defend itself against intensifying Russian advances. Washington’s decision to halt some weapons shipments to Kyiv prompted it to warn the move would crimp its ability to fend…
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the €2.95 billion fine was “unfair” and “discriminatory” and later told reporters he will “be speaking to the European Union.” US President Donald Trump has threatened retaliation after the European Commission fined Google €2.95 billion for abusing its dominant position in the advertising technology industry,…
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on Friday was appointed as the country’s new foreign secretary, replacing David Lammy, who becomes the new deputy premier, as well as the justice secretary in a major Cabinet reshuffle. Keir Starmer’s first Cabinet reshuffle came more than a year after becoming the prime minister following the resignation of…
Russian peacekeepers promptly took measures to defuse tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where a fire exchange took place on Tuesday, April 11, near the village of Tegh, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Wednesday, TASS reports. “On April 11, there was an armed incident at the line of disengagement on…
“As promised, Finland will continue to provide material assistance. Our message to partner countries is that we must not give up,” Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said in a release. Finland has announced plans to deliver its 25th military aid package to Ukraine, according to a defence ministry press release on Friday. The value…
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,’…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning following a devastating earthquake that struck the country’s southeast, according to a decree released by his office on Monday. “A seven-day national mourning has been declared on February 6, 2023 following the earthquakes in our country. Our flags will fly at half-staff…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. The Prime Minister noted the importance of the cooperation between the RA government and the OSCE, and stressed the role of the organization in ensuring security and stability in the European region. Nikol Pashinyan touched upon the situation around…
During online consultations with the Abkhaz “foreign ministry,” attended by the region’s top diplomat Inal Ardzinba and Sokhumi-based reporters, Russian Foreign Ministry (MID) spokesperson Maria Zakharova spoke of Georgia’s sovereignty, Geneva International Discussions, as well as her memories from Abkhazia, among others. On Georgia’s Sovereignty Maria Zakharova said, “we treat Georgia as a sovereign state,…
The Russian peacekeeping force recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in Askeran region, Nagorno-Karabakh, there were no casualties. This was stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops, together with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides, is conducting an investigation into the fact,”…
