John Kirby, NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications referred to the closure of Lachin corridor during his press briefing.   “We’ve said many times, we certainly remain deeply concerned about the continued closure of that corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh to commercial, humanitarian, and private vehicles.  We want to see that corridor opened up again.  We continue to…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov referred to the CSTO developments.   “When they say that the CSTO is not able to determine its area of responsibility in Armenia, it should be noted that Armenia itself did not define it. First of all, Armenia needs to clarify its border and complete the delimitation, which Armenia’s Government…

Iran has denied reports that it has enriched uranium to 84 percent purity, which is close to weapons grade.   The Islamic Republic has been enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity since April 2021.   For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.   Three months ago,…

Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia, expressed condolences over the deadly blast in Iran’s Kerman city, which took at least 103 lives. “Deeply saddened by the news of explosions in Kerman city of Iran, which claimed innocent lives and left multiple people injured. My most sincere sympathies and deep condolences to the People and Leadership of…

Armenia is deeply concerned about the attack on the Iranian consulate, it was stated in Armenia’s Foreign Ministry’s X page. “Armenia is deeply concerned by the recent attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. The inviolability of diplomatic representations is a must and should not be questioned under any pretext. We express our sincere sympathy…

The United States welcomes the first joint meeting of the Armenia-Azerbaijan bilateral Border Commissions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a Twitter post. “The U.S. supports the EU-brokered conversations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and encourages continued positive momentum and bilateral dialogue in support of regional peace,” Blinken added. The commissions led by Deputy…

This week, Azerbaijan, which is allegedly inviting back Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh after expelling them from their homes, organized a military parade in Stepanakert, showing off a warrior, calling the Armenians’ right to live in their own land separatism, which should no longer have a place in Azerbaijan.   Meanwhile, international experts state that what happened…

The CSTO will clarify the details of position of Armenia, who stated it will not hold CSTO military exercises in 2023, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday, adding that Moscow will continue the dialogue with Yerevan on complicated issues.   “This is a rather new statement from the Armenian Prime Minister; I believe the…

The Israeli military says it killed a Hamas commander as part of strikes on some 250 targets Sunday, mostly in the northern Gaza Strip, CNN reports.    The commander was identified in an Israel Defense Forces statement as Muetaz Eid, commander of the Hamas Southern District of National Security, who was located through intelligence from…

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 U.S. Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey, which President Joe Biden’s administration approved after Turkey approved Sweden’s joining the NATO alliance, Reuters reports.   The Senate voted 79 to 13 against a resolution of disapproval of the sale…

Miriam M. Lexmann, Member of the European Parliament referred to the latest aggressive rhetoric by Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev on his inauguration day.    “Just last week Charles Michel, President of the European Council congratulated the dictator on his ‘reelection’ and said he looks forward to working towards normalisation of relations. So at what point…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, noted that the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan was also discussed at the meeting.   “I said that we support the peace treaty between the two countries and make all possible efforts for its implementation. They also have…

Baku responded to the statements of French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. He called Azerbaijan a dictatorship and noted that Baku interferes in the internal affairs of New Caledonia.   Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aykhan Hajizada demanded an apology from France, adding, “otherwise it will have an even greater negative impact on bilateral relations.”   According…

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday said his Government “would not allow” the country’s involvement in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict through opening the “second front” for Russia until in office, agenda.ge reports. In his interview with Imedi TV he wished “all the people” who were fighting in Ukraine against Russia a “peaceful return” to…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Catholicos Aram I and wrote about it on his Twitter.   “The Armenian Canadian community is strong and vibrant – and when His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and I met today, we spoke about that. We also spoke about the atrocities committed during the Armenian genocide, and our…

Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large referred to the refusal by Baku to participate in quadrilateral format meeting in Brussels on December 7.    “Azerbaijan agreed in Prague to continue the meetings in a quadrilateral format. It’s logical that the format of the meeting and composition of participants must be the same. Therefore we hope that the…

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Prague, Czechia on the sidelines of an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated. “Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Fidan discussed efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza that secures the release of hostages,…

The Azerbaijani authorities have recently increasingly resorted to an arbitrary interpretation of paragraph 6 of the Trilateral Statement of 9 November 2020, regarding the operation of the Lachin Corridor, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Foreign Ministry said in a statement.    “To advance their political agenda, Azerbaijan has been holding the entire population of Artsakh hostage for…

The German Die Zeit newspaper referred to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh and noted that Baku is making starve the local population. The article says that Nagorno-Karabakh is cut off from the world, food and medicine do not reach here, patients walk to the hospital because there are no more ambulances due to lack of fuel….

The snap election of the president continues in Azerbaijan, as of 10:00 a.m., 1,259,371 people, 19.44%, participated in the voting.   Elections started at 8:00, polling stations will be open until 19:00.   Aliyev voted with his family in Stepanakert.   Seven candidates are competing for the position of president: the current head of the…