Armenia will soon convey to Turkey its approaches regarding restoration of Ani Bridge: Foreign Ministry of Armenia

Armenia will soon convey to Turkey its approaches regarding restoration of Ani Bridge: Foreign Ministry of Armenia

Armenia will soon convey to Turkey its approaches regarding the restoration of the Ani Bridge. This was reported by the press service of Armenia’s Foreign Ministry, responding to a written request of Sputnik Armenia.   “Turkey has transferred to Armenia a protocol on the repair of the Ani Bridge, which is currently being revised and…

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Blinken emphasized importance of border delimitation on way to achieving stable and dignified peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Blinken emphasized importance of border delimitation on way to achieving stable and dignified peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the US State Department reports. “The Secretary commended President Aliyev for last week’s announcement that Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to use the 1991 Alma Ata declaration as the basis for border delimitation and emphasized its importance to the two sides…

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COP29 in Baku is also an opportunity to work for a brighter future in the Southern Caucasus: Foreign Ministry of Germany

COP29 in Baku is also an opportunity to work for a brighter future in the Southern Caucasus: Foreign Ministry of Germany

The German Foreign Ministry has summarized the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Berbock and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, which took place yesterday in Berlin.   Aliyev was in Germany to attend the high-level meeting of the 15th St. Petersburg Climate Dialogue and was also received by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.  …

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By adopting law on ‘Transparency of Foreign Influence’, Georgia does not deviate from European path: Garibashvili

By adopting law on ‘Transparency of Foreign Influence’, Georgia does not deviate from European path: Garibashvili

Irakli Garibashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said he hoped to have “less misunderstanding” with the country’s “strategic partners and friends” on the controversial domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence.   Garibashvil’s remarks followed a letter, sent by the bipartisan group of the United States senators to Georgian Prime Minister…

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Kobakhidze accused MEPs of trying to organize revolution in Georgia

Kobakhidze accused MEPs of trying to organize revolution in Georgia

“We need several years to draw closer to the EU member states. The law On Transparency of Foreign Influence is significant to speed up economic development,” said Prime Minister of Georgia Ikarli Kobakhidze, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.   According to the PM, the activities of non-government organizations obstructed the country’s progress by their attempts to…

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Almost entire Russian peacekeeping force has already left Nagorno-Karabakh, rest will leave by end of May: Reuters

Almost entire Russian peacekeeping force has already left Nagorno-Karabakh, rest will leave by end of May: Reuters

Almost all Russian peacekeeping troops have already left Nagorno-Karabakh, and the rest will leave by the end of May. This was reported by the Reuters agency, citing the source of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.   It is also said that all of their armored vehicles, including 90 armored vehicles and 380 other vehicles,…

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Foreign Minister of Czech Republic welcomed agreement on delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Foreign Minister of Czech Republic welcomed agreement on delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský met today with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.   According to the statement of the Czech Foreign Ministry, the parties discussed, among other issues, the political and security situation of the South Caucasus. Lipavsky noted that Prague is interested in the stability and security of the region, adding that the mutual…

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Baku evaluates Aliyev-Putin meeting held yesterday in Moscow quite positively: Hajiyev

Baku evaluates Aliyev-Putin meeting held yesterday in Moscow quite positively: Hajiyev

Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, stated that Baku has a positive assessment of the Aliyev-Putin meeting held yesterday in Moscow.   “The negotiations took place in the spirit of strategic partnership and alliance relations. Issues of bilateral cooperation were on the agenda: politics, economy, trade, investments, humanitarian and other issues,” the official…

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Iran welcomed agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation: Kanaani

Iran welcomed agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation: Kanaani

Tehran welcomes and respects the agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on the issue of border delimitation, said Nasser Kanaani, Spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.   According to him, Yerevan and Baku should continue efforts to resolve border issues peacefully for the sake of peace and stability in the South Caucasus.   He emphasized…

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Tbilisi welcomed agreement between Yerevan and Baku on border delimitation

Tbilisi welcomed agreement between Yerevan and Baku on border delimitation

Georgia welcomes the agreement reached by the Azerbaijan-Armenia Border Delimitation Commission on launching Border Delimitation process. This was stated in the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Georgia. “Georgia is interested in securing lasting peace in the region and reaffirms a strong commitment to contribute to a peace and trust building process between the two neighbors,”…

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US Congress is preparing bill on sanctions against group of Azerbaijani government officials

US Congress is preparing bill on sanctions against group of Azerbaijani government officials

A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers led by Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) is planning to introduce the first-ever Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act this week, Azerbaijani media’s Washington correspondent has learned from Congressional sources.   The draft bill would lead to the sanctioning of over 40 Azeri officials who have played an active and chief…

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Recognition of territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan is a key principle: Javier Colomina

Recognition of territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan is a key principle: Javier Colomina

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…

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Aliyev arrives in Moscow

Aliyev arrives in Moscow

On April 22, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on a working visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.   He was welcomed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and other officials at Moscow’s ‘Vnukovo-2’ International Airport.   As reported by the press service of the Kremlin, during the meeting of…

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Erdogan discussed situation in Gaza and humanitarian issues with leader of Hamas

Erdogan discussed situation in Gaza and humanitarian issues with leader of Hamas

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniya in Istanbul to discuss Israel’s attacks on Palestinian lands, especially besieged Gaza, Turkish media reports.   During the meeting on Saturday, the leaders discussed measures for ensuring adequate and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and how to achieve a fair…

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UN Secretary General welcomes agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation

UN Secretary General welcomes agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation

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…

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To return to the PACE, Azerbaijan must fulfil number of requirements, rapporteur on Azerbaijan

To return to the PACE, Azerbaijan must fulfil number of requirements, rapporteur on Azerbaijan

PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan, Norwegian MP Lise Christoffersen, said that the Committee of Ministers is holding talks on Azerbaijan’s return to the PACE.   “We want to see Azerbaijan in the Assembly, but for this the Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions and fulfil a number of requirements,” Christoffersen told Azerbaijani media.   Asked about…

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