The global system is experiencing a deep crisis and is in urgent need of reforms; the UN has lost both its credibility and its ability to fulfill its mission, while mechanisms created after the Second World War have been paralyzed. This was stated by President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the ‘Bosphorus Summit’. …
Russia has repeatedly said that in order to stop the hot stage of its special military operation, Ukraine must withdraw troops from Donbass, but Moscow has not set any deadlines for that, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, TASS reports. “There are no deadlines, it’s not true,” he said, commenting on reports alleging that…
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during his visit to Tehran. The President of Iran noted that they respect the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and added that the right to sovereignty of any country should not be ignored. He repeated the position of the Iranian side that the…
On April 11, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Bryce Roquef. The page of the official representative of the RA MFA on Facebook reports this.
Reuters. Leaders of Cyprus’s estranged Greek and Turkish communities met on Thursday (February 23) as a deadlock persisted in peace talks on the ethnically divided island. The meeting was the first for newly elected Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, the new Greek Cypriot leader, and Ersin Tatar, the Turkish Cypriot leader. They met on…
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his victory in the election that extended his term to another six-year, making him the longest-serving leader in the post-Soviet era, IRNA New agency reports. In his message, Raisi felicitated Putin’s landslide win and his re-election as the president of the Russian Federation….
The Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan has confirmed the death of 192 soldiers in the recent military actions against Nagorno-Karabakh, 511 were wounded. According to the Ministry, 180 of the dead were servicemen of the Ministry of Defense, 12 – of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic. The Ministry of Health…
The UK Government is providing a further £500,000 to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support land mine clearance in Armenia and Azerbaijan. New funding will provide vital training and expert advice to make the area safe, prevent injuries and save lives. “This UK contribution will harness the UN’s expertise, reduce the…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Twitter that a peace treaty will be signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “There will be a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and it will be based on the joint official statements adopted at the highest level. There won’t be а new escalation! The international community…
Tehran has suspended the Oman-brokered negotiating process with the United States amid today’s not-so-simple situation in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. “The Muscat process has been suspended due to the unique circumstances in the region. Today, we don’t see any basis for talks. As soon as we manage to overcome the…
The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan discussed the latest developments in the South Caucasus and bilateral relations in a telephone conversation on Tuesday night, IRNA reports. During the telephone conversation, Hossein Amirabdollahian welcomed the progress of the peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia and referred to…
On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation New York Office, convened a roundtable entitled “From Ambition to Action: Strengthening Biodiversity Governance and Financing.” The discussion brought together representatives of Member States, the United Nations system,…
Armenia benefits proportionally the most in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), 35% of Armenia’s economy is realized through participation in this organization, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “In 2023, Armenia’s trade amounted to 20 and a little more billion [US] dollars, of which 37% is the EAEU, 13% – the EU, 3% –…
New satellite imagery and flight tracking data show a base in central Jordan has become a key hub for the U.S. military’s planning for possible strikes on Iran, The New York Times reports. Imagery captured on Friday shows more than 60 attack aircraft parked at the base, known as Muwaffaq Salti, roughly tripling the…
On 7-8 May 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, together with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, organised an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in the Gymnich formula in Warsaw. The meeting was also attended by British Foreign Minister David Lammy and ministers from…
Within the framework of the Sixth Caspian Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ilham Aliyev. Prior to the meeting, Putin mentioned that he would also discuss regional security issues with the President of Azerbaijan, in particular, the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. According to the Russian President, various proposals on regional cooperation were discussed…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reacted on another massive drone and missile attack from Russia. “This morning, Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on 15 Ukrainian regions, primarily targeting critical civilian infrastructure and our energy system. There have been civilian deaths and injuries, as well as damage to energy facilities. Russia…
Russia has increased its forces mobilized near the border with Ukraine by another 7,000 troops, according to media reports, a senior official in the administration of US President Joe Biden said. “They are only making public statements about negotiations and de-escalation, while unofficially they are mobilizing for war,” the official said. He stressed that Russia…
President of Azerbaijan and ExxonMobil signed an energy deal on Thursday (August 7) at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., Reuters reports. ExxonMobil Vice President John Ardill and Azerbaijan Minister of the Economy Mikayil Jabbarov sat side by side as they signed the agreement. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Azerbaijan President Ilham…
I am appalled by the recent serious breaches of the ceasefire on the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact and in particular the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 3 August around the Lachin corridor and in the north-western section, Chair of the EU Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina Kaljurand said in a…
The new head of France’s Louvre Museum warned Wednesday that the world’s most visited museum is “at breaking point” due to aging infrastructure and mounting investment needs. “We can say it without ambiguity … the Louvre is at breaking point,” Christophe Leribault told the French Senate’s Culture Committee. He noted that the institution…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday described the mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as “an attack” and “a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity,” while pledging to restore normality “as soon as possible.” Speaking in Ceuta, Sanchez said the government stands with residents following the migrant influx, calling the…
Lewis Bono, Chief Adviser for South Caucasus negotiations of the US Department of State, is on a visit to Azerbaijan, reports the US Embassy to Baku. The high-ranking representative of the State Department will meet with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and other officials of the republic. The purpose of the visit is to contribute…
Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser on international affairs of the spiritual leader of Iran, referred to the Armenia-US-EU trilateral meeting held in Brussels. According to the Tasnim news agency, Velayati accused the West of interfering in the affairs of the South Caucasus, creating threats to the security of countries in the region and preparing the ground…
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…
The U.S. Senate has adopted S.3000, the Armenian Protection Act of 2023, passed Senate with an amendment by voice vote, a bill introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Armenian Assembly of America reports. “It would suspend all military aid to Azerbaijan”, the AAA said in a post on X. The bill is to repeal…
The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic as part of a U.S. “blockade” of Venezuelan oil exports, two U.S. officials told Reuters. This appeared to be the first time in recent memory that the U.S….
Western capitals are increasingly alarmed at the deepening ties between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of punitive retaliation against the NATO member if it helps Russia avoid sanctions, Financial Times reports. Six western officials told the Financial Times they were concerned about the pledge made by Turkish and Russian…
IAEA’s deputy director general and head of the Department of Safeguards Massimo Aparo has held talks in Tehran with Iranian officials and left the Iranian capital on Monday afternoon, IRNA reports. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said about Aparo’s visit to Tehran that “he left Tehran after holding…
On May 26, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed over the phone the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, prospects of NATO’s expansion with Sweden and Finland, as well as the state of bilateral ties, the Turkish Presidency reports. Erdoğan and Macron, who have been active in efforts to…
