Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is on an official visit in the State of Qatar, met with the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Welcoming Prime Minister Pashinyan, the Emir of Qatar praised the good-neighborly relations and mutual trust between Armenia and Qatar, emphasizing that Qatar is…
Russia is alarmed by the “language of conflict” present in China-related provisions of the United States’ updated National Security Strategy, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on the document, TASS reports. “The document’s provisions on the Asia-Pacific Region are alarming because of the language of conflict with regard to China, as well…
Turkish analysts assume that after the victory in the local elections, the opposition will demand an snap election of the president, RIA Novosti reports. Experts noted that the reason for the defeat of Erdogan’s party is the difficult economic situation in the country: high inflation (65%), insufficient pensions. According to political analysts, Justice…
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…
Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on European Integration are participating in the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) for the third time. According to the Parliament, this year’s conference is being held in Budapest because Hungary is the presiding country. The presidency term lasts six…
Reuters. France carried out missile strikes last weekend in Syria, targeting Islamic State sites in the country, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. “On Sunday, French air forces carried out targeted strikes against Islamic State sites based on Syrian territory,” Lecornu wrote on social media platform X. The French airstrike…
Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House on Tuesday (July 21). Trump told reporters that he felt “very good” about Aoun’s visit and that he expected progress. Aoun is expected to present Trump with a plan on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure…
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday rejected the calls of the Lelo for Georgia opposition party for imposing visa requirements for Russian and Belarusian citizens to prevent security threats in Georgia on the backdrop of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine by calling it a “deliberate, xenophobic campaign that…
On November 3, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Erdogan met in Astana, where the 10th summit of the heads of the Organization of Turkic States is being held. It was noted at the meeting that friendly, fraternal and allied relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are successfully developing in various fields. Aliyev…
Reuters. US President Donald Trump, who has struggled throughout his presidency to end Russia’s war in Ukraine despite campaign boasts that he could end it in a day, said Zelenskiy is the main impediment to resolving the four-year-old war. Trump has frequently criticized both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskiy but seemed more downbeat…
Electricity supply is gradually returning to Ukraine after an accident in the power grid that caused blackouts in part of the country. About this reported first vice prime minister – minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, Liga Net reports. “As of 14.00, power supply to critical infrastructure has been restored in Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipro…
Georgia’s parliament on Wednesday (April 17) approved the first reading of a bill on “foreign agents” that the European Union said risked stifling freedoms and blocking the country’s path to membership. The fate of the bill is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia, 33 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union,…
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni with Ukrainian grain, which left the port of Odessa on Monday morning, late on Thursday reached Istanbul, where it will be inspected, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. “The Razoni dry cargo ship, laden with corn, reached the Bosporus Strait from the Black Sea side. It anchored at the designated…
47 PACE deputies issued a written statement condemning the Azerbaijani aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, calling on Azerbaijan to immediately withdraw its troops from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and release all prisoners of war (POWs). Ruben Rubinyan, head of Armenia’s National Assembly (Parliament) delegation to the…
Ukraine requested that Georgia return the ‘Buk’ missile systems that Ukraine sent to Georgia during the 2008 war, Andrei Kasyanov, the Temporarily Representative of the Ukrainian Embassy to Georgia stated, Georgian Today reports. Ukraine Chargé d’affaires added that Ukraine’s request also included anti-tank Javelin missile systems that the US provided to Georgia in 2008….
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…
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the next College of Commissioners today, the Commission press office reports. In her speech, von der Leyen particularly said: Six Executive Vice-Presidents: four women, two men. Three from Member States that joined before the fall of the Iron Curtain. And three from Member States that…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a “deradicalized” post-war Gaza in a speech to Congress on Wednesday (July 24) and touted a potential future alliance between Israel and America’s Arab allies. While dozens of Democrats boycotted his remarks and thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated nearby, Netanyahu…
More than 600 drones targeted the city of Moscow on the night of 17-18 August, with 180 reportedly “destroyed” over Moscow Oblast. After 02:30 Kyiv time, Sobyanin began reporting drones “flying towards Moscow” being shot down. In less than an hour, Russian authorities reported 23 such drones. Russian authorities and media outlets…
There is great potential for trilateral cooperation between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, which will benefit all parties. In an interview with the Georgian service of Voice of America, Toivo Klaar, Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, stated. “Georgia has great potential to unite the two neighbors….
The leader of Iceland’s largest opposition party is urging European politicians to stay out of the country’s referendum on reopening EU membership talks next month, as senior figures across the bloc welcome the prospect of renewed negotiations, Politico reports. “It’s extremely important that this decision in August will be left to the Icelandic nation,”…
Germany is at the helm of efforts within the European Union (EU) to ease sanctions on Syria following President Bashar Assad’s ouster, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Berlin is pushing for the move within the bloc, provided it is met with progress on social issues, the FT said. The French AFP news…
US President Trump declared defiantly Wednesday that Iran is not charging fees for transiting the Strait of Hormuz. He did not mention, however, Iran’s plans to manage traffic through the vital shipping route in conjunction with Oman in the future – which Tehran and Muscat have said could involve “costs” for shippers. “Iran has…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria has called on Russia to stop launching missile attacks on the objects of Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine. Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, responded to the call. “Vienna hardly has the right to call for an end to attacks on Ukraine, it did not…
The United States very much welcome the dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The statement came from US State Department Spokesman Ned Price during a briefing on the Pashinyan-Aliyev talks in Brussels. “We remain committed to promoting a peaceful, democratic, and prosperous future for the South Caucasus region as part of that. We do urge this…
The meeting of the commissions for demarcation and border security between Armenia and Azerbaijan is planned to take place by the end of August in Moscow, Russia, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s office said. No separate agenda of items is decided yet.
“I welcome Levan Khabeishvili’s decision to care about his health state deteriorated due to politically motivated retribution,” said jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to Saakashvili, he supports Tina Bokuchava’s candidacy for the post of the UNM Char. As the ex-president said, he also supports Khabeishvili’s decision to take up the…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she ruled out a U.S. military intervention to combat drug cartels, following a “good conversation” on Monday with President Donald Trump on security and drug trafficking. In her daily press conference, Sheinbaum said she declined offers of military action from Trump and “ruled out” U.S. military intervention in Mexico….
Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Chikovani is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to the Ministry’s press office, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov hosted his Georgian colleague to discuss defense cooperation and security issues in the region. The duo focused on a peaceful neighborhood initiative offered by Georgia, seeking…
Christian Solidarity International (CSI) posted on X (formerly Twitter) on its mission to the entrance of Lachin Corridor. “Yesterday, we visited the entrance to the Lachin Corridor, the only road linking Nagorno Karabakh to the outside world. For nine months, Azerbaijan has been blocking this road. For two months, not even the ICRC has…
