An agreement has been reached regarding a meeting in Moscow between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry, announced this at Thursday’s ministry press briefing. “An agreement has been reached about such a meeting. The specific day will be announced later,” Zakharova stated.
François-Xavier Bellamy, member of the European Parliament, informed on his Twitter that he arrived in Armenia and went to the entrance of the Lachin Corridor. “The only road to Nagorno-Karabakh has been blocked by Azerbaijan for two months. A few kilometers from here, 120,000 peaceful Armenians live cut off from the world, deprived of everything,”…
The NATO alliance will become more European-led, with a continuing strong presence of the United States, as European allies significantly increase military spending, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday (Friday 13), Reuters reports. “Over the coming years we will more and more see a NATO that is more European-led, but at the…
The West and Kiev are now only talking about a ceasefire in Ukraine, which does not suit Moscow as it needs legally binding guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, TASS reports. “As for the essence of the conversations that are now taking place in the West and in Ukraine: they are talking exclusively…
On Thursday, MEPs voted on a resolution on EU support for Armenia’s democratic resilience, against the backdrop of the upcoming elections. 476 MEPs voted in favor of the resolution on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia, 47 voted against, while 48 abstained. Armenians are expected to hold parliamentary elections on 7 June 2026. During Tuesday’s…
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Yasin Huseynzadeh, who was found guilty of the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Iranian judicial spokesman Asghar Jahangir said at a press conference. According to him, the sentence has been sent to the Tehran court for execution. According to the information,…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation. Issues related to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor, the accumulation of Azerbaijani troops around Nagorno-Karabakh, and the increasing tension on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border were discussed. …
Reuters. At least one Iranian missile carrying cluster warhead could be seen in the night sky over Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank just after midnight on Monday (March 23). It was yet to be confirmed whether it was more than one missile that was spotted, with smaller bombs spreading out of it. …
A bid to break up Alphabet Inc.’s Google is one of the options being considered by the Justice Department after a landmark court ruling found that the company monopolized the online search market, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations, Bloomberg reports. The move would be Washington’s first push to dismantle a company…
The third meeting of the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey will take place in Vienna. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an interview with NTV. He did not specify a possible date for the meeting. At the same time, Cavusolu expressed the opinion that the talks between the special representatives…
EU welcomes the sustained engagement from Armenia and Azerbaijan FMs in 4 days of negotiations in Washington, Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, wrote on Twitter. “Encouraging news from Washington. Progress can only be made through dialogue. We continue to stand with Armenia and Azerbaijan and work…
During the past day, three violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were recorded in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, as a result of which a representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces was injured. This is stated in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
Power supply to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been restored, a member of the local military-civilian administration, leader of the movement We are together with Russia, Vladimir Rogov, said on Wednesday, TASS reports. “Normal power supply to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been restored. Stand-by diesel generators had to be used for less…
Arif Yunus, an Azerbaijani conflict analyst living in the Netherlands, has published interesting details about another failure of Azerbaijan in Holland on his Facebook page. According to him, on April 13, Aliyev’s special envoy, special assistant to the first vice president, Elchin Amirbayov, arrived in that country to meet with parliamentarians. On April 4, before…
The 9th trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey started in Baku, in which Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Georgian Foreign Minister Ilya Darchiashvili are participating. Within the framework of the trilateral meeting, tête-à-tête meetings of Jeyhun Bayramov and his colleagues are planned, as well…
Reuters. The Kurdish YPG militia, which spearheads the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), should abide by its integration agreement with the Syrian government, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday (August 13). NATO member Turkey has been one of Syria’s main foreign allies after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year. The…
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…
The process for approving supplies of Patriot air defense systems as part of a deal between the US and NATO is still ongoing and the German Defense Ministry denies reports that deliveries have already been launched, the ministry’s spokesman Mitko Mueller told reporters at a briefing, TASS reports. “Specific terms, including which systems will…
Reuters. U.S. President Trump said Wednesday (April 1) other countries should guard the Strait of Hormuz calling on Japan, France, South Korea and China to take up the task. Speaking at an Easter White House event, Trump suggested that other nations should take a more active role in securing the strait. In a…
Ambassador of Russia to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin visited the Syunik province, the Embassy said in a press release. Accompanied by the leadership of the Border Guard Department of the Russian Federal Security Service in Armenia, the Ambassador paid tribute to the memory of the members of the crew of Mi-24 helicopter, who were killed on…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Friday that a missile and drone attack caused significant damage to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. In a statement, the IRGC said the US Navy carrier was targeted during operations in the region. The statement did not provide details on the extent of the…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Baku on a working visit, met today with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, TASS reports. Lavrov’s meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeihun Bayramov will also take place in Baku. “The visit of the Russian Foreign Minister coincides with the first anniversary of the bilateral declaration on allied cooperation…
New Delhi says two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bound for ports in the country’s west have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, Al Jazeera reports. “They crossed the Strait of Hormuz early morning safely and are en route to India,” Rajesh Kumar Sinha, special secretary of the Ministry of Ports,…
A passenger bus has hit an ambulance, a fire truck and an outside broadcast vehicle in southeast Turkey on Aug. 20, killing at least 16 passengers, including journalists, Turkish media report. The accident occurred on the Gaziantep (Ayntap)- Nizip Highway. 21 passengers were also wounded, Gaziantep Governor Davut Gül has said. Among the…
Israel is increasingly concerned that Iran will gain knowhow and experience from its cooperation with Russia in the military operation on Ukraine that will improve its abilities to attack targets in the Middle East, Haaretz reports. Israeli officials are concerned by Iran’s supply of drones to Russia and the countries’ subsequent cooperation on this issue….
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has arrived in the Republic of Estonia on an official visit. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia was welcomed at Tallinn International Airport by representatives of the Estonian government and diplomatic corps. During the visit, Prime Minister Pashinyan is scheduled to meet…
Today, the European Court of Human Rights sent an urgent notice to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in order to monitor Azerbaijan’s implementation of its December 21, 2022 decision to unblock the Lachin Corridor. On December 22, 2022, Azerbaijan appealed to the European Court, demanding to cancel the decision to apply…
The President of Azerbaijan went on an official visit to Islamabad. Ilham Aliyev was received by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. It is noted that bilateral relations, in particular, key issues of strategic partnership, are on their agenda. According to the Azerbaijani side, Aliyev’s visit testifies to Azerbaijan-Pakistan friendly relations…
The ICRC is doing a tremendous job in very challenging circumstances on the ground, Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, tweeted. “It is important that they are able to operate freely. The EU is taking their warnings seriously,” he added. The International Committee of the Red Cross…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in the bilateral peace negotiation closing session with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, US Department of State informs. The meeting will be held at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center.
