Turkish security forces attacked Kurdish militants in northern Syria and eastern Turkey, and Ankara said it will continue to destroy their capabilities across the region as conflict escalated on Friday nearly a week after a bomb attack in Ankara, Reuters reports. After U.S. forces shot down a Turkish drone in northern Syria on Thursday,…
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian and his counterpart from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, held a third round of phone conversations on the latest developments in bilateral ties on Friday night, Foreign Ministry of Iran reports. During the talks, the two sides stressed pursuit of the agreements reached between the two countries….
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday that Germany has recently lost its impartiality in its role as mediator between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus, Reuters reports. “We want Germany to maintain its balanced stance in the issue of east Mediterranean and the Aegean,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said. “Third countries, including Germany, should not be…
We really hope that the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed and will be a tangible agreement, and Georgia is ready to positively support the process and contribute to the establishment of peace and stability in the region. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said this at a joint press conference with Armenia’s…
Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Free Alliance François Alfonsi visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, after which he made the following post on his Twitter. “Armenian Genocide Memorial Yerevan: a century later, Azerbaijan and Turkey ready for ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh: blockade of the Lachin corridor, vital for the…
Baku expects an apology from Paris for the “unacceptable expressions” made on the France-2 TV channel, said Aykhan Hajizada press secretary of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. He said that the International Olympic Committee has already responded to Azerbaijan’s official letter of protest and apologized. Hajizada noted that a campaign of slander is being…
The legal formalities for the organization of a free trade zone with the EEU are expected to be settled within a month, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade of Iran, the head of the Trade Development Organization of Iran Alireza Peyman Pak, RIA Novosti reported. Peyman Pak and Alexander Shokhin, head of the Russian…
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…
The Russian Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to Armenia’s Ambassador in Moscow. Armenia has taken a number of unfriendly steps in recent days. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation issued a statement containing such an assessment, citing as examples: the start of the process of ratification of the Rome Statute…
The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) Executive and Advisory Boards strongly condemns Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the ongoing aggression against the indigenous Armenian population of the region and warns of the risk of genocide against the Armenian population of that entity, Suren Manukyan, Head of Department of Comparative Genocide Studies at Armenian…
Robert Fico declared that he will not support new sanction packages against Russia until the European Commission presents concrete proposals regarding electricity prices. After a meeting with European Council President António Costa, the Slovak Prime Minister added that he also expects proposals on how to align European climate policy with the needs of the automotive…
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…
Armenian prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took X to thank Ingrida Simonite, Lithuanian Prime Minster for supporting Armenia to overcome the flood aftermath. “Thank you Ingrida Simonyte, for your unwavering support during these challenging times. Lithuania’s solidarity is truly appreciated. Together, we will overcome these difficulties and rebuild stronger than ever”, Pashinyan said in a…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian had a telephone conversation on Wednesday and exchanged ideas on current regional issues, focusing on the situation in the Persian Gulf, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. It is noted that the two ministers confirmed the commonality of the positions of Moscow and Tehran in…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the statements of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev within the framework of the Munich Security Conference. “The President of Azerbaijan mentioned November 9, 2020 trilateral statement stating that the Lachin Corridor should be open under Russian control. A few children tried to ride through Lachin’s corridor. Masked citizens of Azerbaijan…
Armenian Foreign Ministry congratulated Côte d’Ivoire on Independence Day. “We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the Government and people of Côte d’Ivoire on the occasion of Independence Day. Armenia is committed to strengthening cooperation in all areas of mutual interest”, the ministry posted on X.
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, held two separate telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, the OSCE press office reports. Minister Osmani expressed his concerns about the situation…
The Russian peacekeeping contingent recorded three violations of the ceasefire regime in the Lachin Corridor, there were no casualties. This was stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation on the fact jointly with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides,”…
France expresses its indignation at the July 14 and 15 attacks by Israel on the school of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East and Al-Maghazi camp, where displaced persons have taken refuge, the statement of the French Foreign Ministry reads. “The strikes in recent days, which…
The Russian side is interested in seeing the current period of complications between Yerevan and Minsk come to an end as soon as possible, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told RIA Novosti. Asked whether Russia intends to participate in the settlement of the conflict between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Belarusian President Alexander…
US Congressman Frank Pallone referred to the upcoming national elections in Turkey. “With Erdogan in power, Turkey continues to slide toward autocracy and away from the values that hold NATO together. Next month’s election will be critical for Turkish democracy and the alliance, Pallone twitted.
Armenian Parliament’s ‘Civil Cantract’ faction deputy Emma Palyan asked Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan whether there was a response to our proposals for a peace treaty by Azerbaijan or the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries. Nikol Pashinyan noted that there is no response as such yet. “When we receive a similar document, it takes a…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted a post on his X page on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. “The Armenian genocide will forever be one of the darkest chapters in human history. 1.5 million Armenian people were murdered in these senseless atrocities, systematically planned and carried out by the Ottoman…
The Annan Plan proposed the establishment of a United Republic of Cyprus, a federation of two states. It was put to a referendum in 2004 and was approved by 65% of Turkish Cypriots in the north but overwhelmingly rejected by Greek Cypriots in the south, Euronews reports. Türkiye’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has poured…
The imminent disconnection of three Baltic states from Russia’s power grid is “a victory for freedom and European unity,” the EU foreign policy chief said Friday. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid on Saturday, Kaja Kallas wrote on X, saying that with this move, Russia can no longer use…
Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday (June 4) banning the nationals of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against foreign “terrorists” and other security threats. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and…
Russia will continue to work with Armenia to clarify Yerevan’s position on the CSTO, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “As for Armenia, we will continue to work with our Armenian friends, we will clarify their position, of course, we hope that in any case we will stick to partnership and alliance relations,” the spokesman…
Pope Leo visited one of Spain’s largest penitentiaries, becoming the first pope to visit a prison in the country, Reuters reports. The pope, an advocate for the rights of prisoners, urged the inmates at Brians 1 to make amends for their crimes and commit to living better lives. Leo said a person’s past…
US President Joe Biden has decided to send an average of 1 million barrels of oil per day to the market from the US strategic reserve over the next six months, the White House reports, Interfax reports. “Following the results of consultations with allies and partners, the President will announce the largest ever release of…
Moscow has not yet seen Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s proposals for specifying details of the Russian peacekeeping mission’s work in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday. “I find it difficult to answer this question because we have not seen the specific proposals that the Armenian Prime Minister wants to…
