Romanian Senator Alina Gorghiu met with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and shared her impression on her Twitter microblog. “Meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Romania and Armenia should strengthen the parliamentary dialogue. We discussed means to do so. Glad to know that gender quotas work in Armenia. I am happy to learn…
In the March 31 summary, the Russian peacekeeping troops, presenting the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh control zone, noted: “The Russian peacekeeping troops continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At 30 observation posts, Russian peacekeepers monitor the situation and the maintenance of the ceasefire regime around the clock. Two cases of violation…
Two people died in Rostov region of Russia, when a drone fell on their car, Russian media report. Air defenses shot down 54 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions last night, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 54 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles last night. Twenty-four drones…
The White House said on Wednesday (July 31) it does not see an escalation of conflict as inevitable following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and the U.S. is still working to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Speaking at a daily briefing, White House national security spokesperson John…
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Tuesday said Georgia had to accelerate the implementation of reforms, including those of the Association Agreement, to meet the nine steps outlined by the bloc to open accession talks with the country, agenda.ge reports. Being a candidate country requires a…
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Monday it had launched a combined missile and drone strike on U.S. air bases in Jordan in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli aerial attacks on Iran’s Larak Island Sunday night, Reuters reports. The Iranian military targeted “technical and maintenance infrastructure,” as well as areas where “enemy fighter jets”…
China’s Commerce Ministry on Friday announced that Beijing and Washington had confirmed the details of a trade deal framework that the two countries had agreed upon earlier this month following talks in London, DW reports. According to the statement from the ministry, Washington will lift “restrictive measures against China,” and Beijing will “review and…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to the announcement by Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to the US President on Nagorno-Karabakh. “He mentioned that the Congress should support supplemental, because it also covers, among other conflicts, he mentioned Nagorno-Karabakh. So what additional resources you are seeking right now?”, journalist asked. “There are additional…
The United States military seized an Iranian container ship near the Gulf in the early hours of Monday, sending tensions spiralling hours before Washington is due to send negotiators to Pakistan for talks aimed at ending their war, Al Jazeera reports. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) and President Donald Trump claimed the Touska was…
As part of a visit to the US capital, Turkish Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın held talks Tuesday with President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland at the State Department, Anadolu reports. Kalın and the US officials discussed political and economic relations, last…
Kyiv continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure facilities over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. It is noted that the energy facility was effectively destroyed as a result of a strike on the Sudzha gas measuring station from HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a high-voltage line was…
No sooner had the first so-called “peace summit” in Switzerland ended than Ukraine had already planned a second one, with the participation of Russia. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, Top War reports. The first conference in Switzerland, organized by Kiev, was called a “failure.” As some Western experts note, Zelensky…
The trial of two Armenian servicemen abducted from the sovereign territory of Armenia in May began in Sumgait today. Harutyun Hovagimyan, born in 1989, and Karen Ghazaryan, born in 2004, were kidnapped on May 26, when the Azerbaijani side attacked the vehicle supplying food to the combat positions of the Ministry of Defense. …
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday (June 8) that an extraordinary meeting of D-8 countries, an economic cooperation group of developing nations, convened to voice support for Palestinians, adding that the war in Gaza has become “a challenge to global democracy,” Reuters reports. The D-8 includes Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia,…
Final agenda for the autumn session of PACE, which will run until October 4, was approved. It includes a debate on the topic: “Deterioration of the human rights situation, rule of law, and democracy in Azerbaijan,” Azerbaijani media report. The debate will take place on Tuesday, October 1, during the afternoon session from 16:00 to…
Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday (March 1) that the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family was “cynical” murder that violated all the norms of human morality and international law. “Please accept my deep condolences in connection with the murder of the Supreme Leader of…
On December 5, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahiyan, as part of participation in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Caspian countries. The parties discussed plans for the development and…
Rescuers discovered the bodies of four more people in the landslide-hit racha-Lechkhumi’s Shovi resort of the Oni municipality in Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported, confirming the rise of the death toll to six, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. The MIA safely evacuated 140 more people from the disaster area and reported no…
Israel is “prepared for very intense action in the north” to restore security, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, speaking during a visit to Kiryat Shmona near the Lebanese border, The Jewish Chronicle reports. “We said, at the start of the war that we would restore security in both the south and the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, provided there is adequate preparation. Putin stated that Zelensky could visit Moscow if there is a prospect of a favourable outcome, during a press conference in Beijing broadcast on state television at the conclusion of his four-day visit…
The United States reaffirms its enduring commitment to a durable and dignified peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, President of United States Joseph Biden stated in his congratulatory letter to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Nowruz Holiday, Azerbaijani media reports. “As we mark this season of renewal and reflection,…
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has said that Moscow is ready to begin constructive dialogue with Armenia on phytosanitary controls, TASS news agency reported. “The issue is not whether Armenia will ‘come to its senses or not,’ but that phytosanitary control requirements must be met. And, naturally, we are ready for such constructive…
The diplomatic mission of US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby ended. Libby had previously announced that he was stepping down due to health issues and was returning to the US to fully focus on his health.
Reuters. Venezuela’s government said on Monday (January 12) that 116 prisoners have been released “in the past few hours,” according to a statement from the Penitentiary Services Ministry, though rights groups reported a lower figure. The government statement follows three days of reports from rights organizations about delays in the releases, which the Foro…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Saturday. Macron also referred to the upcoming European Political Community Summit, scheduled to take place in Yerevan on May 4 next year, reiterating France’s…
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention energetically condemns the 15-year prison sentence handed down to Mr. Vagif Khachatryan on 7 November 2023 by the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Institute said in a statement. The statement, in particular said: “A resident of the Republic of Artsakh, Mr. Khachatryan was detained at the illegal Hakari…
Georgia can’t and won’t provide military assistance to Ukraine, Mamuka Mdinaradze, chairman of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Tuesday, TASS reports. Ukraine’s temporary charge d’affaires to Georgia, Andrey Kasyanov, said earlier on Tuesday that Kiev had asked Tbilisi multiple times to provide military or dual-purpose equipment, but the requests…
Gegham Stepanyan, Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, referred to a photo, on which many families are depicted in Stepanakert airport. “This photo spread from the Stepankert airport has given some international media the impression that people are leaving by plane. This is not true, the airport has not been operational since the 1990s, it now serves as…
The Azerbaijani satellite “Azersky” has failed after colliding with space debris or a small meteorite, the country’s space agency “Azerkosmos” announced on April 20. The attempts of “Azerkosmos” to restore communication with the satellite failed, the report says. As for the lost “Azersky” satellite, it was manufactured and transferred to Azerbaijan by the French…
Lithuanian Prime Minster Ingrida Šimonytė arrived in Armenia on October 19. She referred to her meeting with Armenian Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan. “Happy to finally visit Nikol Pashinyan, in Yerevan. Discussed regional and global security challenges, efforts towards lasting peace in South Caucasus, ways of deepening bilateral and Armenia-EU relations, Lithuania’s assistance to Armenia’s…
