The Turkish president on Thursday said after an upcoming foreign ministers meeting, the leaders of Russia, Turkey, and Syria may also meet to discuss peace and stability in Syria, depending on developments. “Depending on the developments, we may come together as the Russian, Turkish, and Syrian leaders. So, our aim is to establish peace…
Russian MFA Special Representative Igor Khovaev is currently in Baku to discuss a possible peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced during the weekly briefing, adding that in the near future, Khovaev will also visit Yerevan for the same purpose. “The word “activation” is not…
Armenia is one of Russia’s closest allies and a strategic partner in the South Caucasus. This is noted in a statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on the 26th anniversary of the signing of the bilateral Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. “On this day in 1997, a Treaty of…
U.S . Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan French Ambassador to Georgia Diego Colass EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski Dear ambassadors, it is already the third day that the so-called “Environmentalists” organized by the Azerbaijan authorities have closed the only corridor connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, due to which hundreds of thousands…
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday, November 25, that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for “continued pressure” on Moscow to negotiate. His comments come amid fresh attempts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war after the United States put forward a 28-point plan that has been…
Israel is very close to completing its goal of removing the dual threats of Iran’s ballistic missiles and nuclear programme, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, Reuters reports. He promised not to let Israel be dragged into a war of attrition but also said he would not end the Iran campaign prematurely. …
The EU has been passing clear messages to Azerbaijan that any violation of Armenia’s territorial integrity would be unacceptable and will have severe consequences for EU-Azerbajani relations, European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano told Armenpress. “The European Union has spared no diplomatic efforts to help reach a mutually…
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk calls for free and safe movement through Lachin corridor to be immediately and fully enabled. “Unrestricted access to food, medicine and other basic goods and services is essential to the enjoyment of human rights by the affected population,” the UN Human Rights Twitter post reads.
On March 28 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Marcos Gómez Martínez, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Moscow). The interlocutors commended the positive dynamic of the development of relations between Armenia and Spain and exchanged views…
Member of Parliament Gevorg Papoyan has dismissed as “unreasonable” the statements made by Azerbaijani authorities about the need for guarantees ruling out possible revanchism in order to sign a peace treaty. Papoyan, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, said that signing a peace treaty in itself would mean that no…
Irakli Kobakhidze met with the Turkish Ambassador to Georgia Mustafa Turker. According to the Georgian government, the meeting discussed issues related to the strategic partnership between the two countries and the possibilities for deepening relations. They touched upon joint regional programs and the importance of strengthening trade and economic ties. The importance of ensuring…
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador with Special Assignments of Armenia, in his X microblog, referred to the new conditions presented to Armenia by the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev. “In March 2022, Azerbaijan proposed five fundamental principles on which the peace treaty with Armenia had to be based, namely: Mutual recognition by states of sovereignty, territorial integrity,…
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…
“The Transparency bill fully aligns with legal principles. We are ready to engage in discussions with our European, American, or local Georgian partners,” stated the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Kobakhidze emphasized that transparency is indispensable in a democratic society…
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held telephone talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry. “Our minister today had telephone conversations with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,” the source said, without specifying the details of the conversation. Earlier, Turkish President Recep…
Ursula von der Leyen talked to Salome Zurabishvili – the President of the European Commission is spreading this information on the social network. “I recently spoke with President Salome Zurabishvili. The post-election situation remains worrisome. If Georgia wants to maintain its strategic orientation towards the European Union, we need specific actions from the government….
The German Embassy in Turkey has warned its citizens in the country about possible terrorist attacks after a series of Quran desecrations in Europe. Earlier, the US and French missions in Turkey issued similar warning. “According to the estimates of the representatives of the special services, after the incident of burning the Koran in front…
Sergey Lavrov’s statement is positively evaluated by our government. The fact that Russia will welcome and support reconciliation is a good thing, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said, answering the media’s question about the statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, according to which Moscow says it is ready to help Georgia “in the process of…
After the EU-Armenia Partnership Council in Brussells, Josep Borrell,High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, provided press remarks with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. In particular, Borrell said: “Today, in our discussion, it has been clearly shown that our relations are developing on a positive track. We had…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations during a regular press briefing. “I’m not going to get into the private diplomatic conversations, but as we said in the readout that we put out, we continue to support engagement between Azerbaijan and Armenia and continue to work to try to resolve…
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stressed that resolving the nuclear issue of a country like Iran is not possible through military means and that negotiation is the only viable path. In his remarks, he highlighted the different dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program, saying: “The possibility that Iran might…
At least 73 people lost their lives and 171 were injured as the result of two terrorist explosions in Iran’s central city of Kerman on Wednesday, Mehr reports. The incident took place in Kerman Martyrs Cemetery where thousands of people were observing the fourth martyrdom anniversary of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani. Shortly after…
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to accelerate the delivery of new French equipment to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, following a call in which they discussed Kyiv’s shortage of air defences, Reuters reports. Zelenskiy said he had spoken for almost two hours with Macron, who expressed his willingness to intercede…
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 Trump administration does not like a united European Union because the bloc is a geopolitical force that Washington has to reckon with, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday, urging EU member states not to weaken the bloc by striking bilateral deals with the US, Politico reports. Kallas noted that it…
Moscow is concerned about Yerevan’s EU aspirations, because Armenia stands to lose the benefits of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) if “the West draws it into its geopolitical games”, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told reporters, TASS reports. “Naturally, Armenia’s aspiration to join the EU is a concern for us, because such an…
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Iran at 9:49 p.m. Yerevan time, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter was 35 km west of the city of Semnan. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), Jackie Speier (CA-14), David G. Valadao (CA-21), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) issued the following statement after troubling reports of Azerbaijanis blocking the sole road connecting the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia and posing huge risks to vulnerable populations:…
During the discussion in the UN Security Council, the representative of Switzerland, speaking about the food crisis as a result of conflicts in the world, also touched on the issue of blocking the Lachin corridor. According to the diplomat, the International Committee of the Red Cross sometimes does not have the opportunity to carry…
On April 2, President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received the delegation led by the Chairman of the Defense Industry Committee of the Turkish President’s Office, Haluk Görgün. This was reported by the press service of the leader of Azerbaijan. It is noted that representatives of a number of companies are included in the Turkish…
