Ukrainian strikes on 10 Russian oil refineries have disrupted at least 17% of the country’s refining capacity, equivalent to 1.1 million barrels per day, Reuters reported on Aug. 25, citing its own calculations. Kyiv has targeted dozens of refineries, oil depots, and military-industrial sites since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 to…
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, spoke with the leaders of the CIS countries about work and relations between the countries. The President said that the CIS partners are concerned about the development of relations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and he informs them in detail about the situation, but this does…
The conclusion of the peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia will have positive consequences for the entire South Caucasus, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States. He welcomed the agreements reached during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Jeyhun Bayramov and…
Azerbaijan must make visible efforts to take measures to open the Lachin corridor. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the government sitting, referring to the decision of the International Court of Justice on opening the corridor. “At the beginning, the most primitive step can be, for example, calling the “eco-activists” to open the…
Apart from a number of statements and videos, the fact of the use of phosphorus weapons by Azerbaijan during the 44-day war was also confirmed by an expert examination (Statement of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): https://t.ly/gSTR ). This was stated in the Facebook post of Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham…
The trilateral agreements of the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh are the only real basis for the settlement of the situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today, adding that “their implementation is necessary, TASS reports. “We are ready to welcome any steps of the parties that can lead to the ease…
After a chain of meetings and exchange of proposals and responses, Good Party leader Meral Aksener has once again taken her seat at the Table of Six. The leader of Turkey’s nationalist Good Party returned to the opposition alliance days after signalling exit by accusing other party leaders of “imposing” a presidential candidate, giving precedence to “personal…
The German Foreign Ministry has summarized the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Berbock and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, which took place yesterday in Berlin. Aliyev was in Germany to attend the high-level meeting of the 15th St. Petersburg Climate Dialogue and was also received by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. …
On February 17, Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Arman Sargsyan received the delegation of the Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden), co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for Armenia and the Committee’s Secretary Matthew Monin, who arrived in the Republic of Armenia on a fact-finding…
EU Mission in Armenia announces full operation capability, said the mission. “Today, EU Mission in Armenia announces full operation capability as it opens HQ in Yeghegnazdzor in the presence of Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan. Over 1000 patrols covering length of the Armenian border with Azerbaijan since mission launch in February”, EUMA said in a…
Reuters. Israel’s widely expected ground invasion of Lebanon appeared to be getting underway early on Tuesday (October 1) as its military said troops had begun “limited” raids against Hezbollah targets in the border area. The military said in a statement that it had begun “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence”…
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…
The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) is rapidly deteriorating. Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), noted this on X (former Twitter). “It’s essential that the Lachin and Aghdam routes be reopened immediately so lifesaving assistance can reach the people of NK,” the USAID chief added.
Overnight, the Rostov Region in southern Russia came under a massive attack, acting governor Yury Slyusar said. “Last night, the Rostov Region came under a massive attack from the enemy that used more than 30 unmanned aerial vehicles and three projectiles for that. Air defenses were activated to protect Taganrog, Bataisk, Rostov, Shakhty, Kamensk,…
Turkey to remove 101 million tons of garbage and rubble from February earthquakes This was reported on March 24 by the Hürriyet newspaper. The Ministry of the Environment of the country said that the volume of debris and debris left after the earthquakes is approximately 46 million cubic meters. More than 16 million tons of…
Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano issued a statement on the detention of human rights defenders and political activists of Azerbaijan. “The European Union is concerned by the detention of human rights defenders and political activists Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and Tofig Yagublu as well as the recent extension of the pre-trial detention…
“On June 27, at 1:15 p.m., the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire at a plant in Yeraskh, which was being built with foreign investment”, Armenia’s Defense Ministry reports.
Reuters. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday (August 26) that his military’s warplanes had been modified to carry nuclear weapons and that Minsk would react immediately if the West caused it any problems. Lukashenko said he had agreed the move to modernise Belarusian warplanes with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Belta news agency…
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres U.S. President Joseph Biden, Members of the U.S. Congress, Members of the U.S. Senate, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, President of the European Council Charles Michael, Members of the European Council, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Members of the National Assembly of France Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, These days, when the attention of…
The European Union has opposed US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Jordan and Egypt. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday, January 27, on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels that the people of Gaza have already suffered too much and,…
UN Security Council’s discussion clearly indicates the strong and unequivocal international consensus on immediate and unconditional opening of Lachin Corridor blocked by Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararаt Mirzoyan said in a Twitter post. “Safe and secure connection between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh must be restored,” he stressed. The Foreign Minister expressed Armenia’s appreciation of the “fair…
French President Emmanuel Macron made a post on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide Victims. “Today, France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Let’s keep alive the memory of the victims of massacres, deportations and persecutions. Let’s not forget. The French and the Armenians are forever…
President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met and talked on Friday evening on the sidelines of the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand, Government of Iran reports. The Presidents of Iran and Turkey, while reviewing the agreements made during the recent visit of the Turkish President to Tehran and…
Iran demands elimination of the entire global stockpile of nuclear weapons, because it poses the greatest threat for humanity, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said at the Conference on Disarmament. “Iran demands total elimination of all nuclear weapons, which is the greatest man-made threat for the entire humanity. A total elimination of nuclear weapons…
U.S. President Joe Biden said, that he does not support strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in response to its missile attack against Israel, Reuters reports. “We’ll be discussing with the Israelis what they’re going to do, but all seven of us (G7 nations) agree that they have a right to respond but they should…
A new border checkpoint between Iran and Azerbaijan was opened in Astara, the media reports. According to IRNA agency, with the participation of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, Mehrdad Bazrpash, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafaev, the new bridge built over the Astara River was put into…
At night, Russia carried out new strikes in the direction of Ukraine with an unknown missile launched from the Belgorod region, as well as 62 ‘Shaheed’ strike and unknown drones, the Air Force of Ukraine reported. According to the source, the target of the Russian missile was the private sector in the Sumy region….
During the briefing of US Deputy Spokesperson of the US Secretary of State Vedant Patel, the journalist tried to find out what US officials are doing regarding the South Caucasus. Ambassador Bono was in the region, conducting negotiations in Baku and Yerevan, Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Erika Olson has just finished her meetings in…
The comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between Iran and Russia provides for the strengthening of cooperation in the field of security and defense. The third article of the document states that if one side is subjected to aggression, the other side should not provide any assistance to the aggressor. Russia and Iran also…
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has voted to support President Volodimir Zelensky’s decree extending the martial law and mobilization in Ukraine for 90 more days, till November 21, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Monday. “Parliament has supported bill 7664 on the extension of the martial law for 90 days, till November 21, 2022. The…
