American Armenians demonstrated in front of the Capitol building in Washington, expressing their protest against the blocking of the Lachin Corridor. US Congressman Frank Pallone also participated in the protest. He wrote about the campaign on his Twitter. “Demonstrators were at the Capitol today opposing Azerbaijan’s illegal and inhumane blockade of the Lachin Corridor. I…
The Moskva River has been temporarily closed to vessel traffic, Moscow’s Department of Transport said in a statement on Saturday, TASS reports. “According to the Moscow Canal federal organization, the Moskva River has been temporarily closed to traffic. The operation of piers has also been limited,” the statement reads. Earlier on Saturday, Moscow…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on a brief and tense visit to Germany amid deep differences between the two NATO allies over the war in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. Erdogan has called Israel a “terror state” and pointed to its Western allies, including Germany, for supporting the military’s “massacres” in Gaza. On…
Reuters. Thai Army said they conducted a ‘tank-fired operation’ to destroy a compound located on the Cambodian side of the border on Tuesday (December 9). The target, located in Sra Ngue, Banteay Meanchey Province in Cambodia, is opposite the Ban Ta Phraya border trade facilitation point in Ta Phraya District, Sa Kaeo Province in…
Reuters. The first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartous on Sunday (August 14), two shipping sources said. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine’s Odesa port on Aug. 1 under the deal between Moscow…
Ukraine says its long-range strikes continue to hit Russian military logistics and oil infrastructure across occupied territories, said Volodymyr Zelenskiy in his evening address. According to President, Ukrainian forces have already struck 15 Russian oil refineries since the beginning of the year, causing fuel shortages in Crimea and other occupied regions. Kyiv also claims…
All structures of the OSCE Minsk Conference, the Minsk Group and the High-Level Planning Group should be dissolved, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said today. ‘The mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement approved by the OSCE has lost its relevance. And it all started with the blocking of…
Ursula von der Leyen has ruled out, in no uncertain terms, the possibility of resuming purchases of Russian fossil fuels after the conclusion of the war in Ukraine, warning that doing so would represent a “mistake of historic dimensions” for Europe, Euronews reports. “To be very clear: the era of Russian fossil fuels in…
Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Syria at the head of a delegation to discuss the latest issues with Syrian officials, Iran Press New Agency reports. Iran’s Foreign Minister in a press conference with his counterpart, Fayssal Mikdad said: Iran condemns the Zionist aggression in the south of Tartus this morning. With its…
The Chair of the Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus at the European Parliament MEP Marina Kaljurand made a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. “Today we commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide – the massacres targeting an entire nation. I would like to recall that the European Parliament…
Iran will review its agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced the official representative of the Foreign Ministry of Iran Nasser Kanaani. “During the visit of the high-ranking delegation of Iran to Vienna, agreements on constructive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency were reached. However, the latest resolution of the agency’s board of…
Ukraine will obtain up to 100 French-made Rafale warplanes over the next 10 years under a deal signed on Monday, both countries said, as Kyiv seeks to bolster its defences against Russia’s invasion, Reuters reports. Air defence systems, munitions and drones were also included in the letter of intent signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of cooperation with NATO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia made a post on the official X microblog. “Together, we strive to achieve and advance regional security through enhanced dialogue and collaboration. Looking forward to building stronger partnership and enhancing our defense capabilities,” the statement on X…
Sir Keir Starmer has said he “will not yield” to pressure from Donald Trump over the future of Greenland, after the US president attacked the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, BBC reports. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said the US president had criticised the Chagos deal after previously saying he supported it “for…
On July 28, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received the Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Khovaev. During the meeting, a wide range of issues related to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict were discussed. Minister Mirzoyan…
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has approved the new composition of the country’s Government, Azerbaijani media reports. According to the order posted on the website of the head of state, all members of the former Government, except for the Minister of Justice, kept their portfolios. Vilayat Eyvazov was reappointed as the Minister of Internal…
Turkey’s Minister of National Defense has stated that Ankara and Washington are working to lift part of the U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey. “We are aware that President Trump is trying to advance this initiative in the Senate. We are also making efforts in this direction. We have established separate working groups. Turkey and…
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, also known as Medz Yeghern: “Today, we join Armenian communities in Canada and around the world to mark Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. We reflect on this dark chapter in history, honour the victims who lost their lives, and…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday (December 13) to meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighboring Syria, Reuters reports. Blinken is touring the region in the wake of the swift collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government in the face of an…
Sources revealed to Ma’an News Agency that the exchange deal will see the light of day within a few days. Sources indicated that Hamas had responded positively to the proposed proposal, which includes a 60-day truce and a prisoner exchange. Ma’an’s sources estimate that the deal will be signed and announced during this…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (August 4) blamed Hamas for a long-stalled deal to end the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages, more than 300 days after it began with an attack on Israeli border communities on Oct. 7. Speaking at the start of a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that Israel must control the 20km long border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, known as the ‘Philadelphia Corridor’. Netanyahu’s office reported this, denying the information of the Reuters agency that Israel is considering the possibility of withdrawing forces from that zone. “The Prime Minister insists that…
EU foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package against the aggressor state during today’s meeting of the Council of the European Union. This was announced at a press conference in Brussels following the meeting by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, according to…
The US Congress’ approval of the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey will depend on Ankara’s behavior, and the decision to supply Greece with fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets has nothing to do with it. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated during a press conference in Alexandroupolis. “We are interested in our own weapons program….
U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader. “Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” Axios quoted Trump as saying in an interview. “I have to be involved in the appointment,…
The war in Ukraine is rapidly changing the technology of air attacks, while Europe is failing to keep pace with these developments. This creates new risks for NATO, says Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with The Guardian. Rinkēvičs noted that technological development in the field of drone warfare in Ukraine is taking…
The Turkish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee will discuss ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership bid as part of its regular agenda as the issue was not so urgent for Ankara as for some other countries, Reuters reported its chair saying today. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted the ratification bill for Sweden’s NATO membership bid to parliament…
Turkish media have reported that, within the framework of the Armenia–Turkey normalization process, work on the Turkish side toward opening border checkpoints has accelerated. In particular, technical assessments and preparatory measures have begun at the ‘Alican’ border checkpoint. It is noted that the project envisages additional construction on the Alican road, which will improve…
The South Korean Parliament has voted to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, with 204 lawmakers voting in favour of the motion, the BBC reports. It means that Yoon will immediately be suspended from office, and the prime minister will become the acting president. However, the vote does not necessarily guarantee that he will be…
Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to participate in a coming counteroffensive meant to dislodge the Ukrainian troops who have occupied a portion of the region since August, one Ukrainian and two American officials said on Friday, The New York Times reports. The North…
