“We have been observing Russia’s aggressive policy for centuries, and our response to Russia’s policy will be Europe, peace and peace in Europe,” said Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili at the briefing related to Monday accident when Russian forces shot dead a Georgian citizen and wounded and abducted the other in South Ossetia. The President…
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov called on Armenia not to miss the opportunity of a peace agreement at a joint press conference with his Romanian counterpart Luminița Odobescu in Bucharest. “New prospects for the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia are opening up. The settlement, which is based on mutual recognition and respect…
The Israeli army announced Sunday that it has completed a blockade of Gaza City and divided the Gaza Strip into two sections, calling on residents to move south. “The army, under the command of the Golani Brigade, has completed the blockade of Gaza City and reached its coast,” spokesman Daniel Hagari said at a…
Amid a call for a ceasefire after Israel’s military intensified its assault against Hamas, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that a ceasefire in Gaza would give Hamas the opportunity to allow it to regroup and carry out similar attacks to the one it carried out on 7 October that attack…
German Foreign Minister Annalena Bаerbock met with the President of Azerbaijan in Baku. Ilham Aliyev stated that his country is in favor of signing a peace treaty with Armenia. He once again stated that as a result of the aggression unleashed against Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan has restored its sovereignty and supports the normalization of relations…
The current situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was the focus of a telephone call between the Russian and Iranian Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday, TASS reports. “The two top diplomats exchanged views on the current situation in the zone of the…
US and European officials have started talking to their Ukrainian counterparts about possible peace talks with Russia and what Kiev might have to give up to reach a deal, NBC television reported, citing US officials, TASS reports. They started “quietly talking to the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail”…
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk commented on the sidelines of the XVI Verona Eurasian Economic Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the activities of the trilateral working groups of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on the unblocking of regional transport communications and the delimitation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. “Border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan is…
On November 3, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Erdogan met in Astana, where the 10th summit of the heads of the Organization of Turkic States is being held. It was noted at the meeting that friendly, fraternal and allied relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are successfully developing in various fields. Aliyev…
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, in his X microblog (former Twitter), referred to the ongoing atrocities of Azerbaijanis in the homes of Nagorno-Karabakh’s residents who have already left their homes. “After keeping the people of Nagorno-Karabakh under a blockade for 10 months, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, carrying out an ethnic…
Reuters. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warned on Wednesday (November 1) of “harsh consequences” if attacks continue on the Gaza Strip, the latest in a series of warnings from the country, which backs Hamas in Gaza and militias elsewhere in the region. Speaking during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, Amirabdollahian…
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…
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…
The 3+3 format is unacceptable for Georgia, but Tbilisi is working towards the development of bilateral relations with Turkiye and is trying to form a tripartite Georgia-Armenia-Azerbaijan format, Nikoloz Samkharadze, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament, said on the air of Public Television. “Georgia’s refusal to participate in the 3+3…
Reuters. Two of President Joe Biden’s top advisers asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday (October 31) at a congressional hearing interrupted repeatedly by protesters denouncing American officials for backing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza. As the hearing began, a line of protesters raised red-stained hands in the air…
Azerbaijan is among the countries mentioned by PACE President Tiny Cox as having political prisoners. He called for their release. On 30 October, on the occasion of the Day of Political Prisoner, Cox said: “On this day in 1974, political prisoners in the USSR went on a general hunger strike in protest against their…
Spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Ani Badalyan wrote in her X microblog (former Twitter). “Investigative committee of Armenia published data on numbers of killed and wounded, among them civilians, including children, as result of large-scale military attack by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19. 14 individuals were tortured and 64 died on the move…
Slovenia is allocating €120,000 to Armenia through the ICRC to support the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh. The aid was announced by the Slovenian Foreign Ministry on social media. “In the face of multiple humanitarian crises, we haven’t forgotten refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia extended its support to Slovenia during last August’s floods, now…
Lavrov and the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister confirmed by phone the need to step up efforts to normalize relations between Baku and Yerevan, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. “On October 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The foreign ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stated that Washington’s full support for Israel could lead to the opening of new fronts against the United States. “The United States advises others to exercise restraint, but it fully supports Israel,” Iran’s chief diplomat stressed. The Minister emphasized that as a result of the escalation of the…
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will join on Saturday what is expected to be one of the largest pro-Palestinian rallies since the Israel-Hamas war began, courting his Islamist political base a day ahead of the centenary of Turkey’s secular republic, Reuters reports. Political analysts said his planned address in Istanbul aimed to reinforce his growing…
The European Council discussed the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on October 26-27 at the session chaired by Charles Michel. At the end of the session, the council’s conclusion on various issues was published. “The European Council underlines its continued support for advancing a sustainable and lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on…
Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly posted photos from a meeting with forcibly displaced women from Nagorno Karabakh on her X microblog and wrote: “It was important for me to listen and learn from ethnic Armenian women who fled Nagorno-Karabakh. I was moved by their strength and courage. Canada will continue to stand with the ethnic…
“Human rights violations have again marked the last chapter of the long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in and around the Karabakh region. Full respect for human rights of all and strict adherence to relevant international standards should be now placed at the centre of the path towards reconciliation and durable peace between the two…
Mariam Avagyan (Coordinator, Assembly of refugees from the Azerbaijani SSR) – When I told my story to an American-Armenian armenologist (specialist of Armenian studies), he said, it turns out that the same thing happened over and over again. Levon Stepanyan (President, ‘Nakhijevan’ patriotic union) – I was born in a village called Leninabad in…
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities strongly condemns the military operation carried out by Azerbaijan in Karabakh on 19-20 September and adopted the following declaration. The humanitarian situation in Karabakh and neighbouring cities and regions. 1. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities strongly condemns the military operation carried out by…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili addressed the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum. During his speech he referred also to the Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. “Through my government’s peaceful neighborhood initiative, we are prepared to engage our neighbors and friendly nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan to finally bring lasting peace to the South Caucasus. Today, I’m delighted to…
The Wall Street Journal: Yaroslav Trofimov – Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for the interview with The Wall Street Journal. I will start with the most difficult questions. Recently, we witnessed dramatic events in Nagorno-Karabakh. Do you have concerns that a full-scale war could spread to the territory of sovereign Armenia, and in your opinion,…
Senior Azerbaijani officials are denying claims that Azerbaijan could use force to open a corridor through Armenian territory, insisting instead that a lasting peace deal could be signed soon. The news outlet Politico published an extensive article addressing the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. The author talked with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the assistant…
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, condemned the fake trials against Armenians in Azerbaijan in his X microblog (former Twitter). “As I stated earlier all ongoing proceedings in Azerbaijan, including the trial of Vagif Khachatryan are from a genre of farce and a mockery of the European Convention on Human Rights and a violation of all…
