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…
President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’ integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two decades. “Unprecedented political and social pressure from the so-called collective West is pushing us to speed up the unification process: together to minimise the…
The head of Hezbollah’s media office, Mohammad Afif, stated on Friday that Israeli military censorship is concealing both its battlefield and internal losses, LBCI reports. He told reporters that Israel continues to bomb Beirut’s southern suburbs under “false claims” of targeting weapon depots, stating that such allegations “no longer fool anyone.” He further…
NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday backed U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments this week that NATO member countries should shoot down Russian drones and airplanes if they enter their airspace, if such a move was necessary, Reuters reports. “If so necessary. So I totally agree here with President Trump: if so necessary,” Rutte…
U.S. Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq, Thomas Barrack, announced that the United States is working in coordination with five countries in the region, including Syria, on a program to shift to alternative routes for the Strait of Hormuz, based on the principle of “precautionary delivery.” Speaking on Friday at the U.S.-Iraq Business Summit…
U.S. President Joe Biden sought to reassure Black voters that he will continue to work on their behalf, telling BET News in an interview to be aired late on Wednesday (July 17) that they “know where my heart is”, Reuters reports. “If I had some medical condition that emerged. If somebody, if the doctors…
Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia announced he is traveling to Armenia. “Good morning! Trying out the direct Vienna-Yerevan flight today. Looking forward to substantive meetings in the afternoon” Klaar Tweeted.
Russia intends to continue contributing to strengthening the security of the Armenian people, the Russian Embassy said in a statement on Armenian Independence Day. “We congratulate the citizens of Armenia on the National Day, Independence Day. Our brotherly Armenia, like Russia, is going through difficult times. The trials and pain of loss is what unites…
The State Inspection Service is responsible for making sure that citizens’ human rights are protected. They need to be independent. They need to be very well qualified heads of these agencies. We hope that this will not be a rushed process, – US Ambassador to Georgia stated after meeting with Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili….
On the occasion of Armenia’s Independence Day, the Madrid City Hall illuminated the famous Neptune Fountain at Cánovas Square. The Embassy of Armenia to Spain reported this. Earlier, it was reported that on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia’s independence, Tehran’s Freedom Tower was illuminated in the colors…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday gave his approval to a proposal for the upcoming trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the president’s main political rival, to be aired live on state broadcaster TRT, following a similar endorsement a day earlier from his far-right ally, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli. …
The second meeting of the commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation will be held in Moscow next week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told journalists of Wednesday. “It will take place next week, we hope,” he said, TASS reports. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s Office has confirmed to ‘Lurer’ that the second…
The expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance did not trigger the Ukraine conflict, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, TASS reports. “I respectfully disagree with your point that the expansion of NATO caused the Ukraine crisis,” he said answering questions at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, which was broadcast on the Pentagon…
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said Tehran’s close relations with a specific neighbor are never to the detriment of another neighboring state, Tasnim News Agency reports. In a statement on Tuesday, Nasser Kanaani responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent comments, made in Shushi, that have reflected a sense of unease about the relations…
More than 50 children were killed in a devastating weekend of violence in northern Gaza that left many humanitarian workers at risk, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “This has already been a deadly weekend of attacks in north Gaza. In the past 48 hours alone, over 50 children have reportedly been…
On June 21, hearings on the protection of the people of Artsah (Nagorno-Karabakh) were held in the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress. Republican Ambassador Sam Brownback, referring to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, raised the alarm: the Christian population is threatened with expulsion from the region. “Azerbaijan is going to…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has launched a petition campaign against a defense plan currently being discussed by European Union leaders, RBC-Ukraine reprots. He announced the move on his Facebook page, warning of a “hot autumn” and saying Europe is rapidly approaching war. Orban noted that a few weeks ago in Copenhagen, Brussels had…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says during a Monday visit to Tehran by his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, the two foreign ministers discussed Oman’s initiatives for the return of all the JCPOA parties to the deal, IRNA news agency reports. He also said that his meeting with Albusaidi also focused on implementing the…
The representation of France in the OSCE responded to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. “Together with the EU, France will continue to contribute to the development of dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including within the framework of the OSCE. France calls on Azerbaijan to restore freedom of movement through the Lachin…
The meeting on Wednesday saw Iran’s Foreign Minister’s Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz discussing the latest political and international issues related to Syria as well as the situation on the ground in the Arab country, IRNA reports. Khaji and Yildiz conferred about future…
Azerbaijan is determined to quickly conclude the peace treaty negotiations with Armenia. Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Yevdokimov informed Izvestiya about this. “The issue related to Karabakh is closed. All these years, Russia has made efforts to solve the Karabakh issue peacefully. Unfortunately, it did not work, this topic was closed in September with…
Turkey conveyed to Armenia its ideas for the restoration of the historical bridge of Ani. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in response to the written request of ‘Sputnik Armenia’. “The Turkish side has conveyed to Armenia its ideas on organizing the technical process of the…
An explosion at a furniture workshop in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Monday killed six people and injured two dozen others, officials said, reports Agence France-Presse. “The bodies of six people have been found and removed from the rubble,” the prosecutor’s office said. It is noted that at least 24 people were injured, three…
On November 28, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Philip Reeker, the Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations of the US State Department. At the meeting, the parties exchanged ideas on the settlement of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the meeting at the level of foreign ministers on the negotiation of a peace treaty in Washington….
In an interview with the American edition of The Wall Street Journal, Volodymyr Zelensky said that the daily losses of the Ukrainian army have decreased due to the supply of Western weapons and their effective use at the front. According to the president, in May-June, the daily losses of the army amounted to 100…
Garo Paylan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament, published a video and wrote: “Shoulder-to-shoulder with the AFAD crew, the Armenian relief team rescued an eight-year-old girl alive in Adıyaman. Solidarity saves lives!”
Reuters. Turkey’s parliament passed a law on Monday (August 10) establishing a legal framework for the disbandment of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a major step toward ending a decades-old conflict that has killed tens of thousands. The legislation provides legal protections for many former militants who have not committed specific crimes and…
The leader of Iceland’s largest opposition party is urging European politicians to stay out of the country’s referendum on reopening EU membership talks next month, as senior figures across the bloc welcome the prospect of renewed negotiations, Politico reports. “It’s extremely important that this decision in August will be left to the Icelandic nation,”…
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…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday the schedule of future high-level and summit meetings, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, TASS reports. “The ministers synchronized their schedules of future high-level and summit meeting,” the ministry said. The Foreign Ministry added that…
