Armenia is “working” in the direction of raising the issue of Azerbaijan’s non-compliance with the world court order on unblocking the Lachin Corridor at the UN Security Council, the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Matters Yeghishe Kirakosyan told lawmakers Monday. The United Nations’ highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – ordered…

On July 19, within the framework of his official visit to Poland, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting with Foreign Minister of Poland Zbigniew Rau. The Ministers congratulated each other on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Poland and underscored that the cooperation…

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani received Iranian foreign minister in Baghdad, discussing  Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to Sudani’s office.    Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian foreign minister, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday. His meeting with Sudani “involved a comprehensive discussion of the overall bilateral relations between the two nations, as well as regional…

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Founding Chairman of Rasmussen Global and former NATO Secretary General referred to the latest developments in Lachin Corridor.   “Worrying escalation by Azerbaijan. If Baku continues to flout its international commitments and binding court orders from the International Court of Justice, there must be political and economic consequences”, Rasmussen twitted. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna. Abdollahian, pointing out the deep cultural and historical relations between the two countries, positively evaluated France’s approach to Iran, ISNA agency writes. During the telephone conversation, the parties talked about bilateral relations, the Israeli-Palestinian issue, cooperation between Iran and…

On February 15, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will visit Türkiye.   Minister Mirzoyan will meet the Armenian rescue team that carries out search and rescue operations in the earthquake-affected city of Adiyaman.   During the visit, a meeting between the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and the Foreign Minister of…

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky shared her concerns over the latest escalation in Artsakh by Azerbaijan.    “Azerbaijan must be held accountable for yet again violating its ceasefire agreement with Armenia. I urge State Department to use all of its diplomatic tools to hold the Aliyev regime accountable for its attacks on Artsakh and to prevent future…

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General made a statement on the issue of border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “The Secretary-General has been closely following the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He welcomes the agreement reached on 19 April between the respective State Commissions on the delimitation of the state border between Armenia…

Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson at US Department of State referred to the meeting between State Secretary Antony Blinken, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.    Senior officials told reporters that discussions have already been successful. “Can you please help us unpack that little bit? Was there anything that happened…

Andrey Kovatchev, Rapporteur on Armenia at European Parliament, referred to the latest negotiations between Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Brussels and the blockade of Lachin Corridor.    “It is encouraging to see progress on some of the most important points in peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan facilitated by Charles Michel. The negotiations between the…

Ankara is waiting for a response from Moscow to a proposal to hold a meeting between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. This was stated on Saturday by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at a press conference following talks with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský, TASS reports. “We held…

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili was not informed about Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Georgia, the presidential administration reported.   “Despite the Georgian President’s willingness and availability, the meeting between the presidents, which is typically held during all heads of state visits, was impossible to take place. The Georgian President expresses her openness and wishes…

The Russian peacekeeping force recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Shushi region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) during the previous day, according to the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. There are no casualties. The fact is being investigated by the forces of the Russian peacekeeping force.

The US Department of Defense announced another aid package for Ukraine worth $275 million as Kiev loses ground in the Kharkov Region and the Donbass as Moscow pushes to cut a buffer zone to protect its border regions.   According to a Friday press release from the Department of Defense, this is the fifth aid…

Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson at US Department of State, referred to the issue of political prisoners during a press briefing. Journalists reminded him that Secretary Anthony Blinken spoke with Azerbaijani president lham Aliyev, and last week Assistant Secretary James O’Brien spent his days in Baku. They asked is there any concern that these high-level…

The Russian troops stationed at Balakleya and Izyum have been regrouped and redeployed to the Donetsk direction in order to step up efforts there, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Saturday, TASS reports.   “In order to achieve the declared goals of the special military operation for the liberation of Donbass, it…

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday that Germany has recently lost its impartiality in its role as mediator between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus, Reuters reports. “We want Germany to maintain its balanced stance in the issue of east Mediterranean and the Aegean,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said. “Third countries, including Germany, should not be…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had spoken with Iranian authorities and urged them to get the Hamas movement ruling in the Gaza Strip to release the hostages and to keep the Lebanese Hezbollah movement from interfering in the conflict with Israel. “I spoke to Iran and asked for two things. Firstly, to put pressure…

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has declared July 30 a day of mourning after the border police helicopter on a rescue operation in Gudauri crashed, killing eight people. The PM expressed “sincere condolences and support to the family members and relatives of the deceased, to the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to our…

On January 25, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Brussels on a working visit, met Joseph Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.   During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on regional security and stability. Minister Mirzoyan highly appreciated the decision to deploy an…

While preparations for the election were efficient and professional, it lacked genuine pluralism and critical voices were continuously stifled. Longstanding restrictions on freedoms of association and expression were reinforced by recent legal amendments and resulted in legislation not in line with international democratic standards, international observers said in a statement  today, OSCE press office reports….

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has not confirmed the sale of military equipment to Russia, including unmanned aerial vehicles, assuring that Tehran avoids any steps that may result in an escalation in Ukraine in his interview with La Repubblica newspaper published on Wednesday, TASS reports. “We have various forms of cooperation with Russia, including in…

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian and his counterpart from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, held a third round of phone conversations on the latest developments in bilateral ties on Friday night, Foreign Ministry of Iran reports. During the talks, the two sides stressed pursuit of the agreements reached between the two countries….

A citizen working in the field near Artsakh’s Hatsi village came under Azerbaijani fire shortly after midday today, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) police inform. The 43-year-old resident of the village of Hatsi reported the incident to the Martuni regional department of the Police. Firing from the Azerbaijani positions forced the agricultural works to stop. The tire and…