Syuzi Muradyan held an interview with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about his visit to the South Caucasus, the situation in the region and Armenia-NATO relations.  

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated in his X page.   “This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen, and ignoring international trade agreements. I have instructed the Director General of the Israel MFA…

Moscow welcomes the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan scheduled for May 10 in Almaty, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.   “We welcome this meeting, which is scheduled for May 10,” the diplomat said, asked about Russia’s expectations from the upcoming talks. .  …

The trial of two Armenian servicemen abducted from the sovereign territory of Armenia in May began in Sumgait today.   Harutyun Hovagimyan, born in 1989, and Karen Ghazaryan, born in 2004, were kidnapped on May 26, when the Azerbaijani side attacked the vehicle supplying food to the combat positions of the Ministry of Defense.  …

Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 33rd anniversary of the Armenian pogroms in Baku.   “On these days, we pay tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the mass pogroms of Armenians in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, carried out 33 years ago. Murders, robberies, violence and atrocities committed…

The chief adviser of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mehmet Uçum, stated that the authorities do not plan to hold snap presidential elections until the end of Erdoğan’s term of office in 2028.   “Turkey will carry out reforms in all areas for four years without snap elections until 2028. Under his leadership, President Erdogan…

Statements from Yerevan about the possibility of leaving the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are a sovereign choice, but Moscow hopes that “no temporary administrations” will destroy ties between Russia and Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.   “If, as some leaders of Armenia have announced, now, disappointed with Russia and the CSTO,…

Catherine Colonna, Foreign Minister of France, referred to the humanitarian cargo, which reached the starving people of Nagorno-Karabkh through Lachin corridor and Aghdam-Stepanakert road simultaneously.    “Two humanitarian convoys are reached Nagorno-Karabakh through the points of Lachin and Agdam: this must be a first step towards unconditional and unhindered humanitarian access in accordance with international…

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will meet on Saturday, July 16. The meeting will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vahan Hunanyan informs. The Foreign Ministers last met in Dushanbe in Mid-May. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also participated in the meeting.

The appellate court of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku has denied the appeal which was submitted in relation to the decision by a court of first instance to extend the period of pretrial detention of Ruben Vardanyan, former Minister of State of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani media informed.   Earlier, a court of first instance in Baku…

Russia is acting as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and expects restraint from Armenia and Azerbaijan, Press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov said.   According to him, Moscow will continue contacts with the parties.   “Russia will continue to carry out the functions provided by the trilateral documents and calls to avoid…

The Biden administration has announced its approved a $US23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden’s Nato membership, the state department said.   The state department will now notify Congress of the agreement, as well as of a separate $8.6bn sale of 40 F-35s to Greece, The Guardian reports. Turkey…

Based on EUMA (EU Mission in Armenia) monitoring, Toivo Klaar has clearly stated that no unusual military movements have been observed along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.   Anne-Laurence Petel, President of the France-Armenia friendship group of the French National Assembly, wrote about it in her X microblog.   “Josep Borrell, it’s urgent that you speak with…

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…

The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin’s statement that in early November technical delegations of the Armenian and Turkish governments met at the border.   Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan told ARMENPRESS that Armenian Vice Speaker of Parliament and Special Representative for Normalization…

Charles Michel, President of the European Council congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his re-election as the president of Azerbaijan.   “Congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his reelection and extended best wishes for his new mandate. Underlined the importance of continued engagement with OSCE/ODIHR. Discussed also EU-Azerbaijan relations and cooperation, including connectivity and energy. Had substantive discussions also…

“Azerbaijan took control over Saribaba in August but only in November claimed about new mines there. Why? Because in September they invaded Jermuk area, Armenia’s sovereign territory, got access to mines, transferred to Saribaba to falsely accuse Armenia for using Lachin corridor to transfer ammunitions,”  Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia Edmon Marukyan tweeted.

Syuzi Muradyan has talked to Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the European External Action Service about the Armenia-EU relations, the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the decision to deploy an EU civilian mission to Armenia.

The permanent member of the RA NA delegation to PACE Armen Gevorgyan delivered a speech at PACE Plenary Session during the discussion on “Recent challenges to security in Europe: what role for the Council of Europe?” “Mr President, In the past decades our organisation has tried to pursue issues like minority rights, gender equality, diversity,…

The peacekeeping troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, it is stated in the daily bulletin of the Ministry. “At thirty observation posts, Russian peacekeepers are monitoring the situation and maintaining the ceasefire regime around the clock. One violation of the ceasefire…