As the humanitarian crisis worsens in the Nagorno-Karabagh of Azerbaijan amid ongoing tensions with neighboring Armenia, System of a Down‘s Serj Tankian has drafted an open letter urging stronger intervention into the matter. In an exclusive interview, the artist tells SPIN that more than 120,000 people are without critical food and medical supplies due…
In Nagorno-Karabakh, the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Defense Ministry recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Martuni region, Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs about it. “There are no casualties or injuries. The command of the Russian peacekeeping force is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and…
Four Iranian policemen were killed on Sunday after attackers fired on a patrol in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Balochistan, near the border with Pakistan, state media reported. “Three policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police patrol unit,” state news agency IRNA said. A fourth died later from his wounds,…
A person was killed and another was injured in the arm, when an explosion occurred today at the “Shirvan Araz” plant of the Azerbaijani defense industry in the Azerbaijani city of Shirvan, Azerbaijani Defence Ministry reports. The explosion occurred when the intermediate adapter on the M6 warhead was compressed. Similar incidents at military…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Turkey next week to meet his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ankara announced on Wednesday. The Turkish statement said the two leaders will meet on July 28 to discuss steps to improve cooperation as well as international and regional issues. The frenemies will meet for the…
On July 21, at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Bayramov. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “The ministers discussed the ways to activate joint work…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on the international community to immediately recognize the self-proclaimed Northern Cyprus and reject any deal that does not offer the Turkish Cypriots to create their own state, reports dailysabah. “I repeat the historic appeal that I made to the whole world from the UN podium: to recognize…
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich referred to the remarks by Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenian Foreign Minister, during the Special Permanent Council convened by the initiative of Armenia. He particularly said: “Unfortunately, the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh is developing according to a negative scenario. The humanitarian crisis in the area…
EU Foreign Affairs Council chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, will discuss Turkey, Middle East, Ukraine crisis today in Brussells. Among those issues, the “Ministers will also briefly touch upon efforts towards the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the work of the President of…
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 Turkish authorities plan to start preparing the city of Istanbul for the potentially devastating earthquake that seismologists have recently warned about, Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Mehmet Ozhaseki said at a press conference on Wednesday. “We held a meeting with [Istanbul Mayor] Ekrem [Imamoglu] and the heads of the [city’s municipal] districts to…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the promises made to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the capacity of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border have been strictly fulfilled. “Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked for it, you and I in Sochi gave him promises, which were strictly fulfilled. Here I would…
Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, referred to the false claims by Azerbaijan on integration of Armenians. “On a daily basis Azerbaijan is proving that it is not even capable of ensuring the narratives it’s been formulating in front of the eyes of the international community. For instance, Azerbaijan claimed that they want to…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, held a telephone conversation on Tuesday. “During the call, [the two foreign ministers] discussed the latest developments as part of the Istanbul grain deal and the purchase of large-size planes from Russia to manage wildland fires”, a Turkish diplomat told a TASS. …
Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Member of European Parliament, referred to the ongoing blockade of Lachin Corridor. “More than 7 months ago, Azerbaijani fake eco-activists begun a blockade of the sole road connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh. This hateful behaviour is putting the life of hundreds of thousands people at risk due to a lack of food…
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…
Grigory Karasin, Russia’s Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Chairman responded to the harsh statements of the MP of the Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan, Gudrat Hasanguliyev, in his telegram channel. “I cannot help but react to the unfriendly statements of Gudrat Hasanguliyev, a deputy of the Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan. In response to the…
“The peacekeeping forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Martakert region. There are no casualties,” the daily bulletin of the Russian Ministry of Defense states. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting a joint investigation with the Azerbaijani and Armenian…
At today’s opening ceremony of “Mountain Days – 2023”, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, speaking to the media, commented on the NATO Summit in Vilnius and the messages received at the Summit by Ukraine, civil.ge reports. According to the Prime Minister, the stories broadcast by “distorting opposition televisions” in recent days have…
The Russian peacekeeping troops recorded three violations of the ceasefire regime in the regions of Martuni and Shushi, there were no casualties. This was stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation on the fact jointly with the Azerbaijani…
The Black Sea grain shipment deal may be extended if Russia positively responds to the proposals by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on its prolongation laid out in his letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with other options hardly probable, a diplomatic source in Turkey told TASS on Saturday. “The prolongation is possible but,…
A lawsuit was filed against Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu for “publicly insulting a public official” for allegedly affronting Istanbul’s Tuzla district Mayor Sadi Yazıcı during his speech at the opening of a treatment plant in the district in 2022, Turkish media reports. The Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested a maximum…
Turkey intends to expedite negotiations on its accession to the European Union as a full member, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced to reporters of the presidential corps upon his return from Vilnius, where he took part in the NATO summit, TASS reports. “There is a positive atmosphere in the European Union regarding the revival…
Matthew Miller, US Department of State Spokesperson, referred to latest call by Secretary Antony Blinken with the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and further meetings between Armenian and Azerbaijani Forein Ministry delegations. “No meeting that has been scheduled as of yet, though we do continue to look forward to the next engagement between the ministers…
The European Democratic Youth Network is concerned about the reports of violent dispersal of the participants of the peaceful demonstrations against the environmental disaster in the village of Soyudlu in Azerbaijan. According to the platform, it is also worrisome that the activists and journalists who expressed dissatisfaction with the incident were unfairly punished by the…
Reuters. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday (July 12) as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has touted as a “new beginning” in relations with the continent. Raisi’s trip to Africa, which will also take him to Uganda and Zimbabwe, is…
White House officials say they plan to move forward with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara gave the green light for Sweden to join NATO, Politico reports. But congressional gatekeepers are saying it’s not yet a done deal. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s desire to buy new F-16s and upgrade…
Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, referred to the latest moves by Azerbaijan in Lachin Corridor. “Since establishment of illegal checkpoint in Lachin Corridor Azerbaijan repeatedly, against International Court of Justice decisions, forbids even movement of ICRC, including medical evacuation. More international efforts and actions needed to lift seven-month blockade…
Azerbaijan again blocked the entrance of the Red Cross to the Lachin Corridor. This time, Baku accused the international humanitarian organization of smuggling. According to the border guard service of Azerbaijan, cigarettes and mobile phones in cars belonging to the Red Cross are a manifestation of smuggling. Azerbaijan has initiated a criminal case. “The…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on Monday the European Union should open the way for Ankara’s accession to the bloc before Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, Reuters reports. Turkey’s bid to join the EU has been frozen for years after membership talks were launched…
