A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is “possible any time”, a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, despite a Moscow-brokered rapprochement between Damascus and Ankara, France 24 reports. The Kremlin is trying to end more than a decade of hostility between the neighbours that began when Turkey backed rebel efforts…
Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano issued a statement on the detention of human rights defenders and political activists of Azerbaijan. “The European Union is concerned by the detention of human rights defenders and political activists Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and Tofig Yagublu as well as the recent extension of the pre-trial detention…
The World Vision Armenia issued a statement on the closure of Lachin Corridor and the blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “Since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia and the external world, under environmental pretexts. As a result of Azerbaijani actions, 120,000 inhabitants of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh),…
Russian and Ukrainian commissioners held talks on the humanitarian issues on the sidelines of an international ombudsman conference in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Thursday, Reuters reports. This is the third meeting between the two sides on the sidelines of the conference. Two meetings have been held on Tuesday evening and Wednesday noon. This was a…
Turkey summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Ankara on Thursday (January 12), a diplomatic source said, over a demonstration in Stockholm in which a puppet of President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from its feet, Reuters reports. Sweden has been seeking Turkey’s approval to join NATO, for which it applied after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. Ankara…
Gegham Stepanyan, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Ombudsman, refereed to the latest developments in Lachin corridor. “Azerbaijan’s behavior is an insult to the agenda of human rights, humanitarian values and civilization. States and international structures and first of all the OSCE MG co-chair countries— RUSSIA, the UNITED STATES and FRANCE, are obliged to put an end…
Congresswoman Susie Lee referred to the closure of Lachin corridor for a month by Azerbaijan. “I’m proud to represent a large Armenian community in southern Nevada and I share their concerns. It’s now been one month since the start of the blockade, halting access to food, critical medicine, & humanitarian assistance. Azerbaijan must end…
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Kremlin reports. “Current issues on the Russian-Iranian agenda were reviewed with an emphasis on the need to continue scaling up bilateral cooperation across the board. In particular, the presidents spoke in favour of consistently implementing mutually…
Reports about the supply of American-style cluster munitions to Ukraine from Turkey are disinformation, a source in the Turkish President’s office told RIA Novosti. According to him, such information serves the interests of the forces that want to disrupt Ankara’s efforts towards a peaceful settlement. The Foreign Policy magazine reported on the supply of cluster…
On January 10, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with Karen Donfried, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Ararat Mirzoyan briefed his counterpart on the humanitarian situation deteriorating daily since December 12, 2022 due to Azerbaijan’s blockade of the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia…
The US Helsinki Commission addressed the blockade of Lachin Corridor. “The blocking of trade and transit on the Lachin corridor is contributing to a humanitarian catastrophe in Karabakh, and should be lifted immediately. Azerbaijan has a moral responsibility for ensuring the welfare of Karabakh Armenians,” the commission wrote in its Twitter.
The Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is working on proposals to hold a joint exercise of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces in 2023 not in Armenia but in other member countries, Spokesman for the CSTO Joint Staff Vladislav Shchegrikovich told TASS on Tuesday. He noted that the Joint Staff received…
The CSTO will clarify the details of position of Armenia, who stated it will not hold CSTO military exercises in 2023, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday, adding that Moscow will continue the dialogue with Yerevan on complicated issues. “This is a rather new statement from the Armenian Prime Minister; I believe the…
Turkey will not allow the expansion of the territorial waters of Greece in the Aegean Sea from the current 6 miles, as well as the formation of a status quo in the region to the detriment of Ankara, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said on Monday in the province of Kocaeli, Turkish media…
On January 9, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the members of the EU technical assessment mission headed by Marcin Wydra. The team was sent to Armenia to consider the possibility of deploying a new EU civilian mission. The head of the EU delegation in Armenia, Andrea Wiktorin, also participated in the…
Ukraine requested that Georgia return the ‘Buk’ missile systems that Ukraine sent to Georgia during the 2008 war, Andrei Kasyanov, the Temporarily Representative of the Ukrainian Embassy to Georgia stated, Georgian Today reports. Ukraine Chargé d’affaires added that Ukraine’s request also included anti-tank Javelin missile systems that the US provided to Georgia in 2008….
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin called for an extended armistice between Russia and Ukraine. Kalin said that his country is making efforts to create appropriate conditions to end the clashes between the two parties, stressing the need to extend the temporary armistice in Ukraine. Today, during an interview with CNN International, he spoke about the…
The United States remains concerned the Lachin Corridor has now been blocked for over three weeks, creating a grave humanitarian situation. US Permanent Representative to the OSCE Michael Carpenter wrote about this in his Twitter. “We thank ICRC for providing critical aid during this time, but call on Azerbaijan and Russia to restore access immediately,” Carpenter…
The number of people injured during the earthquake in the Duzce region of Turkey has reached 50. The state of one of the injured is serious. No deaths were reported in the underground tremors. Due to the earthquake, classes have been suspended today in Sakarya, Bolu, and Duzce. A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near…
Turkey has lifted the ban on direct air cargo transportation from Armenia, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vahan Hunanyan told ‘Lurer’. “The Turkish side informed us today that the ban on direct air cargo transportation has been lifted,” Hunanyan said in response to media questions. He reminded that the direct air cargo transportation…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that peace in war-torn Ukraine was still not on the horizon and that talks between Moscow and Kyiv to bring the conflict to an end were not possible yet, Reuters reports. Speaking to media at an event in Portugal where he received the University of Lisbon 2020 prize, Guterres said…
The Pentagon said on Thursday (January 5) that the world was deeply skeptical about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine, Reuters reports. “I think that there’s significant skepticism both here in the U.S. and around the world right now, given Russia’s long track record of propaganda, disinformation, and its relentless…
The Turkish president on Thursday said after an upcoming foreign ministers meeting, the leaders of Russia, Turkey, and Syria may also meet to discuss peace and stability in Syria, depending on developments. “Depending on the developments, we may come together as the Russian, Turkish, and Syrian leaders. So, our aim is to establish peace…
Illegal blockade of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan continues for 25 days. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this at the start of the Government session. “That operation, which caused a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, has caused a wide international response of calls to unblock the corridor. Despite this, Azerbaijan is not taking any step to…
During the Government session, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated Armenia’s commitment to the 9 November 2020, 11 January and 26 November 2021 and 31 October 2022 trilateral statements, as well as the 6 October 2022 quadrilateral agreements in Prague. “I have to emphasize that the continuous blockade of Lachin Corridor makes it even more…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out changing the date of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for June 18 in the country, TASS reports. “Everything that is discussed in society is on our agenda one way or another,” Erdogan said. Omer Çelik, the spokesman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, told…
The death toll of servicemen after the tragedy in Makeyevka increased to 89, First Deputy Head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sergey Sevryukov told reporters, TASS reports. All the efforts were taken to save injured individuals immediately after the tragedy, the General noted. “The first medical aid was…
The Lemkin Institute is concerned that electricity in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) may be cut. Such a possibility makes clear the vulnerability of Armenians in Artsakh to the genocidal regime of Azerbaijani President in Azerbaijan. The world must act immediately to prevent a second Armenian Genocide. “Azerbaijan has blockaded the Republic of Artsakh for 23 days. 120…
Reuters. Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz on Tuesday (January 3) signed a long-term deal with Turkish state gas firm Botas, giving it access to neighboring Turkey’s gas network and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to help bring in supplies. Bulgaria was almost fully dependent on Russian gas, but is seeking alternatives after Moscow cut…
Turkey is counting on a positive decision on the sale of F-16 fighter jets by the US. Otherwise, it may resort to alternative options to meet its needs for military aircraft, Ibrahim Kalin, official representative of Turkish President Erdogan, said in an interview with Kriter magazine. “We hope that the process of approval by…
