Georgia hosts Agile Spirit 2023, Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army Europe cooperatively-led joint multinational exercises for the 11th time. The drills kicked off today at the Vaziani military airbase, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.   Head of Georgian Defense Forces Giorgi Matiashvili, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan and Military Attache at the U.S. Embassy…

Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn posted on his Twitter microblog about the telephone conversation with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.   “During my phone call with my Armenian colleague Ararat Mirzoyan we discussed the worsening humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Luxembourg calls on Azerbaijan to guarantee safety and freedom of movement along the Lachin corridor, in…

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský informed on his Twitter microblog that he had a telephone conversation with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.   “Good call with my Armenian colleague AraratMirzoyan. I expressed concern for the humanitarian situation caused by the blockade of the Lachin Corridor. Safety and freedom of movement there must be guaranteed. Dialogue…

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will visit Armenia in September and will personally participate in the opening ceremony of the Canadian embassy in Yerevan, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) International reported. 

Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, on his Twitter microblog referred to Azerbaijan’s actions against Nagorno-Karabakh and the reaction of the international community.   “The armed forces of Azerbaijan are keeping the only wheat field of the Sarushen community of Nagorno Karabakh under fire, depriving the residents of the opportunity to have bread.   In other words,…

Օn August 19, between 23:00 p.m. and 23:25 p.m., Azerbaijani armed forces units fired from fire arms towards the Armenian combat outposts in the vicinity of Verin Shorzha. Armenia’s Defense Ministry reports this. 

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is distressed by the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, who died of starvation on August 15, 2023, as a direct result of the Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, as evidenced by reports from both the coroner and the medical examiner of Nagorno-Karabakh.   “The Artsakh blockade, which…

Gor Tsarukyan, director of the Public Relations and Information Center of the Prime Minister’s Office, confirmed that the Azerbaijani side targeted the ‘Syunik’ civil airport in Kapan. “Azerbaijani terrorists once again targeted the ‘Syunik’ civil airport in Kapan, #Armenia. Security personnel swiftly evacuated guests from the premises. While a plane successfully landed despite the attack,…

Indeed, our partners in the EAEU and the CSTO are under tremendous pressure from unfriendly states. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated this in an interview with the International Affairs journal. “High-ranking officials from Western capitals have become regular visitors, holding “consultations” on ways to preclude “the circumvention” of the illegitimate anti-Russia sanctions. If we…

Toivo Klaar, the European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, and Markus Ritter, head of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia, have met in a Yerevan café. The EU mission informed about this on Twitter.   They exchanged…

Ankara has warned Moscow about the risk of escalation in the Black Sea if the Russian military continue inspecting vessels in the region, the Turkish anti-disinformation center said in a statement, TASS reports.    The Sukru Okan bulk carrier, flying the Palau flag, was stopped and inspected by the Russian military in the Black Sea…

John Kirby, NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications referred to the closure of Lachin corridor during his press briefing.   “We’ve said many times, we certainly remain deeply concerned about the continued closure of that corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh to commercial, humanitarian, and private vehicles.  We want to see that corridor opened up again.  We continue to…

Wopke Hoekstra Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands referred to the UN Security council discussion commenced by the initiative of Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.   “The Netherlands fully supports the EU’s statement at the UNSC yesterday. I share the great concerns regarding the serious humanitarian situation in Nagorno Karabakh. The Lachin corridor must be reopened…

Switzerland is deeply concerned by humanitarian consequences of Lachin corridor impediments, the confederation’s representative said at UN Security Council meeting  commenced by the initiative of Armenia. “We commend diplomatic efforts for lasting peace and called to restore free passage of civilians and essential good, facilitate safe and unhindered humanitarian aid”, Adrian Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative…

Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative and Acting Chargé d’Affaires delivered a statement regarding the situation in Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh during a UNSC meeting commenced by the initiative of Armenia.    The statement reads:    “The United Arab Emirates is closely following the evolving situation along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and has taken…

OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bujar Osmani addressed the issue of opening the Lachin Corridor in Twitter.   “Following up to my phone conversations from last week, as OSCE Chairman-in- Office I requested my Personal Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk to visit the Lachin area and to report back to me on the current situation on the ground.    I…

Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan reminded on her Twitter microblog that today, at 11:00 p.m. Yerevan time, it is possible to follow the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council online. It is held at the request of Armenia in connection with the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of…

Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahain and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, in a telephone conversation late Tuesday, discussed and exchanged views on some topics of mutual interest, including the Niger crisis, the Ukraine war, the relations between Iran and the European Union, as well as the removal of sanctions, Iran Press reports. Amir-Abdollahian…

Member of European parliament Miriam Lexmann said she considered shooting at EU Mission in Armenia from Azerbaijani side unacceptable.    “I expect that Josep Borrell will be seeking immediate answers from Azerbaijan regarding shooting on EU mission in Armenia staff. This is unacceptable! If Baku is at all serious about confidence-building and eventual peace, such…

Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia, referred to the death in Nagorno-Karabakh from starvation.   “We were warning about this on daily basis for already eight months. Please take action to stop ethnic cleansing and the genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh…”, Marukyan tweeted and tagged US President Joe Biden, US State Secretary Antony Blinken, European Council President Charles…

Till today, the Armenian parties have taken all the necessary steps, in the context of confidence building, including handing over all the landmine maps to Azerbaijan, but in response, Azerbaijan continues to make false accusations about ongoing installation of minefields and contrary to the agreements didn’t even release prisoners of war and other people in…

“The International Development Cooperation Organization of Spain activates its humanitarian action with “We fight against hunger” to help 1,000 people who were displaced in Armenia due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” said the Armenian Twitter post of the Spanish Embassy to Russia.   In total, according to the diplomatic representation of the Kingdom, about 250 families…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Governor General of Fars province Mohammad Hadi Imanieh to rapidly identify and punish perpetrators of the terrorist attack that targeted the Shah Cheragh holy shrine in Shiraz in Southern Iran on Sunday, IRNA reports.   In separate phone calls late Sunday, President Raisi urged…

Azerbaijani social media users continue disseminating the photo/videos of Armenian PoWs from September 2022 which is totally unacceptable, Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan wrote in Twitter. “Armenian PoWs are still being kept in #Azerbaijan and should be released asap,” Manasyan stated. 

Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin Corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the blockade of food, oil, medicine, and other essential goods to a protected group should be considered a genocide, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Founding ICC Prosecutor, Former Deputy Prosecutor of the Trial of the Juntas, Founder of Global Practice Hub, stated in a Twitter post.  He appealed…

Blocking food, water and medicine for the Armenian people in Azeri-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh is a violation of international law, Jim McGovern, Co-chairman of the Human Rights Commission of the US Congress, wrote about it on his Twitter.   “The President of US must use all leverage on Azerbaijan, including suspending military aid, to end the blockade of…

Speaking at the United Nations last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke out about famine, quoting President Biden’s declaration, “If parents cannot feed their children, nothing else matters.” It was unfortunate, but symptomatic of his cynicism, that Blinken ignored the famine underway in Nagorno-Karabakh caused exclusively by Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade, Michael Rubin, an expert at…

The German Die Zeit newspaper referred to Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh and noted that Baku is making starve the local population. The article says that Nagorno-Karabakh is cut off from the world, food and medicine do not reach here, patients walk to the hospital because there are no more ambulances due to lack of fuel….

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) confirmed on Thursday that a 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Malatya province in eastern Turkey, TRT Arabic reported.   Turkey’s Minister of Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, shared on X that the ministry’s initial determinations shows that one rundown building was knocked down, heavily damaging two neighbouring buildings.  …

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, held two separate telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, the OSCE press office reports.   Minister Osmani expressed his concerns about the situation…