The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress will hold a special hearing on the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh. The commission informed about it in a statement. Special guests at the hearing are former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and David Phillips. “Luis Moreno Ocampo,…
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Galuzin today received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Armenia to Russia Vagharshak Harutyunyan, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed. “During the detailed conversation, topical issues of the bilateral agenda were discussed, as well as the problems of the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement based on the trilateral agreements…
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Anne Bouillon was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She was handed a note of protest in connection with the visit of French officials to Armenia, the humanitarian aid initiative for the population of…
Today, representatives of diplomatic corps accredited in Azerbaijan and military attachés paid a familiarization visit to Aghdam. The media reports that the participants of the visit were in the section of the Aghdam-Askeran-Stepanakert road where the trucks of the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society are located. 60 people from more than 50 countries and…
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during the weekly briefing, commenting on the French President’s statement on intensifying mediation efforts and intensifying pressure on Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, noted that Moscow welcomes any initiative that does not contradict Russia’s efforts to normalize relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which do not…
Member of the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau has called for sanctions against the Government of Azerbaijan for its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. “There’s a humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh,” Nathalie Loiseau, Chair of the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Subcommittee said in a post on X. “It is time to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and Aliyev”…
The Russian peacekeeping contingent recorded one violation of the cease-fire regime by Azerbaijan in Shushi region, there were no casualties. This is stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting a joint investigation on the fact with the Azerbaijani and Armenian…
Armenia is one of Russia’s closest allies and a strategic partner in the South Caucasus. This is noted in a statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on the 26th anniversary of the signing of the bilateral Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. “On this day in 1997, a Treaty of…
The strategy of suffocation which aims to provoke a mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh is illegal, as the ICJ has established, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colomna said at a meeting with Ambassadors in Paris. “It is also amoral,” she added. “We are thus mobilizing to enable the emergence of the conditions for…
The President of France announced at the annual conference of ambassadors of the republic that this week he will hold talks with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan and come up with a diplomatic international initiative to settle the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “We will demand that the agreements reached around the Lachin humanitarian corridor…
A section of cliff has collapsed near the vicinity of the Shiomghvime Monastery complex. Video footage of the incident has been circulating on social media platforms, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Reports from individuals present at the scene indicate that no injuries occurred due to the collapse. The First Channel of the Georgian Public…
Mudslides triggered by heavy rains killed 13 people in Tajikistan on Sunday (August 27), the Central Asian nation’s government said on Monday (August 28), warning that many of its mountainous areas remained dangerous, Reuters reports. Footage posted on social media and by the country’s emergency situations committee from sites in the town of Vakhdat…
The delegation led by Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler arrived in Azerbaijan for negotiations on military cooperation. He was welcomed by the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov. Within the framework of the visit, it is planned to discuss various aspects of military cooperation between the two countries, regional security and other issues of…
American Senator Bill Cassidy described Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh as a crime against humanity. “The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is growing more and more dire by the day. If Azerbaijan doesn’t lift the blockade people will starve. Weaponizing food constitutes an Article 7 Violation of the Rome Statutes, a ‘Crime against Humanity’,” Cassidy tweeted.
Armenia’s Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan participated in the exhibition of investment packages and export opportunities of free and special economic zones of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the Minister, the main goal of the exhibition was to develop the trade and economic relations between the two countries, to reveal the opportunities…
US congressman Brad Sherman called to stop US military aid to Azerbaijan. “We are watching a humanitarian catastrophe unfold in Artsakh. Yesterday, I joined my colleague Adam Schiff and the Armenian community at a press conference in my district. We must hold the Aliyev regime accountable and end U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan,” Sherman…
Azerbaijan has refused to receive Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office who planned to visit the country after his trip to Armenia. According to the Azerbaijani APA news agency, “official Baku did not see the need for his visit, considered it a waste of time and did not agree.” Kasprzyk…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Kyiv on Aug. 25 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, The Kyiv Independent reports. They discussed the Ukrainian peace formula, the preparation for the Global Peace Summit, and the risks posed by Russia blocking the Black Sea grain corridor, according to Zelensky. On Aug. 18, the…
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib in Baku. The parties discussed issues related to bilateral cooperation, referred to developments in the South Caucasus. Bayramov once again spoke from the so-called “Zangezur Corridor”, accusing Armenia of allegedly disrupting the settlement process. Bayramov also claimed that traffic through Lachin Corridor is…
The Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society violates the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, first of all, the principle of neutrality, the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) said in a statement on Thursday. Below is the full statement issued by ARCS. “Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society violates the fundamental principles…
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…
