Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman․   The Prime Minister welcomed Mr. Radman’s visit and expressed confidence that it will contribute to the development and expansion of relations between the two countries in various fields. According to Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian-Croatian relations have a great…

German deputy Merle Spellerberg joined EU Mission in Armenia in Vayots Dzor and Ararat Regions, the Mission said.    “Today, EUMA hosted  German MEP Merle Spellerberg, accompanied Chargé d’Affaires of Germany Embassy in Armenia, Erik Tintrup, in our operational hub in Jermuk. After our monitors briefed them on the current situation, the delegation joined our…

The overwhelming majority of people in the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics as well as the Zaporozhye and the Kherson Regions voted to join Russia, with the results of the referendums showing a very high turnout, TASS reports. The referendum ballots in all the four regions have been considered valid. The heads of the…

United States Congresswoman Katie Porter has said that Azerbaijan’s goal in blocking the Lachin Corridor is to force the ethnic Armenians of Artsakh from their homeland by imposing conditions that make life impossible.   She made the remarks at the Congressional Armenian Genocide Observance – 2023.   “Our response must also be clear. We must…

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash had a telephone conversation. The officials discussed issues related to bilateral economic relations, including cooperation in the fields of energy and transport.   The parties emphasized the need for quick implementation of joint projects, in particular, the new transit…

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York within the framework of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. The Prime Minister referred to the large-scale aggression launched by Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia, attaching importance to the clear positions and evaluations of…

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met and talked on Friday evening on the sidelines of the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand, Government of Iran reports. The Presidents of Iran and Turkey, while reviewing the agreements made during the recent visit of the Turkish President to Tehran and…

“I welcome Levan Khabeishvili’s decision to care about his health state deteriorated due to politically motivated retribution,” said jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.   According to Saakashvili, he supports Tina Bokuchava’s candidacy for the post of the UNM Char. As the ex-president said, he also supports Khabeishvili’s decision to take up the…

Turkish President Recep Erdogan signed a decree appointing Sakir Ozkan Torunlar as Turkey’s ambassador to Israel. The decision was made after the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The respective document was published in the Turkish official bulletin, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had announced that Turkey has decided…

Israel began to send back its diplomats to Turkey earlier this month, half a year after it withdrew them over security concerns, Israeli sources told Middle East Eye on Monday.   “As the Israeli departure was due to security reasons, Israel is trying to gradually send back its diplomats,” an Israeli source told MEE.   …

US Cordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew will travel to Armenia and Georgia from January 15-18, the State Department reports.   In both countries, he will discuss the current efforts and challenges to combatting corruption and identify areas for further cooperation.   In Armenia, Coordinator Nephew will meet with government officials, including justice sector and…

During a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan reported that the possible document on normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and issues related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process were at the center of their discussion. “I reaffirmed the readiness of the Government of the Republic…

A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, composed of rapporteurs Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE) and Bryony Rudkin (United Kingdom, SOC/G/PD), will carry out a study visit to Yerevan and the municipality of Masis on 19 December 2023 to follow up on Declaration 7 (2023) on “The humanitarian situation in Karabakh and neighbouring…

Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, on his Twitter microblog, referred to the post of Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, in which the latter stated that the Stepanakert-Goris road is open for civilians and for humanitarian purposes. “Hikmet Hajiyev shows the ICRC vehicles passing through the Lachin Corridor. Azerbaijani leadership by drumming it up…

Russia does not refuse contacts with Armenia in the technico-military sector. Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), stated this during Wednesday’s weekly press briefing and in connection with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin’s statement and the reports that Russia may refuse negotiations with Armenia on arms supply.  …

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, referred to the meeting between him and the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.   “Fourth meeting with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in constructive atmosphere. Reviewed all issues and agreed to step up work on peace treaty. The EU is ready to further step up its efforts in…

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili was not informed about Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Georgia, the presidential administration reported.   “Despite the Georgian President’s willingness and availability, the meeting between the presidents, which is typically held during all heads of state visits, was impossible to take place. The Georgian President expresses her openness and wishes…

On December 6, the Human Rights Defender Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan met Ms. Erica Olson, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing policy for Southern Europe and the Caucasus, in Washington. The Defender expressed her gratitude for the efforts made by the State Department toward the repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war. She also presented the…

The decisions made against Ankara at the EU summit in Brussels on June 23-24 are biased, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “EU attempts to legitimize extremist, illegal theses on the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, are unacceptable,” the Ministry said, noting that Brussels is on the side of Greece while resolving…

The Vice Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan had a meeting with the President of the House of Councilors (Upper House of Parliament) of Japan Hidehisa Otsuji in Tokyo on September 28.   Vice Speaker Arshakyan briefed Mr. Otsuji on the Azerbaijani attack against the sovereign territory of Armenia on September 13-14, including the…