Ivan Timofeev, Director General of the Russian Council of International Relations, said that Russia and Azerbaijan are discussing the issue of switching to national currencies in transactions.   He expressed concern that due to Western sanctions against the Moscow Stock Exchange, problems with calculations have arisen. According to Timofeev, banks adapted to the Russian market…

EU Official Martti Lutsar joined EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) for a patrol. “On patrol in Jermuk with EU External Action GEO Desk Officer Martti Lutsar despite challenging winter conditions. The EUMA patrol observed the security situation along the Armenian side of the border with Azerbaijan”, EUMA said in a post on X.

The authorities of Armenia have spoken about the readiness to open regional communications on the basis of the principle of sovereignty and jurisdiction within the framework of equality and reciprocity. Azerbaijan, in fact, did not refuse such an approach. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), stated this at…

Armenia’s Prime Minister referred to the obstacles created by Azerbaijan for search of killed Armenian solders’ bodies.   “Since September 14, Azerbaijan has been creating different obstacles for search operations of bodies of Armenian soldiers in the zone of the latest Azerbaijani occupation. This is anti-humanistic and unacceptable behavior”, Pashinyan Tweeted.

Turkey welcomed Armenia’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine, said the country’s Foreign Ministry in a statement.   “We welcome Armenia’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine, following countries such as Spain, Ireland, Norway and Slovenia,” said the statement.   The recognition of the Palestinian state is a must for international law, justice,…

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in the weekly briefing, answering the question whether Moscow is ready to become a partner in the transfer of mine maps by Armenia to Azerbaijan, noted that Russia is ready to continue efforts that will promote peace and stability in the South Caucasus. “Moscow remains…

Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, offered his condolences over the deadly blast at a Yerevan market, which left 16 dead, eight missing.    “Deeply saddened by the news of the fatal fireworks storage explosion in Armenia’s capital, leaving people missing & injured. My sincere condolences go out to our Armenian friends in this time…

During the briefing of US Deputy Spokesperson of the US Secretary of State Vedant Patel, the journalist tried to find out what US officials are doing regarding the South Caucasus. Ambassador Bono was in the region, conducting negotiations in Baku and Yerevan, Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Erika Olson has just finished her meetings in…

Javier Colomina, NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia has welcomed the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the 1991 Almaty declaration as the basis for border delimitation. “Recognition of territorial integrity of both is a key principle. As Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated in his trip to the region, NATO strongly supports…

Azerbaijan must make visible efforts to take measures to open the Lachin corridor. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the government sitting, referring to the decision of the International Court of Justice on opening the corridor.   “At the beginning, the most primitive step can be, for example, calling the “eco-activists” to open the…

The Foreign Ministers discussed how to strengthen the cooperation with Armenia and support its democratically elected authorities, its resilience, its security and continuation of reforms in the country, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said at a press conference following the meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Council in…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the resettlement of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Georgia at a press conference held in Tbilisi with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. He also assessed the volume of humanitarian aid transferred by Georgia to Ukraine.   Stoltenberg considered Georgia one of NATO’s closest partners, and highly appreciated the country’s…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that at least 22 people have been killed and 45 others were injured in a shell attack Friday that damaged the structure of its Gaza office, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced people residing in tents, Reuters reports.   The ICRC said in a statement…

Following a failed mutiny of the Wagner group in Russia, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have had a phone conversation, Kremlin reported on Monday,IRNA reports.   During the phone call, the Iranian president reportedly voiced Tehran’s support for the measures taken by the Russian government to deal with the June…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the Commission recommends candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova with an understanding that the countries carry on necessary reforms, while it recommends a European perspective to Georgia, with the country first required to meet conditions before reaching candidate status, civil.ge reports.   At the briefing…

Armenia occupies the second place in foreign trips of Russian tourists, Moscow and Yerevan will continue to strengthen tourist ties. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk informed journalists about this on Friday, TASS reports. In addition, the deputy prime minister noted that the increase in trade between the two countries is largely due to the…

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 was recorded in Turkey, reports the European Mediterranean Seismological Center. According to the center, the epicenter of the earthquake was registered 8 km southeast of the city of Kayseri. There are no reports of casualties or damage. Earlier, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 was recorded in…

European Union energy ministers on Friday (September 30) were set to approve emergency levies on energy firms’ windfall profits and launch talks on their next move to tackle Europe’s energy crunch – possibly, a gas price cap, Reuters reports. “We have to remove the incentives that are there for Russia to manipulate with volumes. And…

“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…

As we reported earlier, a humanitarian cargo was sent from Armenia to Turkey to provide aid to the regions affected by the earthquake. The trucks crossed the territory of Turkey through the Margara bridge between the two countries, which had not been used for about 30 years since 1993.