Another shipment from Russia to Armenia will be carried out via transit through Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani media reported. Twelve wagons of fertilizer weighing 828 tons and six wagons of anthracite (coal) weighing 414 tons will be sent from Bilajari station to Boyuk Kesik today, according to the report. Since transit shipments began, more…
Local news sources on Wednesday reported that a blast occurred in the Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Turkey’s Istanbul. The blast occurred due to the explosion of a gas pipe in the airport, according to the news. Following the explosion, the flights were suspended and the planes that were going to land at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport…
Turkey’s president has hailed his government’s achievements with regards to post-quake rebuilding efforts, energy sector and foreign policy, while listing future goals as the country prepares for May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expressed his concern over developments in Tunisia and Sudan during a wide-ranging interview with state broadcaster…
The EU mission in Armenia posted on X’s page about the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. “EUMA again patrolled on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border today, our monitors didn’t observe any unusual military movements. It was a calm and peaceful Easter Monday,” the statement on X reads.
Reuters. US President Donald Trump, who has struggled throughout his presidency to end Russia’s war in Ukraine despite campaign boasts that he could end it in a day, said Zelenskiy is the main impediment to resolving the four-year-old war. Trump has frequently criticized both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskiy but seemed more downbeat…
Turkey hopes that Armenia and Azerbaijan will soon reach an agreement and stable peace will be established in the South Caucasus, Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler said in a speech in the country’s Parliament. “Following the principle of “one nation, two states”, we have always stood by our brothers for the sake of the…
French Embassy in Armenia expressed solidarity with Armenian people commemorating the Sumgait massacres. “We express our solidarity with the Armenian people who commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in Sumgait in 1988”, the embassy tweeted.
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…
Turkey is preparing a bill on making fingerprinting mandatory for foreigners entering the country. The Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya told Sabah. He also announced plans to chip the ID cards of people, who have received temporary protection status in the republic, especially Syrians. Yerlikaya said that it is impossible to forge such…
The religious leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called on the newly elected President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, to continue the course of Ebrahim Raisi. According to the media, the continuation of the previous course will lead to “prosperity for the people of Iran and ensure success for the country.” Earlier, the results…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg on Monday in the capital Kyiv, where they discussed boosting Ukraine’s air defences and Kyiv buying weapons with European help. The meeting took place the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would send Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine and ahead…
Reuters. Three Southern California wildfires torched dozens of mountain homes, tore through a ski resort and forced thousands to evacuate in towns and cities east of Los Angeles on Wednesday (September 11). Around 40 homes and cabins burned in the villages of Mount Baldy and Wrightwood and flames damaged lifts at the nearby Mountain…
The Russian peacekeeping force recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in Askeran region, Nagorno-Karabakh, there were no casualties. This was stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops, together with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides, is conducting an investigation into the fact,”…
EU Mission in Armenia announces full operation capability, said the mission. “Today, EU Mission in Armenia announces full operation capability as it opens HQ in Yeghegnazdzor in the presence of Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan. Over 1000 patrols covering length of the Armenian border with Azerbaijan since mission launch in February”, EUMA said in a…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would “always” stand by the NATO military alliance, amid alarm among European allies over his stated aim of controlling Greenland, DPA reports. “We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us,” Trump wrote on his social media…
On May 26, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed over the phone the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, prospects of NATO’s expansion with Sweden and Finland, as well as the state of bilateral ties, the Turkish Presidency reports. Erdoğan and Macron, who have been active in efforts to…
Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, just days before the US president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reports. “I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and…
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday night summoned the Supreme National Council to an emergency meeting at his home after learning that Israel had targeted his closest ally, Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in Lebanon, according to three Iranian officials with knowledge of the meeting, The New York Times reports. …
The US authorities, when providing military assistance to Kiev, give priority to the supply of drones, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and Stinger man-portable air defense systems. This was announced at a briefing by the press secretary of the US defense department, John Kirby, reports TASS. He recalled that the American side is still making deliveries…
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…
The resumption of the Black Sea grain initiative will be one of the main topics of the August negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported by the TASS agency, citing its diplomatic source. It is noted that Ankara expects the relevant agreements to be…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the West’s job should not be to hope for a Ukrainian victory, but to mediate a peace deal. “We should not be on the side of Russia or Ukraine, but between them,” he said, adding that the policy of imposing anti-Russian sanctions did not work. Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for…
Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday said that no matter how the international and regional situation changes, China will unswervingly maintain its friendship and cooperation with Iran and advance China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership, IRNA reports. In a meeting with President Raisi, Xi Jinping stressed that China…
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi amid the ongoing Israeli-Iranian escalation. “In a phone conversation with my Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, I discussed the recent developments and exchanged views on the current situation. In line with the position expressed by Armenia, emphasized the importance of managing the…
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded to the statements made by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who claimed that Russia supported Azerbaijan’s actions in Nagorno-Karabakh because, for the first time, Armenia has a decisive prime minister who does not submit to Moscow. Macron also added that Paris has faced unacceptable interference from Azerbaijan in…
Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin, with each side accusing the other of hundreds of attacks and the Kremlin saying there was no order for a ceasefire extension, NBC News reports. Putin, who sent thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed the latest developments in Syria and the Gaza Board of Peace, Anadolu reports. In a phone call, the two leaders also discussed bilateral trade relations, particularly in the defense industry, and regional and global developments. Türkiye will continue to…
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is at a “point where words fail” and urged stronger international action following an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Turkish media reports. “From now on, different actions and measures need to be taken, and the international community needs to…
Reuters. Military police officers appeared on stage outside Antananarivo’s city hall on Tuesday (October 14), as youth-led protests against President Andry Rajoelina continued to swell. One officer stood guard inside a military vehicle, rifle in hand, while others drove through crowds of demonstrators gathered in the square. Their presence, and public remarks, have fuelled…
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89, BBC reports. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything…
