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…
The European Union (EU) countries have not reached a consensus on granting Ukraine a loan based on Russia’s blocked assets. This was announced on October 1 by the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, before an informal summit of EU heads of state in Copenhagen. “We are working on a reparation loan to act…
Reuters/CCTV. China is ready to work with Germany to elevate China-Germany relations to a new level, so as to better serve the development of the two countries and inject more positive energy and stability into the world, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang during talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday. …
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan is full of hope that the high-level political dialogue between Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran will be a great stimulus for further deepening and strengthening of bilateral cooperation, the Deputy Prime Minister said at the official reception organized in Yerevan on the…
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…
Head of the European Parliament delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, Marina Kaljurand, congratulated Armenia on the occasion of officially joining the ICC. “Sincere congratulations to Armenia on formally joining the International Criminal Court on 1 February 2024! A clear signal of the country’s commitment to the rule of law and a great basis…
Azerbaijani state TV just broadcasted 35-minute “film” which, in short, presents whole sovereign territory of Republic of Armenia as Azerbaijani territory, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ani Badalyan stated in Twitter. “As seen bellow, Armenia “fades” from map. This is nothing short of open propaganda and blatant threat against sovereign neighbor,” Badalyan wrote. Earlier Armenia’s Foreign…
Azerbaijan continues to illegally close the Lachin Corridor and does not allow humanitarian aid allocated by Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh to reach the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, where there is a serious humanitarian crisis due to Azerbaijan’s complete blockade of the corridor. In a conversation with journalists on July 31, Vardan Sargsyan, a representative of the working…
Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country’s atomic energy organisation, said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency, Reuters reports. Eslami reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian had a phone call with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russia Sergey Lavrov. The foreign ministers discussed and exchanged opinions, Iran’s Foreign Ministry reports. The Russian Foreign Minister welcomed the agreement reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume…
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…
During the night, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Bryansk, and Kaluga regions of Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday. “Tonight, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using 33 aircraft-type UAVs on sites on the territory…
Catherine Colonna, Foreign Minister of France, referred to the humanitarian cargo, which reached the starving people of Nagorno-Karabkh through Lachin corridor and Aghdam-Stepanakert road simultaneously. “Two humanitarian convoys are reached Nagorno-Karabakh through the points of Lachin and Agdam: this must be a first step towards unconditional and unhindered humanitarian access in accordance with international…
Reuters. Bidzina Ivanishvili, the influential billionaire founder of Georgia’s ruling party, accused a Western “global party of war” of meddling in Georgia in a rare speech at a rally backing a bill on foreign agents that has sparked a political crisis in the South Caucasus country. Ivanishvili, who served as Georgia’s prime minister from…
The Turkish authorities plan to start preparing the city of Istanbul for the potentially devastating earthquake that seismologists have recently warned about, Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Mehmet Ozhaseki said at a press conference on Wednesday. “We held a meeting with [Istanbul Mayor] Ekrem [Imamoglu] and the heads of the [city’s municipal] districts to…
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Friday (March 3) for high-level meetings, the official IRNA news agency reported. The visit comes amid discussions with Tehran on the origin of uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7% purity, very close to weapons grade, at its Fordow enrichment plant, according…
The provocative actions initiated and carried out by the armed forces of Azerbaijan in the northern and northwestern parts of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) are part of the policy of Armenophobia and the ethnic cleansing strategy, the Prosecutor’s Office of Artsakh said in a statement. Noting that the escalation of the situation is usually…
Turkey freed a vessel that had wedged itself against the banks of the Bosphorus Strait, clearing the vital waterway that connects the Black Sea with global markets, Bloomberg reports. Tugboats released the stranded bulk carrier after it got stuck Monday morning, CNN Turk television reported. The vessel, carrying peas, had run aground after its…
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.
“The decision of the European Council should be viewed as an unequivocally anti-Georgian move that undermines the credibility of the European structures in the perception of Georgian society,” said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during the briefing at the Government Administration, 1tv.ge reports. According to the PM, such decisions lead to the devaluation of…
Vagif Khachatryan, abducted from an illegal Azerbaijani checkpoint on July 29, 2023, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him in the Azerbaijani court and stated that he did not participate in any crime against Azerbaijanis. The trial in the case of Vagif Khachatryan, a resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, continues in the Yasamal District…
The Iranian Parliament’s Culture Committee will not consider new bills on wearing the hijab, said official representative of the parliamentary committee on culture Ahmad Rastineh, ISNA reports. “There is no new bill on modesty and hijab on the agenda of the Cultural Committee of the Iranian Parliament,” he said. Hossein Jalali, a member of the…
There was a need for an urgent UNESCO fact-finding mission, proposed by UNESCO Secretary-General Audrey Azoulay, to protect the Armenian cultural and religious heritage from the imminent threat of extinction in the post-war territories under the control of Azerbaijan. This was stated by the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Vahan Hunanyan. The statement…
During the 12 days of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, Budapest has caused great damage to the community, the representative of the German Foreign Ministry stated during the briefing. “We have to see how Hungary’s presidency of the EU Council will turn out in the future. Now we are on the…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed any killings that have taken place on an “Israeli plot” intended to create a large number of casualties. The claim came during an interview on Fox News’ “Special Report with Brett Baier” Wednesday evening. He also said that “now there is calm and we are in full…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his primary rival in the presidential election, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the opposition Republican People’s Party, plan to hold rallies in Istanbul on the same day but in different districts. The Haberler news portal reports on Friday. According to the news portal, the rallies will be held in the…
Nickolay Mladenov, who is set to become the Director of the Board of Peace for Gaza, met Friday with Hussein Al-Sheikh, Vice President of the Palestinian Authority and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Al-Sheikh posted on X. On Thursday, the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported that the…
In Nagorno-Karabakh, the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Defense Ministry recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Martuni region, Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs about it. “There are no casualties or injuries. The command of the Russian peacekeeping force is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and…
EU Mission in Armenia issued a statement on the occasion of EU and the Republic of Armenia on the status of EUMA – the SOMA. “Important development and great news for EUMA! Following the completion of the final steps of ratification, the Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Armenia on the status…
At the joint session of the Parliament committees, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan, speaking about the interaction between Armenia and the EU, noted that the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territory of Armenia and the final settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remain among the priority issues on the agenda….
