A high-ranking Russian delegation, led by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and the Russian President’s Special Representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev, arrived in Damascus for the first time since the fall of the Bashar Assad regime, BBC reports. The new Syrian leadership was represented at the talks by the head of the new…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready to negotiate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but does not consider him a legitimate President who can sign a final peace deal. “Negotiations can be held with anyone, but because of his illegitimacy, he has no right to sign anything. If he wants to participate…
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and Azerbaijani Ambassador to Moscow Rakhman Mustafayev discussed the air crash near Aktau and stressed that it is necessary to complete the official probe and announce its results, the Russian foreign ministry said, TASS reports. “The sides discussed the topic of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near the…
The European Union has opposed US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Jordan and Egypt. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday, January 27, on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels that the people of Gaza have already suffered too much and,…
A fire erupted in the construction of a hotel in the southern Antalya province’s Alanya district, Turkey, on Jan. 27. The fire erupted in the construction of a 12-storey hotel while the workers were at the site around 4.30 p.m. local time. Alanya Mayor Osman Tarık Özçelik said the firefighters rescued four workers…
Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free, nor fair, Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated. “The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country. The relentless and unprecedented repression of human rights, restrictions to political participation and access to independent…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would “love” to see Canada as the 51st US state and listed out certain perks Canadians would enjoy if Canada merged with the US. In a video shared on social media, Trump could be heard saying that Canadian citizens “would get a very big tax cut if…
Moscow is ready to hold talks on Ukraine conflict settlement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “As for negotiations, we have always said that we are ready for them,” Putin said. According to him, Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to ban dialogue with Russia makes possible negotiations illegal. Putin noted that the West should force the…
Kazakhstan transferred the decrypted data from the black boxes of the Azerbaijani AZAL airline to Russia and Azerbaijan, announced Kanat Bozumbayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and head of the air crash investigation commission. “They were decrypted in Brazil, returned to Kazakhstan, and are with the investigative group operating under the Prosecutor General’s Office….
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during a panel discussion held within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos, touched upon the prospects for relations with the EU, the implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive Agreement, and the negotiations on visa liberalization. During the question-and-answer session, Pashinyan, in particular, said: There was an initiative…
Reuters. Firefighters battled yet another fire in Los Angeles that broke out late Wednesday night (January 22). The Sepulveda brush fire was burning near the city’s affluent Bel-Air neighborhood near the 405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass. Aerial images showed multiple fire engines on scene as firefighters attempted to hose down the fire….
The European Parliament has proposed not recognizing the upcoming presidential election in Belarus and imposing new sanctions on its leadership. “In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, [members of the European Parliament] MEPs call on the EU to reject the upcoming presidential election in Belarus on January 26 as a sham,” the European Parliament said…
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Yasin Huseynzadeh, who was found guilty of the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Iranian judicial spokesman Asghar Jahangir said at a press conference. According to him, the sentence has been sent to the Tehran court for execution. According to the information,…
Armenian Foreign Ministry sent condolences to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. “Deeply saddened by the tragic fire in Bolu, Turkey, that claimed dozens of lives. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Wishing speedy recovery for the injured”, Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
Ararat Mirzoyan, Foreign Minister of Armenia delivered opening remarks during his visit to Moscow and ahead of talks. “Colleagues, Sergey Viktorovich and I have already briefly touched upon several issues. We had a one-on-one format discussion and now we can continue the exchange of views with the participation of delegations. I would like to…
The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day, AP reports. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0. Another pick, John Ratcliffe for…
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU countries has scheduled for January 24 the coordination for the EU Council’s approval of a regulation to suspend the visa-free regime for diplomats and officials from Georgia. If the permanent representatives approve this initiative, Georgian diplomats, officials, and their families holding diplomatic and service passports will need…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza Strip and reiterated the organization’s commitment to providing support and assistance to the affected parties, Reuters reports. “We stand ready to support this implementation and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue…
The diplomatic mission of US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby ended. Libby had previously announced that he was stepping down due to health issues and was returning to the US to fully focus on his health.
The comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between Iran and Russia provides for the strengthening of cooperation in the field of security and defense. The third article of the document states that if one side is subjected to aggression, the other side should not provide any assistance to the aggressor. Russia and Iran also…
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…
US House of Representatives Republican Joe Wilson welcomed the strategic partnership document signed between Armenia and the United States. “We have an opportunity to Make Caucasus Great Again, a Caucasus built on shared Peace and Prosperity. For that, we need a peace deal between the Great Nations of Azerbaijan and Armenia. As Donald Trump…
Reuters. Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio promised a robust foreign policy focused on American interests at his nomination hearing on Wednesday (January 15) for secretary of state under President-elect Donald Trump who takes office on January 20. A China hawk and staunch backer of Israel, the 53-year-old Rubio is expected to comfortably win confirmation…
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities, Reuters reports. His arrest, the first ever for a sitting president in South Korea, is the latest head-spinning development in one of Asia’s most…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied on Wednesday that Hamas had agreed to the Gaza ceasefire proposal from Qatari mediators, after an Israeli official said the Palestinian militant group had given its approval, Reuters reports. Israeli media channels had reported that, following the green light from Hamas, the deal would be formally announced…
Washington is cooperating with Yerevan in the fields of defense and security, stated U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the signing of the Armenia-U.S. Strategic Partnership document. “In particular, we are committed to strengthening the defense of the sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia within its internationally recognized borders,” Blinken announced. He…
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he hopes his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan will soon pay a visit to Russia. “Our dialogue continues. Ararat Mirzoyan has been invited to Russia. He has accepted the invitation. We are expecting him, I hope the visit takes place soon”, Lavrov said at a press conference.
António Costa, President of the European Council, referred to his latest conversation with Armenia’s Nikol Pashinyan. “In my phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan we discussed the positive momentum in EU-Armenia relations. I expressed the EU’s commitment to further strengthen our partnership based on common values and deepen our cooperation across all…
The European Union announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package of 140 million euros ($142.8 million) for Ukraine and a further 8 million euros worth of aid for Moldova, Reuters reports. The aid package was announced as European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, responsible for crisis management, visited Ukraine to discuss humanitarian challenges as the…
Gas flows from Azerbaijan to Serbia have been halted and it is unclear when they will resume, news agency Tanjug quoted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as saying, Reuters reports. “I got information from our Azerbaijan brothers and friends that because of force majeure, and problems they have, we as of today cannot count on…
