The periods of isolation and quarantine for patients with COVID-19 and those who have been in contact with them are being reduced. This was reported to the First Channel of Georgia by the Ministry of Health. According to the agency, in the event of a shortage of personnel at strategic facilities – in medical, educational…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia expressed its deep condolences to the people of Afghanistan in connection with the devastating earthquake in the west of the country on its X microblog (formerly Twitter).   “Our deep sympathy to the Afghani people affected by the devastating earthquake that hit the Western Provinces…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.   The interlocutors touched upon a number of issues of the Armenian-Russian bilateral agenda, as well as regional issues, the situation around Nagorno Karabakh.   The parties discussed the implementation of the trilateral statements of the leaders of…

During the last week, the developments around the Lachin Corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia are as follows: Azerbaijan not only continued the illegal blocking of Lachin Corridor, but also made another incursion into the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the Government sitting.  …

Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of Armenian Foreign Ministry, referred to the sentencing Vagif Khachatryan to 15 years imprisonment in Baku.    “Vagif Khachatryan: “I am innocent person.” Despite clear rejection of any false accusation, 68-year-old resident of Nagorno Karabakh was “sentenced” to 15-year imprisonment after over a month of mock “trail”-show in Baku.   We stress:…

In Europe, the most welcoming country is Armenia, according to the Euronews.travel. The country extends relaxed visa rules to travellers from 135 countries, placing it in 26th place in the overall leaderboard.   Kosovo offers this welcome to 109 countries, while Moldova does to 103.   Most European countries are a little stricter, offering visa-free…

Moscow has not yet seen Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s proposals for specifying details of the Russian peacekeeping mission’s work in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday.   “I find it difficult to answer this question because we have not seen the specific proposals that the Armenian Prime Minister wants to…

For various, not very clear reasons, the Armenian side is delaying the negotiations on the creation of a transport route between the main territory of Azerbaijan and Nakhijevan, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Yevdokimov told Izvestiya.   He emphasized that this topic is very important for Azerbaijan and noted. “It is the existence of a…

In the provision 9 of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, there is nothing that a corridor will pass through the territory of Armenia, it is impossible to find it, there is no such thing that any other country will control any territory of Armenia, we are talking about regional communications. You also know…

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, spoke about his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada in his X microblog.   “Good to meet my friend Melanie Joly ahead of the EU-Canada Summit. We had an in-depth discussion on the situation in the Middle East. I thanked her…

“The Transparency bill fully aligns with legal principles. We are ready to engage in discussions with our European, American, or local Georgian partners,” stated the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.   Kobakhidze emphasized that transparency is indispensable in a democratic society…

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.   …

Reuters. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday (July 12) as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has touted as a “new beginning” in relations with the continent.   Raisi’s trip to Africa, which will also take him to Uganda and Zimbabwe, is…

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova addressed the ongoing protests in Armenia during her weekly briefing. She noted that the discontent “appears to be partly due to concerns over the fairness of the delimitation of certain enclave villages”.    Zakharova emphasized that Russia views these political “processes as Armenia’s internal affairs and is focused on…

Statements from Yerevan about the possibility of leaving the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are a sovereign choice, but Moscow hopes that “no temporary administrations” will destroy ties between Russia and Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.   “If, as some leaders of Armenia have announced, now, disappointed with Russia and the CSTO,…

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi described the plan to plant 1 billion trees in 4 years throughout the country as one of the very good and valuable measures in the field of preserving natural resources, enriching forests and creating forest parks in order to preserve the environment and sustainable development in the country, Presidential press office…

Reuters. Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz on Tuesday (January 3) signed a long-term deal with Turkish state gas firm Botas, giving it access to neighboring Turkey’s gas network and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to help bring in supplies.   Bulgaria was almost fully dependent on Russian gas, but is seeking alternatives after Moscow cut…

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…

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine moved from being a distant, abstract conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled country’s president, CBC reports.   Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders that despite their efforts to arm his country and to isolate the…

In a joint presser held today with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that the shooting of an Azerbaijani soldier by Armenia is “deplorable” but he added that he found the response of Azerbaijan to be “disproportionate”.    He reiterated that…

Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, on her Twitter, referred to Aliyev’s anti-Armenian speeches during the ministerial meeting of the coordinating bureau of the “Non-Aligned” movement. “Once again we see Azerbaijan using platform of Non-Aligned Movement and its Chairmanship for aggressive and anti-Armenian narratives,including distorting causes and essence of Nagorno-Karabakh…

At the press conference summing up the year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan referred to the terms of activity of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in Nagorno Karabakh. According to Jeyhun Bayrmanov, its deadline is regulated by the trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020.   “That…