A section of cliff has collapsed near the vicinity of the Shiomghvime Monastery complex. Video footage of the incident has been circulating on social media platforms, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports.    Reports from individuals present at the scene indicate that no injuries occurred due to the collapse.   The First Channel of the Georgian Public…

Ali Nikzad, Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Parliament, referring to Iran-Azerbaijan relations, stated: “Iran is a great country that has shown special respect to its neighbors throughout history. Iran has a lot in common with its northwestern neighbors, especially Azerbaijan, and we have always respected this country. Azerbaijan should know that after the Islamic Revolution, one…

Georgia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan agreed on a five-year road map for the development of the Trans-Caspian (Middle) transport corridor. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced this at a joint press conference held in Tbilisi with Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov, TASS reports.   “We have a specific road map for the development of the Middle…

The session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU started in Brussels, chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. Before the start of the session, Borrell noted that his first meeting before the conference of foreign ministers of EU Eastern Partnership countries will…

Azerbaijani Foreign ministry referred to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) statement on July 25, 2023. The Red Cross, in particular noted: “Despite persistent efforts, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is not currently able to bring humanitarian assistance to the civilian population through the Lachin corridor or through any other routes,…

The National Security Service has seized over a ton of cocaine smuggled into Armenia from Ecuador.   The cocaine with a street value of over €250 million was smuggled into the country in a shipment of goods ordered by an Armenian fruit importing company from a company in Ecuador.   The shipment made its way…

A while ago, the European Court made a decision regarding the request to apply interim measures submitted by Armenia yesterday, the Office of the Representative of Armenia on International Legal Matters reports. The court decided to give Azerbaijan time until Monday, December 19, at 4:00 p.m. (French time) to send a response to Armenia’s request,…

People from multiple parties at a newly-established Joint Coordination Center in Turkey are striving jointly to ensure safe grain shipment from Ukraine, said a coordinator from the United Nations.   Turkey inaugurated the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul on Wednesday to monitor the implementation of the grain shipment process from Ukraine, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi…

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Israel discussed in New York the situation created around Nagorno-Karabakh resulted from the Azerbaijani attack.   Jeyhun Bayramov stated that the purpose of Baku’s actions is to establish peace and stability in the region.   Eli Cohen, for his part, noted that Israel is interested in deepening cooperation with Azerbaijan…

Six people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooter opened fire from an apartment balcony and then killed themselves in a Georgian city on Friday, officials said, Global News reports. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement that the suspect fired several rounds into the yard of the building in Sagarejo, killing four…

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish leader expressed condolences over the death of former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev and noted his significant role in the contemporary history of Russia and the entire world, the Kremlin reports.   The leaders discussed further progress of the multifaceted…

Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson, referred to the new arrests of activists in Azerbaijan.   Another prominent economist and journalist, Farid Mehralizade was arrested as part of the investigation on Abzas Media, even though there are facts that he’s not even related to that media organization.    “We are deeply troubled by the continued…

The phone conversation between the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Turkey has become the main agenda topic of the Armenian community in Turkey, according to the statement released by the Union of Armenian Foundations of Turkey. Armenian foundations, all their affiliated institutions and companies follow the developments with appreciation and hope and…

In addition to political negotiations, Armenia is trying to find legal mechanisms to ensure the return of detainees in Azerbaijan. Ara Ghazaryan (International Law Specialist) – We know that the reason for all this is that those people are Armenians, that is, racism is the basis of punishment. It is clear that they will return…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry reports. They discussed the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis and bilateral topics. Amirabdollahian strongly dismissed the claims about the use of Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine, saying, “The Islamic Republic has…

The European Union is openly abusing the relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan, including by promoting a “mission of serious doubts from the legitimacy point of view” in the territory of Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov  said during the press conference held after negotiations with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.   According to him, the…

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received in Baku the American Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the senior adviser of the US State Department on Caucasus negotiations, Louis Bono. The parties discussed the developments in the South Caucasus, the prospects of the process of normalization of relations between Yerevan and Baku, the negotiation process for…

The EU has condemned an apparent threat to members of the European parliament by Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the EU, Vagif Sadigov, OC Media reports.   Sadigov, who also serves as the country’s ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, tweeted on 23 June in response to a visit by a delegation of MEPs to Armenia which travelled…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (July 5) the negotiations on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran known as the JCPOA needed to succeed while taking into account the interests of regional partners, including Israel, Reuters reports. “We have to defend this deal, take into account security interests of our friends in…

Iran attaches importance to how the other side acts, not to what it says in media, Nasser Kanaani told reporters during his weekly press briefing in Tehran on Monday.   Referring to speculations about the exchange of messages between Iran and the United States to revive the JCPOA and to remove the sanctions, the spokesman…

Azerbaijan is doing everything it can to derail direct dialogue with Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday during the government sitting.    “Despite the international-level agreements, after only two meetings Azerbaijan announced that it will discuss with Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh the topic of integration, whereas the international agreement was about…

The only remaining Armenian village in Turkey, Vakifli, suffered extensive damages in the latest earthquakes that hit Turkey Monday evening.   The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople said no deaths occurred in the village but buildings suffered heavy damages. The Holy Mother of God Armenian church in the village was also damaged. The patriarchate said the…