The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev addressed the situation in the South Caucasus during the meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils on Afghanistan, TASS reports. According to Patrushev, the West is allegedly trying to shake up the situation in the South Caucasus and interfere in the Armenian-Azerbaijani…
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress will hold a special hearing on the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh. The commission informed about it in a statement. Special guests at the hearing are former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and David Phillips. “Luis Moreno Ocampo,…
There is great potential for trilateral cooperation between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, which will benefit all parties. In an interview with the Georgian service of Voice of America, Toivo Klaar, Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, stated. “Georgia has great potential to unite the two neighbors….
The U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) will send a business delegation to Armenia to participate in COP17. Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan held a meeting with Kristen Kaufman, Senior Vice President for Global Impact Initiatives at the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB), and Agnes Winblad, Senior Director for Environment and Sustainable development. During…
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large referred to the refusal by Baku to participate in quadrilateral format meeting in Brussels on December 7. “Azerbaijan agreed in Prague to continue the meetings in a quadrilateral format. It’s logical that the format of the meeting and composition of participants must be the same. Therefore we hope that the…
At night, Russia carried out new strikes in the direction of Ukraine with an unknown missile launched from the Belgorod region, as well as 62 ‘Shaheed’ strike and unknown drones, the Air Force of Ukraine reported. According to the source, the target of the Russian missile was the private sector in the Sumy region….
Turkey welcomed Armenia’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine, said the country’s Foreign Ministry in a statement. “We welcome Armenia’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine, following countries such as Spain, Ireland, Norway and Slovenia,” said the statement. The recognition of the Palestinian state is a must for international law, justice,…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Anadolu reports. Fidan and Araghchi discussed bilateral and regional issues, as well as the negotiation process regarding Iran’s nuclear activities, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry sources. …
“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…
Rosatom could have extended the operation of Armenia’s nuclear power plant until 2036, but Yerevan is choosing a “European direction,” giving preference to European contractors, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said in an interview with TASS. According to him, the condition for extending the plant’s operation until 2036 was to ensure that at…
On May 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Turin on a working visit to participate in the 132nd session of the CoE Committee of Foreign Ministers, met with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. The sides stressed the importance of expanding and deepening the bilateral relations, highlighting the need for promotion of…
Reuters. Russia is wasting large volumes of natural gas by burning it in a huge orange flare near the Finnish border at a time when it has sharply cut deliveries to the European Union, scientists and analysts said on Friday (August 26). Analysts from Rystad, an energy consultancy based in Norway, described it as…
The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory, BBC reports. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was a “double digit billion amount” in krone, or at least $1.5bn (£1.2bn). He described…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent a condolence message again to the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and the Armenian community of Istanbul on the occasion of April 24. In his condolence message, Erdogan noted that he pays his respects the Armenians who died in unfavorable conditions during the First World War and sends…
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.
The European Commission intends to recommend starting negotiations with Ukraine on its accession to the European Union this month, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. According to it, the European Commission wants to show support for Ukraine in this way before the start of Hungary’s EU presidency. On Friday, the European Commission will announce…
A civilian has died as a result of Azerbaijani aggression against Armenian Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan said at the Government session today. She said the person was in no way involved in military service, and there are facts to prove it. “In addition to ambulances and its staff, reporters were also targeted. There is…
Iran has stopped natural gas exports to Turkey following an Israeli strike on the giant South Pars gas field last week, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports. Ankara is still importing gas from Russia and Azerbaijan, its main suppliers, and can use gas held in storage, the people said, asking not…
Over the past decades, Russia and Armenia have accumulated great experience of constructive cooperation in a variety of fields and their bilateral ties have been brought to a high allied level, Russian President Vladimir Putin says in a welcoming message to the participants of the Ninth Russian-Armenian Interregional Forum, which has started today in Yerevan….
A possible comprehensive peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia is essential for ensuring lasting peace and security in the South Caucasus, Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler said on the sidelines of the multinational EFES-2024 exercise. Guler stated that Ankara welcomes the ongoing peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia. “Turkish President Recep…
During the past day, three violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were recorded in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, as a result of which a representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces was injured. This is stated in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
The Turkish forces and the Turkish-backed armed Syrian factions (also known as the Syrian National Army, SNA) targeted on Friday the center of the town of Zarkan (Abu Rasin) north of Hasakah, northeast Syria with heavy weapons. A local source told North Press that the Turkish forces and the affiliated factions targeted the center of…
US President Trump said he plans to go out on patrol with the Metropolitan Police Department and National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., on Thursday night amid a federal crackdown on crime, The Hill reports. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and with the military, of course. So…
Iran says it has carried out drone strikes on US military facilities and bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the 13th consecutive night of American attacks on the country, BBC reports. Explosions were reported along Iran’s Gulf coast, and in western, northern and central areas. Four people were killed and five injured…
“The UK government welcomes the release of 17 Armenian prisoners by Azerbaijan. This is an important humanitarian gesture. We continue to encourage both sides to resolve all outstanding issues through diplomatic means, including discussions on the fate of missing people and to secure the return of all remaining prisoners of war,” the statement reads.
During his visit to Lebanon, High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan met with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Lebanese Republic, Vahagn Atabekyan, was also present at the meeting Issues and programs related to the Armenia-Diaspora cooperation were…
Ukraine has started exporting electricity to the European Union, via Romania, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russia reduces gas supplies to the bloc which is supporting Kyiv in resisting Moscow’s special military operation. Several European countries, including Italy and Germany, are highly reliant upon Russian gas for their energy needs but have been forced to…
On November 24, I delivered a speech on the occasion of of the UAE 52-nd Union Day, Deputy Parliament Speaker of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan stated in his Facebook page. “Warmly congratulating on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates, I noted that I am following with the…
Moscow will not keep its attitude to the West’s attempts to undermine its relations with its allies a secret, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. “If we are really talking about equal, mutually beneficial, transparent cooperation based on international law, no one should have any worries,” he told a news conference after…
The EBRD’s First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group, Jürgen Rigterink, will visit Armenia as part of a regional trip, the EBRD said in a press release. The trip starts 4 September in Armenia, and will continue in Georgia and finish in Azerbaijan. First Vice President Rigterink, accompanied by Matteo Patrone,…
