In a letter to UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, a group British lawmakers have raised concerns regarding the deteriorating security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The letter sets out six urgent concerns, all of which should be urgently addressed. The letter reads: Dear Foreign Secretary, The security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is now critical. We have six urgent…
The situation in the South Caucasus is in the center of Russia’s attention. Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Ivan Nechayev said this during a briefing in response to the question of ‘Lurer’. “On August 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry made a statement regarding the escalation of the…
Beijing and Moscow have entered the most successful period of inter-state relations characterized by the highest level of mutual trust and the greatest strategic significance, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told TASS in a special interview on Wednesday. “Under the strategic direction of [China’s] Chairman Xi Jinping and President [of Russia Vladimir] Putin, the…
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar in Konya. During the meeting, the sides emphasized the importance of holding the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, which serves to strengthen relations between peoples in the Turkic world, in Turkey. They noted that this prestigious…
The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, BBC reports. Ukraine’s president was speaking after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase there, killing one person. Mr Zelensky did not mention Tuesday’s blasts but said: “Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it…
Leo Housakos, Canadian Senator condemned Azerbaijani actions against the people of Artsakh. “Azerbaijan’s attack on the people of Artsakh represents the most recent violation of the Nov. 2020 ceasefire agreement. I am disturbed by Azerbaijan’s renewed aggression, and I call on Canada & the international community to condemn it in absolute terms”, he…
The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Israel for the Gaza attack. Erdogan made a speech at Ambassadors Conference in Ankara Cankaya presidential office. Erdogan said there can not be an excuse for killing children and babies. “We share our sensitivity to Palestine issue, Turkey’s support for the two-state resolution and the importance…
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said his country’s military went out of its way to lessen the impact on civilians. Speaking to reporters at the UN Monday, Erdan said the Israeli Defense Force operation called Operation Breaking Dawn was justified after Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel….
Western capitals are increasingly alarmed at the deepening ties between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of punitive retaliation against the NATO member if it helps Russia avoid sanctions, Financial Times reports. Six western officials told the Financial Times they were concerned about the pledge made by Turkish and Russian…
The protest at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in London yesterday, Thursday 4 August 2022, was carried out by supporters of The Mahdi Servants Union in opposition to the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and his government. This was stated in the press release published on the institution’s official website. “This government is responsible for longstanding…
The people of Ukraine’s Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions want referendums, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky has nothing to ask of Russia and its leadership in this situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, commenting on Zelensky’s statements that holding referendums in these territories on joining Russia would mean the end of talks with Moscow,…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed at the meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on August 5 that his country can host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, the TRT television channel reported on Saturday citing Erdogan’s statements for presidential pool journalists upon his return from Sochi. “It is…
Congresswoman Lori Trahan, representing Massachusetts’ Third District expressed her concerns about latest aggression by Azerbaijan in Artsakh in a tweet. “I’ve heard from many Armenian Americans in Massachusetts who are rightly outraged by Azerbaijan’s latest violent attack that has led to tragic and unnecessary loss of life. The U.S. and our allies must condemn…
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky shared her concerns over the latest escalation in Artsakh by Azerbaijan. “Azerbaijan must be held accountable for yet again violating its ceasefire agreement with Armenia. I urge State Department to use all of its diplomatic tools to hold the Aliyev regime accountable for its attacks on Artsakh and to prevent future…
The private conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Sochi lasted more than four hours. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, my dear friend, we are delighted to welcome you to Russia. As we agreed in Tehran, we are holding our next working meeting today. But before our meeting here in Sochi, a representative delegation of the Russian Government’s economic…
I am appalled by the recent serious breaches of the ceasefire on the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact and in particular the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 3 August around the Lachin corridor and in the north-western section, Chair of the EU Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina Kaljurand said in a…
Azerbaijan’s deadly attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh are not only a violation of the ceasefire, but also an unacceptable of its recent pattern of aggression. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee stated this in a post on Twitter. “Azerbaijani forces must withdraw from the region and end hostilities against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh,” the post reads.
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…
Reuters. Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday (August 4) denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port blast, marking the huge explosion’s second anniversary with demands for accountability. Bechara Boutros al-Rai, in a mass commemorating its scores of victims, said God condemned officials who were stalling…
Office of the US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement on the Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken commended the Turkish diplomatic efforts that led to the first shipment of Ukrainian grain leaving the…
The European Union is making a final push to save the Iran nuclear deal, convening all negotiators for an unexpected and sudden resumption of talks on Thursday, three sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO. The goal — as it has been for months — is to restore a 2015 deal that saw Iran…
The European Union calls for an immediate cessation of the hostilities which have broken out between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces around the Lachin corridor and other places along the Line of Contact. Regrettably, these clashes already led to loss of life and injuries. This is stated on the official website of the EU. “It is essential to…
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni with Ukrainian grain, which left the port of Odessa on Monday morning, late on Thursday reached Istanbul, where it will be inspected, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. “The Razoni dry cargo ship, laden with corn, reached the Bosporus Strait from the Black Sea side. It anchored at the designated…
On August 3, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. Ararat Mirzoyan presented to Andrzej Kasprzyk the security situation that unfolded in the region during the last few days. Minister Mirzoyan condemned the arbitrary interpretation of trilateral statements and attempts to destabilize the situation by Azerbaijan,…
The European Union is concerned about the increased tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Georgia Crisis, wrote about it on his Twitter. “Concerned about reports of increased tensions in Armenia-Azerbaijan context over recent days. EU is committed to deepening its engagement in the peace process;…
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 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…
Abdullah Shahid, President of the UN General Assembly, should not have deleted his post about visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial, US Congressman Frank Pallone stated. “33 countries, including the United States, have formally recognized the Armenian genocide. The UN should not be complicit in Turkey’s rejection of history. President of the United Nations General Assembly…
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…
A grain-loaded ship that departed from the Ukrainian port of Odesa will be in Istanbul on Tuesday at 12 p.m. GMT, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. “The ship will be anchored off the coast of Istanbul around 1500 (local time) for a joint inspection,” Akar said at Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk…
