The West must prepare for a long war in Ukraine as Russia makes incremental gains in a furious battle to control the country’s east, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have both said, CNN reports.   In separate comments published Sunday, Stoltenberg and Johnson also reiterated that Western governments…

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has expressed confidence that Ukraine will be granted official candidate status ahead of a key EU summit in Brussels later this month. “I firmly believe that we will get a positive decision, that we will get support, that the course has now been set,” von der Leyen told German public broadcaster ARD on…

Russia has no objections to Ukraine joining the European Union, which is not a military organization, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. “The EU is not a military organization or a military-political bloc, in contrast to NATO. We have always said, and I have always said that…

Ukraine may resume talks with Russia from a strengthened position at the end of August after counteroffensives are conducted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain areas.   The relevant statement was made by David Arakhamia, the Head of the Ukrainian delegation and the Leader of the Servant of the People Faction, in a…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the Commission recommends candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova with an understanding that the countries carry on necessary reforms, while it recommends a European perspective to Georgia, with the country first required to meet conditions before reaching candidate status, civil.ge reports.   At the briefing…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received members of the sitting of the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich, Secretary of the…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan responded to the statements of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev that Armenia is not sincere in the process of achieving peace, it is delaying the process of unblocking the region. The questions of Armenpress and FM Mirzoyan’s answers on the issue are…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia commented on the statement of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, made on June 16, during the 9th Global Baku Forum, according to which Armenia rejected the proposal to hold a trilateral meeting in Tbilisi at the level of foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. In connection with Ilham Aliyev’s…

Following the arrest in France, on 12 June, of two men on suspicion of being sent to kill Mahammad Mirzali, an outspoken Azerbaijani video blogger who is a refugee in France, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for this latest apparent attempt to murder Mirzali on French territory to be addressed by the French and Azerbaijani…

President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan, who is in the Islamic Republic of Iran on an official visit, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian on June 16.   After the exchange of greetings, the parties spoke about 30 years of diplomatic relations…

Turkish opposition DEVA Party Chairman Ali Babacan said on Wednesday said that the country was on the verge of total bankruptcy, T24 news site reported.   Babacan criticized the Turkish government for its stewardship of the economy at a weekly evaluation meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Ankara.   “Today, I want to say…

Georgia has reported the first monkeypox case, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said, Georgia’s First Chanel reports.   The patient had mild symptoms and has already been discharged. He has recently travelled to Europe. His contacts are being monitored, NCDC noted.   According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox is a disease…

Applications for Russian passports have started coming from residents across the Kherson region, the regional military-civilian administration’s spokesman Sergey Moroz told TASS on Wednesday. “Demand remains high, people are eager to get Russian passports. Many are seeking Russian citizenship but there is currently only one application center so there are crowds and long lines. People…

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is in Qatar on an official visit, received State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi in his residence.   During the meeting, the sides discussed issues relating to further developing and strengthening the relations between Armenia and Qatar in the foreign policy field.  …

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Father Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in Doha during the official visit.   PM Pashinyan handed over the Order of Friendship of the Republic of Armenia to the Father Emir of Qatar for his significant services to the strengthening and development of political,…

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…

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is on an official visit in the State of Qatar, met with the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Welcoming Prime Minister Pashinyan, the Emir of Qatar praised the good-neighborly relations and mutual trust between Armenia and Qatar, emphasizing that Qatar is…

Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year deal on cooperation between the two allies subject to US sanctions during a visit Saturday to the Islamic republic by Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro, France 24 reports. The inking of the agreement “shows the determination of the high-level officials of the two countries for development of relations in different…

Ankara is waiting for a response from Moscow to a proposal to hold a meeting between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. This was stated on Saturday by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at a press conference following talks with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský, TASS reports. “We held…

If Georgia receives the EU candidate status with the same unjust obligations as the unjust accusations were reflected in the recent European Parliament resolution, then the country should give a fair refusal in return, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party MP Dimitri Khundadze said on Friday. The EP resolution on Thursday on Georgia’s media freedom…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Thursday that he plans to stand for reelection next year. ”(Recep) Tayyip Erdogan is the candidate of the People’s Alliance,” Erdogan said, referring to the between his Justice and Development Party and a nationalist party. “If you have the courage, declare your candidacy or the candidate of the alliance.”…

On June 10, the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization chaired by the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will take place in Yerevan. The sessions of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member states will take place in a narrow, then in an expanded format….

During a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan reported that the possible document on normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and issues related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process were at the center of their discussion. “I reaffirmed the readiness of the Government of the Republic…

Armenia continues to believe that the Russian peacekeeping mission is able to restore the status quo established in Nagorno-Karabakh by the 2020 trilateral statement, the situation as of March 23, 2022, which has been violated by the incursion of the Azerbaijani armed forces into Parukh village in Askeran, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a…

Russia will not use the demining of Ukrainian ports for military purposes and agrees “in one way or another” to formalize appropriate guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday at a press conference following talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, TASS reports. According to the minister, Moscow is ready to discuss with…

During the talks between the Moscow and Ankara delegations, the sides discussed preparations for a Turkish military operation in northern Syria. During the meeting, the Russian side did not approve of the move, due to which Turkey had to stop preparing for the battle, Hürriyet reports. This refers to the planned operation in the Ain…

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should be a balancing factor in the Euro-Atlantic region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview for a documentary, headlined ‘CSTO Allies – 30 Years on Guard of Collective Security,’ TASS reports. “A heated debate is now under way regarding how to implement CSTO summit decisions on…

The European Parliament passed its annual report on Turkey with 448 votes in favor, 67 against and 107 abstentions. The document also touched upon Turkey’s relations with Armenia and the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The report refers to the European Parliament’s report of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide and…

The Georgian Dream Government announced it had filed a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court regarding the separation of powers with President Salome Zurabishvili over the ambassadorial (non)appointments, civil.ge reports. “The Government of Georgia considers that the rejection of the nominations by the President of Georgia for the appointment and dismissal of ambassadors does not constitute its…

The meeting of the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran Arsen Avagyan with the Rector of the University of Tehran Seyed Mohammad Moghimi and the management staff of the university took place on June 6, 2022.   Issues related to the development of cooperation between the educational and scientific…