On April 3, the members of the Armenia-Poland Friendship Group met with the delegation led by the Head of the Poland-Armenia Friendship Group Radoslaw Fogiel. Welcoming the colleagues, the Head of the Armenia-Poland Friendship Group Arusyak Julhakyan highlighted the closer cooperation between the two countries, underscoring the cooperation and meetings formed between the Committees on…
The ruling Georgian Dream party officially nominated Irakli Kobakhidze as the candidate for the position of Prime Minister, Georgian Public TV reports. Irakli Garibashvili, the new GD chair, announced at the party congress that Irakli Kobakhidze would be the GD’s candidate for the Prime Minister position, expressing his wishes for his success. A…
Cargo transportation by all types of vehicles between Azerbaijan and Iran has been resumed, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan stated. According to the Cabinet of Ministers, entry and exit — including transit operations — for cargo transportation by all types of vehicles across the state border between the Republic of…
Reuters. The shopkeepers’ protest continued on Tuesday (January 6) as eyewitness videos showed protestors throwing gas canisters amid clashes with Iranian security forces in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos by buildings and road layout which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. The date…
Japan has downgraded its last remaining tsunami alert, which was in the country’s north, after one of the most powerful earthquakes in decades struck off Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, prompting authorities to urge more than two million people to evacuate and triggering alerts across much of the Pacific. The magnitude-8.8 quake, which struck…
The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize committee’s decision to grant the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump, who aggressively lobbied for the award and touted his role in brokering international ceasefire deals, Reuters reports. “President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and…
Turkey will create an international hub from which Russian gas can be supplied to Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, TASS reports. Erdogan was speaking in parliament at a meeting of the faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headed by him. “In Europe they are now dealing with the…
Today, negotiations between the delegations of Russia, the US and Ukraine are being resumed in Geneva, which are taking place behind closed doors, a source in the negotiating team said. The third round of trilateral talks on the Ukrainian settlement began yesterday in Geneva and lasted six hours, the meeting ended in the evening….
The armed forces of Ukraine struck with six ATACMS ballistic missiles at the Bryansk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Russian air defense systems shot down five missiles, one was damaged. Its fragments fell on the technical territory of a military facility in the Bryansk region, which caused a fire, which was…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a “real threat” of US military action against Colombia, BBC reports. Petro said the US is treating other nations as part of a US “empire”. It comes after Trump said a military operation in Colombia “sounds good”. Petro said that…
Dina Titus, a member of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, informed that the bill on the review of sanctions against Azerbaijan was presented to the Congress. “I just introduced the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act to take action against 44 Azerbaijani officials following the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Artsakh and the violent…
The Azerbaijani government is working on the implementation of the so-called ‘Zangezur Corridor’, the head of the State Customs Service of Azerbaijan, Shahin Bagirov, said. “Now we are working on creating checkpoints of the ‘Zangezur Corridor’. At the same time, we are working on new projects, and construction works will begin in the next…
The Iranian army is on high alert in response to a possible confrontation with the United States, Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami said. “We are on high alert and are closely monitoring the enemy’s movements in the region. Iran is not a country that can be destroyed,” Khatami said, warning that an attempt to…
Russia has provided Iran with all necessary clarifications regarding the subject of the so-called ‘Zangezur Corridor’. Maria Zakharova, Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced this at the briefing. “We are in contact with our partners, it is a constant communication. In this regard, we have given all the necessary clarifications and we take…
Turkey hopes for the return of the money it had paid for the purchase of American F-35 fighter jets, Sabah daily wrote, citing Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler. “I believe we will be able to have the money returned we paid for the F-35s; the [respective] negotiations are ongoing,” Yaşar Güler said. Earlier,…
Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgia’s Prime Minister referred to the UN COP29 summit taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. “I was privileged to participate in COP29 in Baku a meaningful milestone for the South Caucasus region. Together with partners, we addressed climate change challenges and explored effective solutions for a sustainable future. Georgia remains devoted to overcome…
Within the framework of the UN General Assembly 79, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Turkey, Annalena Baerbock and Hakan Fidan, was held, during which the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations were discussed. “Turkey is an important mediator for peace in our neighborhood. Turkey can contribute to a historic peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan….
Anne-Laurence Petel, Member of French National Assembly, Co-Chair of France-Armenia parliamentarian friendship group referred to the European Parliament resolution, adopted earlier. “By an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament adopted a resolution paving the way for Armenia’s possible candidacy for the EU. This is an important step to support Armenian democracy and the desire…
Iran’s foreign minister warned Israel on Friday that if it carries out an attack on Iran, Tehran will retaliate in a harsh way, AP reports. Abbas Araghchi was in Beirut for meetings with Lebanese officials. His visit came three days after Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel, the latest in a series…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow on Friday (April 25) to discuss the U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine, and Trump said the two sides were “very close to a deal,” despite apparent differences in their positions, Reuters reports. Trump said…
Another batch of grain from Russia will be sent to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan on May 15. Azerbaijani media outlets reported this. A total of 14 railway wagons carrying 977 tons of grain will be dispatched to Armenia. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
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 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…
EU welcomes the sustained engagement from Armenia and Azerbaijan FMs in 4 days of negotiations in Washington, Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, wrote on Twitter. “Encouraging news from Washington. Progress can only be made through dialogue. We continue to stand with Armenia and Azerbaijan and work…
Syria’s Damascus airport will start operating international flights from Jan. 7, Syrian Civil Aviation Authority chief Ashad Al Saliby told Syrian state news agency Sana on Saturday (January 4), Reuters reports. Employees were seen by Reuters preparing Damascus International Airport on December 14 to resume operations after the airport had been closed on December…
We are deeply concerned by the interruption of freedom of movement in the Lachin corridor, causing considerable hardship to the population, the four co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan and Armenia have declared in a joint statement. “Freedom and security of movement of persons and goods must…
US State Department spokesman Ned Price referred to the September 20 Blinken-Mirzoyan-Bayramov meeting in New York, noting that it was the first face-to-face meeting after the recent escalation, during which the parties discussed the best ways to make progress. “I will let the two sides speak to their attitudes. It was important for us…
Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, offered his condolences over the deadly blast at a Yerevan market, which left 16 dead, eight missing. “Deeply saddened by the news of the fatal fireworks storage explosion in Armenia’s capital, leaving people missing & injured. My sincere condolences go out to our Armenian friends in this time…
The White House has announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Azerbaijan with his family following an productive visit to Armenia. An expanded-format meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has begun in Baku. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Order of Friendship to the former ambassador of Armenia to Russia, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, for his services in strengthening of the ties between the two countries. This is stated in the respective decree posted on the official portal of legal information of Russia. “Vagharshak Varnazi Harutyunyan, a citizen…
