Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani will arrive in Armenia on July 7 at the invitation of Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan, the Office of Mr. Grigoryan said. During his working visit, Ali Shamkhani will meet with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Working discussions between the Secretaries of the Armenian and Iranian Security Councils…
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…
Finland and Sweden completed accession talks at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Monday (4 July 2022), as agreed last week by NATO leaders at their Summit in Madrid. Both countries formally confirmed their willingness and ability to meet the political, legal and military obligations and commitments of NATO membership, NATO’s website reports. The talks were…
The military delegations of Turkey and Ukraine held talks in Ankara, the Turkish military department said. It is noted that at the meeting, ideas were exchanged on bilateral and regional issues related to defense and security. The level of representation of the delegations is not specified. According to media reports, the issue of establishing a…
Comprehensive deepening and development of the relations with India is one of the foreign policy priorities of Armenia, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the opening of the 8th session of the Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission in Yerevan. “In this regard, it is gratifying to see that India with its vital democracy and dynamic economy…
An informed source told the media that Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov is set to pay a visit to Tehran in the coming days at the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Mehr reports. In addition to meeting his Iranian counterpart, Bayramov is scheduled to meet with other Iranian high-ranking officials including Iranian…
Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Syria at the head of a delegation to discuss the latest issues with Syrian officials, Iran Press New Agency reports. Iran’s Foreign Minister in a press conference with his counterpart, Fayssal Mikdad said: Iran condemns the Zionist aggression in the south of Tartus this morning. With its…
At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes in southern Iran on Saturday, according to the country’s semi-official FARS news agency, CNN reports. Four separate earthquakes were recorded near the southern port city of Bandar-e Lengeh, including one that registered at a 6.1 magnitude, according to the United…
President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’ integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two decades. “Unprecedented political and social pressure from the so-called collective West is pushing us to speed up the unification process: together to minimise the…
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…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared for his special military operation in Ukraine for at least a year before inciting it, and predicted Putin is likely to be able to maintain a drawn-out offensive for a “long time,” CBS News reports. Scholz made the comments in a Thursday interview with…
The UK Government is providing a further £500,000 to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support land mine clearance in Armenia and Azerbaijan. New funding will provide vital training and expert advice to make the area safe, prevent injuries and save lives. “This UK contribution will harness the UN’s expertise, reduce the…
Within the framework of the Sixth Caspian Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ilham Aliyev. Prior to the meeting, Putin mentioned that he would also discuss regional security issues with the President of Azerbaijan, in particular, the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. According to the Russian President, various proposals on regional cooperation were discussed…
The Russian State Duma has adopted a bill in the first reading, according to which the national driving licenses of Armenian citizens engaged in entrepreneurial or business activities related to driving may be adopted in the country.
The United States has appointed a new Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. Andrew Schofer was replaced by Laura Hochla. In response to the ‘Lurer’’s inquiry, the US Embassy to Armenia said that all parties involved have already been officially informed that the US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group is currently Laura Hochla, State…
The United States has been creating illusion pretending the unity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) while it has been falling apart amid economic, energy crisis and surging inflation rate, said a Turkish politician on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Ali Riza Tasdelen, member of the International Relations Bureau of Vatan Party in Turkey said that…
“Indirect” talks between Iran and the United States aimed at removing U.S. sanctions will resume this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. The talks, scheduled for this week, are intended to smoothen a few issues over the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the spokesman said during his weekly press conference….
The U.S. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair spoke with her counterparts today to discuss the future of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs tweeted. “It’s unfortunate the Russian Co-Chair did not accept the invitation. We look forward to the Minsk Group’s continuing work.”
Iran has submitted an application to become a member of the group of emerging economies known as the BRICS, an Iranian official said on Monday. Iran’s membership in the BRICS group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, “would result in added values for both sides,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. Russian Foreign…
The President of Azerbaijan promised to release a group of captives in the presence of the President of the European Council, but this did not happen. Today, in an online interview with media outlets and NGOs, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in response to a reporter’s question about the captives. “I confirm that during the…
During a press conference with media and NGOs, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan touched upon the issue of normalization of relations with Turkey. “If I say now that there is no possibility, the question will arise, then why are we negotiating? If we negotiate, then there is a certain understanding that it is possible to…
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine moved from being a distant, abstract conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled country’s president, CBC reports. Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders that despite their efforts to arm his country and to isolate the…
Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Georgian parliament building, urging the country’s authorities to comply with EU demands for candidate status. The gathered people insisted that if the government does not implement the relevant reforms within half a year, they will start indefinite protests. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and MP Davit Arakhamia, who…
The decisions made against Ankara at the EU summit in Brussels on June 23-24 are biased, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “EU attempts to legitimize extremist, illegal theses on the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, are unacceptable,” the Ministry said, noting that Brussels is on the side of Greece while resolving…
On June 24, the President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan who is on an official visit in Vienna met with the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka. Alen Simonyan thanked his Austrian colleague for the invitation and congratulated him on the 30th anniversary of the…
The interview of the Foreign Minister of Armenia to RFE/RL: Question: The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated that their proposal to commence the works on the peace agreement has not received a response from the Armenian side yet. How would you comment on that? Answer: Both publicly and in the international arena, as…
FLY BAGHDAD started operating flights on the route Baghdad – Yerevan – Baghdad, the “Armenia” International Airports” CJSC said in a statement. “From 23 June 2022 FLY BAGHDAD started operating flights on the route Baghdad-Yerevan-Baghdad. Flights will be operated once a week, every Thursday. For the availability of air tickets, their acquisition…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Iranian counterpart on Thursday (June 23), as world powers and Tehran are struggling to revive their 2015 nuclear pact and negotiations are stalled. Lavrov shook hands with Hossein Amirabdollahian in the capital Tehran, a day after arriving in the country, before officials from both states sat down for…
The head of the faction of the ruling party of Ukraine “Servant of the People” David Arakhamia, who was previously the head of the delegation of Kyiv at the talks with Russia, opposed granting Georgia the status of a candidate member of the European Union. Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili spoke…
If Washington and Paris really had highlighted the unique mediation format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, they would not allow themselves to ignore the mandate approved by all member states. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated this during a briefing, answering the question of ‘Lurer’. “They have been demonstratively suspending…
