The death toll from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria passed 38,000 as only a handful of survivors were pulled from the rubble more than a week after the disasters that devastated swaths of both countries. Turkey’s disaster agency said around 32,000 had been recorded killed in the country. Rebel-held northwest Syria: More…
Turkey’s worst earthquake in almost a century has left a trail of destruction that could cost Ankara up to $84.1 billion, a business group said, while a government official put the figure at more than $50 billion, Reuters reports. The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria from last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake approached 36,000…
Search and rescue operations were completed in all regions of Aleppo province. This was reported by the General Consulate of Armenia in Aleppo.
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Nikos Christodoulides on his election as the President of Cyprus. “Dear Mr. Christodulides, I’d like to extend my warm congratulations to You on being elected as the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus. Armenian-Cypriot relations are deepening in all areas of mutual interest, on bilateral and multilateral formats,…
François-Xavier Bellamy, member of the European Parliament, informed on his Twitter that he arrived in Armenia and went to the entrance of the Lachin Corridor. “The only road to Nagorno-Karabakh has been blocked by Azerbaijan for two months. A few kilometers from here, 120,000 peaceful Armenians live cut off from the world, deprived of everything,”…
Garo Paylan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament, published a video and wrote: “Shoulder-to-shoulder with the AFAD crew, the Armenian relief team rescued an eight-year-old girl alive in Adıyaman. Solidarity saves lives!”
As we reported earlier, a humanitarian cargo was sent from Armenia to Turkey to provide aid to the regions affected by the earthquake. The trucks crossed the territory of Turkey through the Margara bridge between the two countries, which had not been used for about 30 years since 1993.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan is full of hope that the high-level political dialogue between Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran will be a great stimulus for further deepening and strengthening of bilateral cooperation, the Deputy Prime Minister said at the official reception organized in Yerevan on the…
Armenian urban search and rescue teams, using all possible search methods and means, have been applying their skills for three days in a row in the areas affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria to eliminate the consequences of destruction, search for people in collapsed buildings, dismantle the rubble, open, erect tents and…
Turkey is discussing re-opening a border crossing into Syrian government territory, a Turkish official said on Friday, enabling earthquake aid to be sent directly to areas under President Bashar al-Assad’s control after a decade of enmity, Reuters reports. It is also looking at opening another crossing into Syria’s opposition-held Idlib region, the official said. Turkey…
The representation of France in the OSCE responded to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. “Together with the EU, France will continue to contribute to the development of dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including within the framework of the OSCE. France calls on Azerbaijan to restore freedom of movement through the Lachin…
In a report, MEPs call on Armenia to pursue a comprehensive and mutually acceptable peace treaty with Azerbaijan, while praising Yerevan for its work on democratic reforms. In the new report reviewing EU relations with Armenia, prepared by the Foreign Affairs Committee and adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn the large-scale military attack on…
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues leaders Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-21), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Brad Sherman (CA-32), and 61 Representatives today introduced a congressional resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its blockade of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and urging the United States to take immediate steps to end the…
Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan referred to the fake news, disseminated by Azerbaijani media on Lachin Corridor. “Having nothing else to do, Azerbaijani media spreads another lie claiming that Armenia and Iran are going to attack the Lachin Corridor, blocked already for 60 days. Azerbaijan must unblock Lachin Corridor as it blocked it for ethnic…
Turkish Parliament member Garo Paylan informed on his Facebook page that the Armenian rescuers started their work in Adıyaman. Earlier we reported that Armenia sent 27 rescuers to Turkey and 29 to Syria. Rescue teams include doctors.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman․ The Prime Minister welcomed Mr. Radman’s visit and expressed confidence that it will contribute to the development and expansion of relations between the two countries in various fields. According to Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian-Croatian relations have a great…
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I has offered condolences to the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al Assad, on behalf of the Armenian Church, the Holy See of Cilicia. The Catholicos conveyed his deep sorrow for the victims of the deadly earthquake and expressed his solidarity with Syria…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Prime Minister offered condolences and expressed solidarity to the President and the people of Turkey in connection with the numerous victims of the strong earthquake that occurred in the southeastern regions of…
The air force of the Iranian Army unveiled an underground facility called “Oqab 44” (Eagle 44) on Tuesday, IRNA news agency reports. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Army Commander Major General Abrolrahim Mousavi, and a number of other senior Iranian Army commanders….
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning following a devastating earthquake that struck the country’s southeast, according to a decree released by his office on Monday. “A seven-day national mourning has been declared on February 6, 2023 following the earthquakes in our country. Our flags will fly at half-staff…
Today, the Ministry of Health announced that the number of earthquake victims has risen to 812 deaths and 1,449 injuries, in the governorates of Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idlib countryside, SANA News agency reports.
The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey has reached 1,541, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said. The country’s emergency department reported 9,733 injured. According to the agency, 2,824 buildings collapsed. In Syria, where the earthquake hit the northern part of the country, according to the latest data, more than 780 people were killed,…
Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan expressed his condolences to the relatives of the earthquake victims in Turkey. “Was saddened by terrible news of devastating earthquake in Turkey. My deepest condolences to families and friends of those who lost lives. Wishing speedy recovery to injured,” Simonyan tweeted.
The Ministry of Health of Syria informed that the number of victims in Latakia, Aleppo, Hama and Tartus as a result of the earthquake reached 403, and the number of injured reached 1284, SANA state news service reports. Al-Watan news agency reports that the sister of Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, Nasoub Arnous, also died…
More than 500 people were killed in two countries after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey in more than 100 years sent tremors across the region, collapsing buildings and sending residents running into the streets, CNN reports. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck just after 4 a.m. Monday morning local time, 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi,…
Belgrade expects to start importing Azerbaijani gas in 2024, announced Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic. “Serbia started actively participating in the Southern Gas Corridor project later, but we are working quickly to become part of that route. This will allow us to diversify our sources of gas supply and ensure their security,”…
The timeframe for a meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, Syria and Turkey has not been negotiated yet, but consultations on this issue continue, says Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa. “We are working on the issue of holding a ministerial meeting; we held consultations…
A meeting was held on transporting green energy through the Black Sea to Europe, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated on his Facebook. According to the Hungarian Foreign Minister, the event aims to deliver Azerbaijan’s green energy through Georgia and Romania to Hungary and improve Hungarian energy security. “The large-scale plan…
On February 3, the deputies of the NA Civil Contract Faction Sargis Khandanyan, Maria Karapetyan, Arusyak Julhakyan and Sona Ghazaryan met with the Senior Adviser of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Michael Cecire. Highlighting the strengthening of democracy in Armenia, as well as the establishment of peace in the…
On February 2, 2023, Ambassador Makunts had a meeting with Dr. Paul Salem, President and CEO of the Middle East Institute. Ms. Kate Seelye, Senior Vice President, Dr. Iulia Joja, Frontier Europe Program Director, Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow from Eurasia, and Mr. Thomas Halvorsen, Executive Assistant to the President, also participated in the meeting….
