Charles Michel, President of the European Council welcomed the release of five Armenian POWs by Azerbaijan yesterday. “Welcome release by Baku of five more Armenian detainees, following August 31 discussions in Brussels. That handover is taking place bilaterally is a first – and to both Azerbaijan and Armenia credit. Addressing all outstanding humanitarian issues is…
Freedom House international human rights organization has urged Azerbaijan to allow to provide vital humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh that has been under blockade by more than six months. The organization has also called on Azerbaijan to immediately work to ensure freedom of movement by opening the Lachin corridor, guaranteeing unrestricted movement of individuals, vehicles…
The minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania informed on his X (Twitter) account about the telephonic conversation he had with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan. Gabrielius Landsbergis noted that during the conversation, he “expressed concern about the dire humanitarian consequences of the blocking of the Lachin corridor” by Azerbaijan. “Crucial to ensure unimpeded…
The trilateral statement of 9 November 2020, signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, is equally binding for all sides that signed it, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a weekly press briefing, in response to the question that there is an impression among the society in Armenia that the provisions…
Ned Price, US State Department Spokesperson referred to the latest developments in peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan during his regular press briefing. “We’re going to do what is ultimately most helpful. And at the end of last year, there were a couple meetings that the Secretary chaired between his counterparts, a trilateral meeting…
Russia no longer considers itself bound by self-restrictions on deploying intermediate-and shorter-range missiles (INF) as the conditions for observing the moratorium have vanished, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry noted certain steps taken by the collective West in the sphere of proliferating such missiles and emphasized that they create a…
About 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war with Russia, and 390,000 have been wounded. These are the figures of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky cited in a recent interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, Radio Liberty Ukraine reports. Two months ago, Zelensky reported 43 thousand dead and 370 thousand wounded. The Ukrainian…
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Ambassador James O’Brien touched upon the topic of peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan during a virtual press briefing. He was asked to assess the prospects of supporting Armenia through the European Peace Facility mechanism that was voiced or announced by the EU recently and…
Albania has supported and will support the establishment of long-term peace in the South Caucasus through the mediation of reliable partners and international organizations. Albania has always supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions, the President of Albania Bayram Begay stated today at the end of negotiations with…
Azerbaijan and Armenia are not ready to sign a reconciliation agreement under any conditions, there are still some difficult issues that need to be resolved. Denis Gonchar, director of the fourth department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said this in an interview with TASS. “The signals coming from Baku and Yerevan…
Lithuanian MFA referred to the initiative on the establishment of EU monitoring mission at Armenia-Azerbaijan border. “The idea to establish EU monitoring mission at Armenia-Azerbaijan border comes to life! It was first voiced by EU-mandated trio of Austria, Lithuania, Romania Foreign Ministers during their visit to South Caucasus last June. If durable, it will…
“The Transparency bill fully aligns with legal principles. We are ready to engage in discussions with our European, American, or local Georgian partners,” stated the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Kobakhidze emphasized that transparency is indispensable in a democratic society…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Governor General of Fars province Mohammad Hadi Imanieh to rapidly identify and punish perpetrators of the terrorist attack that targeted the Shah Cheragh holy shrine in Shiraz in Southern Iran on Sunday, IRNA reports. In separate phone calls late Sunday, President Raisi urged…
China encourages the warring sides of Russia and Ukraine to maintain communication and cooperation on humanitarian issues, said a Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, said that as the Ukraine crisis drags on and the…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed a two-month extension of the truce brokered by the UN between the Saudi-led invading coalition and Yemeni forces, once again hoping for a permanent ceasefire and finding a political solution to the crisis, Tasnim News Agency reports. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed hope that the truce will be the…
The decision to dissolve the OSCE Minsk Group is a vital step supporting the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process, Finland’s Foreign Minister and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Elina Valtonen said at the 32nd meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers. “I witnessed positive progress in the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia. In August, we made a decision to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted that relations between the two countries are developing in all areas. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on December 12. “In general, there are some issues, but there are no significant problems between us,” RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying. …
Following a decision by the Government of Azerbaijan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will close its delegation in the country on 3 September 2025, the organization said in a statement. “The ICRC will continue to engage with the Azerbaijani authorities to support persons protected under international humanitarian law (IHL) in line…
Within the framework of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the number of countries that joined the joint statement adopted on October 11 in connection with the severe humanitarian and human rights crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh reached 40. Armenian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Ani Badalyan informed about this in her X (former Twitter) microblog….
Baku recognizes Syunik as a sovereign territory of Armenia, Elchin Amirbekov, the representative of the President of Azerbaijan, said in an interview with the Russian service of the BBC, answering the question about Armenia’s concerns regarding possible threats from Azerbaijan. “We accept that it is the sovereign territory of Armenia. It is important to…
Following the statements by the German chancellor Olaf Scholz towards the Islamic Republic, Hans-Udo Muzel the German ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the foreign ministry on Monday, the ministry reports, describing the chancellor’s statements as meddlesome and irresponsible. During the session, the director general of the west European affairs of the foreign ministry…
The Nikolaev airport is under the control of the Ukrainian army, said Vitaly Kim, chairman of the Nikolaev regional administration. Our airport! We knocked out. Let’s get comfortable there. Airplanes, however, cannot fly now. But the airport is ours, it is a necessary point,” he said. At dawn on March 7, Kyiv reported that the…
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…
Iranian intelligence services have discovered remotely controlled Spike anti-tank missile systems in the territory of the Islamic Republic, which were deployed by Israeli agents. This was reported by the Iranian Press TV channel. According to it, the Spike complexes, which are equipped with remote control and control systems via the Internet, were designed to…
The Russian Embassy in Ankara confirmed the existence of serious problems with bank transfers between Russia and Turkey, and bilateral work is underway to resolve the situation, Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexey Erkhov told TASS. “We confirm the existence of major problems with bank transfers affecting Russian and Turkish participants in foreign business activity….
IRNA. After examining the timing of the election process, the heads of branches of power decided June 28 as the time for the election to determine the new president and announced: the registration of candidates will be done on the May 30-June 3, and the election campaign period will be from June 12-27. Article…
Reuters. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday (July 12) as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has touted as a “new beginning” in relations with the continent. Raisi’s trip to Africa, which will also take him to Uganda and Zimbabwe, is…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan is chairing a Security Council meeting. In addition to members of the Security Council, the meeting is attended by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s Office Arayik Harutyunyan, Vice Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan, Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan, High Technological…
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin’s statement that in early November technical delegations of the Armenian and Turkish governments met at the border. Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan told ARMENPRESS that Armenian Vice Speaker of Parliament and Special Representative for Normalization…
James O’Brien, Assistant Secretary at US State Department for European and Eurasian Affairs referred to his meetings in Azerbaijan. “Had positive and constructive meetings in Baku. As I told President Aliyev, the U.S. welcomes visits by the Central Bank Governor and Energy Minister, and Secretary Blinken looks forward to hosting foreign ministers Bayramov and…
