President of the European Council Charles Michel, following the trilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 31 August 2022, issued a statement. As agreed during our last meeting in May, I hosted President Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia today. This was our…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian had a telephone conversation on Wednesday and exchanged ideas on current regional issues, focusing on the situation in the Persian Gulf, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. It is noted that the two ministers confirmed the commonality of the positions of Moscow and Tehran in…
Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured NATO on Wednesday (November 13) that the Biden administration would bolster its support for Ukraine in the few months before Donald Trump’s return as president and would try to strengthen the alliance in that time. Meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels, Blinken also said…
Ali Nikzad, Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Parliament, referring to Iran-Azerbaijan relations, stated: “Iran is a great country that has shown special respect to its neighbors throughout history. Iran has a lot in common with its northwestern neighbors, especially Azerbaijan, and we have always respected this country. Azerbaijan should know that after the Islamic Revolution, one…
On September 29, a protest was held in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, oficially “against violations of the rights of citizens and repressions against women in Iran”. Several dozen participants in the action chanted: “Freedom to South Azerbaijan!”, “Down with the mullah regime!”, “Death to Iran!”, “Down with the dictator”! Then…
The trade turnover between Russia and Armenia during 2016-2021 has increased by almost two times, from $ 1,35 billion to $ 2,6 billion, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said in an interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily. He said that this growth is very balanced as both the export from Russia to Armenia and vice…
“Good evening, I am happy to have this meeting of the Partnership Council with Armenia. This is done in a difficult situation. We know how the situation in Ukraine is affecting the whole world, and in particular the region. But it is also a moment to continue working on reforms and to fully develop this…
Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday (September 23) he met with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in New York. Zelenskiy said they discussed in details the efforts of Kyiv, Washington and Europe to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. They also spoke about trade and economic cooperation, as well…
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 UK has sanctioned five senior individuals responsible for violent attacks against journalists and peaceful protestors in Georgia, in coordinated action with the United States, the UK government website said. The statement continues as follows: “Georgia’s authorities began a systematic crackdown on demonstrations, civil society, media and opposition figures following public opposition to…
Germany with regret – stopped projects with Georgia state worth €237 million, Peter Fischer, German ambassador to Georgia, said. “Svenja Schulze Federal Minister Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development react to Georgia leaving EU path and crackdown on protests. We stopped finance of green hydrogen,…
Ameirah AlHefeiti, Deputy Permanent Representative and Acting Chargé d’Affaires delivered a statement regarding the situation in Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh during a UNSC meeting commenced by the initiative of Armenia. The statement reads: “The United Arab Emirates is closely following the evolving situation along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and has taken…
Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt Hrachya Poladian met with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit on July 6. At the beginning of the meeting Hrachya Poladian conveyed the letter of the Foreign Minister of Armenia on the accreditation of the representative of Armenia at the League of Arab States. On this…
Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, from Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Wednesday slammed the recent judicial charge against him, which carries a potential sentence of up to 2,430 years, and demanded a public trial aired on national TV. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday released an indictment against Imamoglu, seeking…
U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Richard Mills’s remarks at the UNSC Briefing on aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia. “Mr. President. Thank you, Secretary General Jenča for your useful briefing this morning. Let me begin by noting that we are deeply troubled over the outbreak of violence along the Armenia and Azerbaijan…
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterates he is ready to sign a document extending the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “I said this at the meeting with Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Sochi, but there was no consensus,” the Prime Minister said in an interview with Public TV. He noted that theoretically…
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expects that Armenia will officially clarify its status in the organization. CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov told this to reporters within the framework of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states, reports RIA Novosti. “I believe that the political leadership…
“I welcome Levan Khabeishvili’s decision to care about his health state deteriorated due to politically motivated retribution,” said jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to Saakashvili, he supports Tina Bokuchava’s candidacy for the post of the UNM Char. As the ex-president said, he also supports Khabeishvili’s decision to take up the…
Reuters. The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (December 10), ratcheting up tensions with Caracas in a move that also raised oil prices. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other…
Reuters. The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday (April 10). The bloc was due to launch counter-tariffs on about 21 billion euros ($23.25…
Between October 5 and November 3, another Armenian cemetery in Shushi was damaged, Caucasus Heritage Watch said in a statement. “It appears that bulldozers dumped heaps of debris atop the old Ghazanchetsots cemetery (southeast of the cathedral), endangering the already fragmented tombstones. The location of the cemetery is confirmed by maps, publications, and recent…
Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan referred to the closure of the Lachin Corridor and its consequences. “Coordinated character of Azerbaijani actions, including preceding incidents targeting civilian population and critical infrastructure, are yet another evidence that the blockade of Lachin Corridor is pre-planned operation by Azerbaijan with the intention to inflict harm upon the civilian…
Under external pressure, Vladimir Zelensky is beginning to consider the possibility of allowing gas from Azerbaijan to flow through Ukrainian land, but the resumption of Russian gas transit would be the best solution for Europe, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said, TASS reports. “Under the colossal pressure that we are exerting on <…> Zelensky,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, returned on Sunday (December 21) from talks in Miami, Florida aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict. Later, U.S. Special envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X that the talks between American, European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days were productive and constructive. As he…
“European Union integration remains our primary foreign policy priority, and Hungary’s role in this process is invaluable,” said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at the joint briefing with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to the PM, he is grateful to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for visiting Georgia. …
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara. Prime Minister Pashinyan was welcomed by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the presidential complex. Leaders and high-ranking representatives of other countries were also present at the event.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Anne Bouillon was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She was handed a note of protest in connection with the visit of French officials to Armenia, the humanitarian aid initiative for the population of…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took the oath of office for a new presidential term on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend, extending his rule into a third decade, Reuters reports. “I, as president, swear upon my honour and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and independence of the…
European Union foreign ministers sought on Monday to show that the bloc can maintain its financial and military support for Ukraine despite the serious inflationary impact on EU economies five months after Russia’s special military operation, Reuters reports. The foreign ministers are likely to approve another 500 million euros ($504.35 million) of EU funding to…
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday rejected the calls of the Lelo for Georgia opposition party for imposing visa requirements for Russian and Belarusian citizens to prevent security threats in Georgia on the backdrop of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine by calling it a “deliberate, xenophobic campaign that…
