The Kremlin said on Monday, July 21, that Russia-Azerbaijan relations are currently going through a challenging phase, but Moscow remains hopeful for improvement as the two countries share common interests. “Sometimes it happens that difficult periods occur in relations between two countries. Now is one of those periods. We hope that this period will…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the eve of the COP29 climate conference in Baku. Official representative of the German government, Christiane Hoffmann, informed about this. Scholz discussed with Aliyev the state of peace negotiations with Yerevan and reaffirmed Germany’s readiness to contribute to the establishment…
On March 28 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Marcos Gómez Martínez, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Moscow). The interlocutors commended the positive dynamic of the development of relations between Armenia and Spain and exchanged views…
According to the Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Galuzin, temporary difficulties in relations between Russia and Armenia could be overcome with the prospect of further development of relations between the two countries, TASS reports. According to the source, Galuzin pointing out the many historical, cultural, humanitarian and economic ties between the peoples…
At least 128 people are now known to have died in a devastating fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, BBC reports. Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of corruption over the renovation works the blocks had been undergoing before the fire. Three others were detained earlier on manslaughter charges. …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Washington to discuss the country’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He announced this on his Twitter microblog. “Great to meet with Prime Minister Marin Sanna of our close partner Finland in Washington. We discussed the need to address Turkey’s concerns…
Amid a call for a ceasefire after Israel’s military intensified its assault against Hamas, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that a ceasefire in Gaza would give Hamas the opportunity to allow it to regroup and carry out similar attacks to the one it carried out on 7 October that attack…
“The UK government welcomes the release of 17 Armenian prisoners by Azerbaijan. This is an important humanitarian gesture. We continue to encourage both sides to resolve all outstanding issues through diplomatic means, including discussions on the fate of missing people and to secure the return of all remaining prisoners of war,” the statement reads.
The procedure for considering Ukraine’s application for membership in the European Union has begun. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Vsevolod Chentsov wrote about this on Twitter, UNIAN reports. “I handed Ukraine’s application for membership in the European Union, signed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, to Philippe…
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…
On April 17, in Riyadh Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Armenian Foreign Ministry reports. The interlocutors commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that the organization of the high-level…
Irakli Garibashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said he hoped to have “less misunderstanding” with the country’s “strategic partners and friends” on the controversial domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence. Garibashvil’s remarks followed a letter, sent by the bipartisan group of the United States senators to Georgian Prime Minister…
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Armenia extended humanitarian help and showed solidarity and cooperation at the difficult time for Turkey. “Unfortunately Armenia is located in a seismic zone. We all remember the devastating Spitak earthquake of 1988, when Turkey had also sent aid to Armenia. Years later, aid reached Turkey through the same…
The EU has agreed to slap new sanctions on Russia “as soon as possible” over plans to hold referendums in the Donbass republics and Russian-controlled regions in Ukraine on whether to unite with Russia, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said on Wednesday. Speaking after an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers, Josep Borrell said…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the reception organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of New Year and Christmas holidays. The Prime Minister congratulated and sent best wishes to all the employees of the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry and diplomatic representations of Armenia abroad, foreign diplomats accredited in our…
Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, just days before the US president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reports. “I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and…
President of self-declared Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania filed a resignation, Vice President Badra Gunba told reporters. “For the sake of preservation of stability in the country, President Aslan Bzhania filed his resignation,” Gunba said. According to Bzhania’s statement, published by the president’s press office, he resigned “for the purpose of preservation of stability and…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden met with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a G20 summit on Indonesia’s Bali island on Tuesday (November 15). Agenda items for the NATO members could include extending a deal allowing Ukrainian grain exports to continue; Ankara’s request for F-16 jets; NATO enlargement; and the weekend Istanbul…
The Baghdad Karkh Appeals Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Iraq’s Federal Oil Ministry seeking to nullify oil contracts established by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), marking an important legal victory for the Kurdistan Region’s energy sector. Sabah Subhi, a member of the Iraqi Parliament’s Oil and Gas Committee, told Kurdistan24 that the…
Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, on her Twitter, referred to Aliyev’s anti-Armenian speeches during the ministerial meeting of the coordinating bureau of the “Non-Aligned” movement. “Once again we see Azerbaijan using platform of Non-Aligned Movement and its Chairmanship for aggressive and anti-Armenian narratives,including distorting causes and essence of Nagorno-Karabakh…
Philip Reeker, Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations of the US State Department, released a video message from Yerevan. “It’s a pleasure being in Yerevan again. My second visit and my current capacity as the Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations at the US Department of State. As in my previous visits, I remain inspired by Armenians’…
Armenia occupies the second place in foreign trips of Russian tourists, Moscow and Yerevan will continue to strengthen tourist ties. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk informed journalists about this on Friday, TASS reports. In addition, the deputy prime minister noted that the increase in trade between the two countries is largely due to the…
Russia supports the idea of reforming the United Nations Security Council and adjusting it to new realities, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a TASS reporter’s question. “Indeed, we have consistently supported the idea of reforming the UN Security Council and adjusting the Security Council to the reality of fast-changing times,” Peskov…
Georgia has reported the first monkeypox case, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said, Georgia’s First Chanel reports. The patient had mild symptoms and has already been discharged. He has recently travelled to Europe. His contacts are being monitored, NCDC noted. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox is a disease…
The periods of isolation and quarantine for patients with COVID-19 and those who have been in contact with them are being reduced. This was reported to the First Channel of Georgia by the Ministry of Health. According to the agency, in the event of a shortage of personnel at strategic facilities – in medical, educational…
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…
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…
Wopke Hoekstra Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands referred to the UN Security council discussion commenced by the initiative of Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh. “The Netherlands fully supports the EU’s statement at the UNSC yesterday. I share the great concerns regarding the serious humanitarian situation in Nagorno Karabakh. The Lachin corridor must be reopened…
On September 9, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “I believe that relations between our countries will further develop, and our cooperation will continue to expand both bilaterally and in multilateral formats in…
Turkey’s military has ‘neutralised’ 23 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and nine in northern Syria, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday (January 13), a day after nine Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes, Reuters reports. The ministry said Turkish forces carried out air strikes in northern Iraq and northern Syria, and its ground forces…
