Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen has congratulated the Armenian people on successful elections and highlighted the record-high voter turnout. “Congratulations to the people of Armenia for successful parliamentary elections. Results and record high voter turnout indicate a peaceful and democratic future for Armenians,” Valtonen said in a post on X. Նյութերը…
Apart from a number of statements and videos, the fact of the use of phosphorus weapons by Azerbaijan during the 44-day war was also confirmed by an expert examination (Statement of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): https://t.ly/gSTR ). This was stated in the Facebook post of Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham…
Iranian President Pezeshkian, who is visiting New York to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met and held talks with Charles Michel on Monday and expressed the views and stances of the Islamic Republic regarding different issues. The head of the Council of Europe, referring to his meeting said…
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…
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today and reaffirmed the importance of a durable and dignified peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, US State Department reports. “Secretary Blinken welcomed recent progress between the parties, including agreement on a border delimitation regulation. The Secretary emphasized the importance of the bilateral…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia congratulated the people and Government of Kazakhstan on the occasion of the Republic Day. “Our heartfelt congratulations to the people and government of Kazakhstan celebrating Republic Day. Armenia looks forward to further developing future-oriented strategic cooperation between Yerevan and Astana based on mutual respect and trust,” the statement…
Reuters. Ukraine detained one of its four deputy energy ministers and three other suspects as they were caught “red-handed” receiving a tranche of a $500,000 bribe, state prosecutors and anti-graft police said on Monday. Ukraine has stepped up a wartime campaign against official corruption to prove the country’s credentials for joining the European Union,…
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…
US President Donald Trump on Friday cast himself as the ultimate arbiter of any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, in an exclusive conversation with POLITICO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday and told reporters he’s bringing with him a new 20-point plan for peace. The…
Since the beginning of December 2022, the EU has been closely following the developments along and around the Lachin Corridor and their humanitarian implications, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy /Vice-President Josep Borrell said in a written answer to the member of European Parliament Assita Kanko. “High Representative/Vice-President Borrell is in…
Newly appointed US ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mark Libby, handed over a copy of his credentials to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The agenda of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two countries, the current situation in the region, as well as the prospects of the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan…
German deputy Merle Spellerberg joined EU Mission in Armenia in Vayots Dzor and Ararat Regions, the Mission said. “Today, EUMA hosted German MEP Merle Spellerberg, accompanied Chargé d’Affaires of Germany Embassy in Armenia, Erik Tintrup, in our operational hub in Jermuk. After our monitors briefed them on the current situation, the delegation joined our…
Reuters. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the General Assembly that Palestinians “reject” the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, saying it “does not represent the Palestinian people, nor does it represent their just struggle for freedom and independence.” Abbas stressed that “Hamas will not have a role to play in governance” and said all…
At the initiative of the Turkish side, the Defense Ministers of Russia and Turkey, Sergey Shoigu and Hulusi Akar, held talks on March 22. During the negotiations, among other issues, the parties also discussed the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
Iran has warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response from Washington, with the reported death toll from the demonstrations soaring to the hundreds, The Guardian reports. At least 538 people have been killed in the violence surrounding demonstrations, according…
Reuters. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reappointed as president of state affairs, state-run television KRT reported on Monday (March 23), after the isolated nation convened the first session of its Supreme People’s Assembly on Sunday (March 22). The assembly, North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature that formally approves state policy, typically meets following a…
The reportage called ‘Azerbaijan: Time to return to Karabakh’ aired on March 9 by French-German ‘Arte’ TV Company, has raised dissatisfaction in the French domain of social networks, both among French-Armenian and French users. Along with the letters of protest addressed to the management of the TV channel, Armenian organizations, French-Armenian and French figures expressed…
The vice president won 99 percent of participating delegates in an unusual, virtual roll call vote that concluded Monday, the party said, the New York Times reports. Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first woman of color to win a major party’s nomination and officially setting up…
Against the background of the continuation of anti-Iranian propaganda by Azerbaijani media and officials against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Azerbaijani ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran on Thursday, ParsToday reports. Iran’s displeasure and strong protest against the unfriendly statements of the high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan…
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the US State Department reports. “The Secretary commended President Aliyev for last week’s announcement that Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to use the 1991 Alma Ata declaration as the basis for border delimitation and emphasized its importance to the two sides…
On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting. In addition to discussing the conflict in Ukraine, bilateral cooperation, and regional and global issues, the two leaders also addressed the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. President Erdoğan…
On the penultimate day of registration for Iran’s snap presidential election, former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was among the high-profile names to file their nomination. Ahmadinejad, who served as the country’s president for two consecutive four-year terms between 2005 and 2013, appeared at the election headquarters in Tehran on Sunday morning, flanked by close aides….
The global system is experiencing a deep crisis and is in urgent need of reforms; the UN has lost both its credibility and its ability to fulfill its mission, while mechanisms created after the Second World War have been paralyzed. This was stated by President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the ‘Bosphorus Summit’. …
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities, Reuters reports. His arrest, the first ever for a sitting president in South Korea, is the latest head-spinning development in one of Asia’s most…
The international organization “Freedom House” published the “Nations in transit 2024” report, where Armenia received 35 points out of a possible 100 and was ranked among the countries with “Transition or hybrid regime”. Azerbaijan received 1 out of 100, thus being considered as authoritarian regime. The report in particular said: In the South…
The delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the President of Football Association of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani. The President of Football Association of Qatar, who initiated the meeting presented the programmes to be implemented immediately after the FIFA World Cup held in Doha a month…
Syuzi Muradyan has talked to the Editor-in-Chief of the New Eastern Europe magazine Adam Reichardt about the results of the 3rd European Political Community Summit held in Granada a few weeks ago, the expansion prospects of the European Union and NATO, as well as the illegal actions of Azerbaijan.
Abdullah Shahid, President of the UN General Assembly, should not have deleted his post about visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial, US Congressman Frank Pallone stated. “33 countries, including the United States, have formally recognized the Armenian genocide. The UN should not be complicit in Turkey’s rejection of history. President of the United Nations General Assembly…
Before departing for Armenia, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref announced that he will propose Iran’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) during his visit to Yerevan. Aref emphasized that Iran’s fundamental strategy is to deepen cooperation with neighboring and regional countries.
Within the framework of the 6th Paris Peace Forum, I had the opportunity to briefly exchange thoughts with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan wrote on his X page (former Twitter). “On the margins of 6th Paris Peace Conference had a chance to briefly exchange with…
