Moscow has not yet seen Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s proposals for specifying details of the Russian peacekeeping mission’s work in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday. “I find it difficult to answer this question because we have not seen the specific proposals that the Armenian Prime Minister wants to…
Reuters. Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday (August 4) denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port blast, marking the huge explosion’s second anniversary with demands for accountability. Bechara Boutros al-Rai, in a mass commemorating its scores of victims, said God condemned officials who were stalling…
Office of the US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement on the Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken commended the Turkish diplomatic efforts that led to the first shipment of Ukrainian grain leaving the…
The European Union is making a final push to save the Iran nuclear deal, convening all negotiators for an unexpected and sudden resumption of talks on Thursday, three sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO. The goal — as it has been for months — is to restore a 2015 deal that saw Iran…
The European Union calls for an immediate cessation of the hostilities which have broken out between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces around the Lachin corridor and other places along the Line of Contact. Regrettably, these clashes already led to loss of life and injuries. This is stated on the official website of the EU. “It is essential to…
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni with Ukrainian grain, which left the port of Odessa on Monday morning, late on Thursday reached Istanbul, where it will be inspected, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. “The Razoni dry cargo ship, laden with corn, reached the Bosporus Strait from the Black Sea side. It anchored at the designated…
On August 3, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. Ararat Mirzoyan presented to Andrzej Kasprzyk the security situation that unfolded in the region during the last few days. Minister Mirzoyan condemned the arbitrary interpretation of trilateral statements and attempts to destabilize the situation by Azerbaijan,…
The European Union is concerned about the increased tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Georgia Crisis, wrote about it on his Twitter. “Concerned about reports of increased tensions in Armenia-Azerbaijan context over recent days. EU is committed to deepening its engagement in the peace process;…
During the past day, three violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were recorded in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, as a result of which a representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces was injured. This is stated in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
The provocative actions initiated and carried out by the armed forces of Azerbaijan in the northern and northwestern parts of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) are part of the policy of Armenophobia and the ethnic cleansing strategy, the Prosecutor’s Office of Artsakh said in a statement. Noting that the escalation of the situation is usually…
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…
Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country’s atomic energy organisation, said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency, Reuters reports. Eslami reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in…
A grain-loaded ship that departed from the Ukrainian port of Odesa will be in Istanbul on Tuesday at 12 p.m. GMT, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. “The ship will be anchored off the coast of Istanbul around 1500 (local time) for a joint inspection,” Akar said at Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk…
Georgia’s imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili is leaving the United National Movement opposition party and Georgian politics as “his agenda has changed” and taking care of own health has become his main task, lawyer Valeri Gelbakhiani announced on Saturday, agenda.ge reports. Gelbakhiani said Saakashvili was no longer interested in politics and that he had “served…
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday that Germany has recently lost its impartiality in its role as mediator between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus, Reuters reports. “We want Germany to maintain its balanced stance in the issue of east Mediterranean and the Aegean,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said. “Third countries, including Germany, should not be…
The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Georgia mourns with the friendly Georgian people the loss of human lives as a result of the helicopter crash during the rescue operation in Gudauri. This is stated in the Facebook post of the Armenian Embassy to Georgia. “We express our deepest condolences and support to the…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has declared July 30 a day of mourning after the border police helicopter on a rescue operation in Gudauri crashed, killing eight people. The PM expressed “sincere condolences and support to the family members and relatives of the deceased, to the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to our…
The Karabakh issue is not a territorial issue for Armenia. In that sense, the security and rights of Karabakh Armenians are fundamental to us. In one of his speeches in the National Assembly, Prime Minister Pashinyan mentioned that there is an idea to separate the Nagorno-Karabakh issue from Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. We must now actively discuss…
The European Union will wean itself off natural gas supplied by Russia in the coming years, the bloc’s top diplomat promised on Thursday, RT reports. Speaking to Television Espanola, Josep Borrell, the high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, said EU members had come to the conclusion that they are too…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday (July 29) that Moscow would soon propose a time for a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which Blinken has said he wants to discuss an exchange of prisoners held in Russian and U.S. jails, Reuters reports. Blinken said on Wednesday that Washington had…
The grain deal’s success may create an atmosphere of trust between Russia and Ukraine, facilitating efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, TASS reports. According to him, Ankara is ready to do everything to help resolve the conflict, particularly by hosting meetings between Russia and Ukraine at…
On July 28, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received the Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Khovaev. During the meeting, a wide range of issues related to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict were discussed. Minister Mirzoyan…
Reuters. Hundreds of supporters of populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke into Iraq’s parliament on Wednesday (July 27) as the country reached 290 days without a government. Infighting among Shi’ite and Kurdish groups in particular has prevented the formation of a government, hampering reforms needed as the country struggles to recover from decades of…
People from multiple parties at a newly-established Joint Coordination Center in Turkey are striving jointly to ensure safe grain shipment from Ukraine, said a coordinator from the United Nations. Turkey inaugurated the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul on Wednesday to monitor the implementation of the grain shipment process from Ukraine, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi…
Sweden has not yet extradited suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday, DW reports. “They must fulfill their responsibilities, or we’ll block their NATO bids,” Çavuşoğlu said, according to state broadcaster TRT World. Çavuşoğlu also claimed, “terror propaganda in Sweden and Finland continues.” Sweden and…
The Kremlin has confirmed that talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take place in Sochi on August 5. “Yes,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question by TASS as to whether such a meeting is planned. Earlier on Tuesday, the administration of the Turkish…
Iran has said it has new ideas to restore its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after the European Union’s coordinator proposed what seems to be a final text to reach an agreement, Al Jazeera reports. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that he had proposed a text to restore the…
Remarks and the answers to the questions of journalists of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan following the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechia Jan Lipavský. Dear Minister, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Firstly, I would like to thank my colleague Jan Lipavský for the…
Reuters. The first ships to export Ukraine grain from the country’s Black Sea ports may move within a few days under a deal agreed on Friday by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, a U.N. spokesperson said on Monday. A Joint Coordination Center will liaise with the shipping industry and will publish detailed…
Negotiations are on to organize a meeting between the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, according to a senior lawmaker in Armenia’s Parliament. “Recently rather active work is done in the diplomatic sector, including in the context of the parliament, parliamentary diplomacy,” Eduard Aghajanyan, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee…
