Iran hopes for the reopening of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, said at a briefing on Monday. He recalled that the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran recently held a phone conversation. “Over the past 2-3 months, both countries have engaged in a series of delegation…
The Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Matti Vanhanen has stated that Helsinki will not change the country’s legal norms and will not extradite innocent people to Turkey, especially if they can be deprived of their freedom. Asked about the export of military products to Turkey, he said that it is necessary to find out what…
The message spread by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan that on September 10, around 09:45, the Defense Forces tried to carry out fortification works in the Martuni region, which were allegedly stopped as a result of the actions of the Azerbaijani units, is another disinformation.
Ahead of the 32nd meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Austria, the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkey held a meeting. Jeyhun Bayramov and Hakan Fidan discussed the development of friendly, brotherly, and strategic allied relations between the two countries. They also addressed the current security situation in the region and the measures…
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…
A contract has been signed to deliver a second regiment of the S-400 missile system to Turkey, with the production of some components to be localized there, the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS), Dmitry Shugayev, told TASS on the sidelines of the Army-2022 international forum on Tuesday. “A corresponding agreement…
Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for US State Department, referred to the latest efforts by US Secretary Antony Blinken with Armenia and Azerbaijan, on peace efforts. “Secretary’s continued engagement on this is a direct result of the United States commitment to promoting a peaceful future for the South Caucasus region. I don’t think I…
Sagiv Jehezkel, the Israeli soccer player suspended from top-tier Turkish club Antalyaspor for an on-pitch protest in support of hostages held in Gaza, is returning to Israel after he was briefly detained by police, CNN reports. Jehezkel, who had been held by police in Antalya, was suspended by Antalyaspor over the weekend after showing…
Reuters. Ukrainian air defences shot down about 15 drones launched by Russia in its third attack on the Ukrainian capital in four days, Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Thursday (August 29) and air sirens rung across the capital in the early hours of the morning. Drone debris damaged the windows…
The Iranian administration announced Thursday, the day of national mourning, while Kerman province declared three days of mourning, IRNA News agency reports. The Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy of Iran’s parliament plans to dispatch a delegation to Kerman to inspect different aspects of the terrorist act. A police spokesperson also declared that three…
Reuters. Three Southern California wildfires torched dozens of mountain homes, tore through a ski resort and forced thousands to evacuate in towns and cities east of Los Angeles on Wednesday (September 11). Around 40 homes and cabins burned in the villages of Mount Baldy and Wrightwood and flames damaged lifts at the nearby Mountain…
In his speech, French Senator Jean-Pierre Rochet criticized the giving great significance to Azerbaijani gas. “The fact that we need Azerbaijani gas does not mean that we should turn a blind eye to Azerbaijan’s aggression against Armenians. Armenia lives under the constant threat of Azerbaijan. The resolution will ensure the security of Armenia…
On Thursday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will leave for Baku on a working visit, where he will take part in the XI Russia-Azerbaijan Interregional Forum. According to the press service of the Russian government, Mishustin will meet with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will hold talks with the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan…
The armed forces of Azerbaijan are again holding military exercises in Nakhijevan. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. The units participating in the exercise play out a number of combat scenarios, including the capture of a conventional enemy’s fortified positions and a command post near the front line.
Russia’s Dagestan began three days of mourning of Monday after gunmen killed multiple police officers, an Orthodox priest and several others in attacks on synagogues and churches on Sunday across two cities in the North Caucasus region, Reuters reports. “This is a day of tragedy for Dagestan and the whole country,” Sergei Melikov, governor…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to the CNN Prima News within the framework of his official visit to the Czech Republic on May 4-5. The transcript of the Prime Minister’s interview is presented below. CNN Prima News – It is obvious that the main problem of Armenia today is…
World leaders have congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won re-election in a historic run-off that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years in power, Al Jazeera reports. Erdogan won Turkey’s presidency with 52.14 percent of the votes, said the head of the Supreme Election Council, Ahmet Yener, on Sunday, making…
The overseas voting process for Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections begins on April 27, BIANET reports. The elections will take place on May 14 in Turkey. Voting in 73 countries and 156 locations abroad will end on May 9. The voting process at customs gates for those registered in the overseas election registry will…
Armenia has become the main beneficiary of Russians’ relocation due to the conflict in Ukraine, Renaissance Capital said in a report on the Armenian economy. Analysts of the investment company forecast the growth of GDP in the country this year to 14%, although at the beginning of the year they predicted the growth of the…
The European Union (EU) countries have not reached a consensus on granting Ukraine a loan based on Russia’s blocked assets. This was announced on October 1 by the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, before an informal summit of EU heads of state in Copenhagen. “We are working on a reparation loan to act…
On August 9, the Ambassador of Armenia to India, Vahagn Afyan had a meeting with the Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Kumar Tuhin, Armenian Embassy in India reports. At the meeting, it was mentioned about the side event of Armenian painter Sargis Katchadourian’s works depicting the murals of Ajanta…
The head of Hezbollah’s media office, Mohammad Afif, stated on Friday that Israeli military censorship is concealing both its battlefield and internal losses, LBCI reports. He told reporters that Israel continues to bomb Beirut’s southern suburbs under “false claims” of targeting weapon depots, stating that such allegations “no longer fool anyone.” He further…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that JD Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chose to run, according to two people close to the administration, Politico reports. Rubio’s private comments are a vivid example of how some Republicans are…
The information of the State Security Service is disturbing, concerning a terrorist act. Some individuals dislike the standpoint of the Georgian government about the war. In these conditions, there are threats, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at the briefing echoing the statement of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG), Georgian Public Broadcaster reports….
The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran and Baku are capable of resolving the existing problems in their relations without intervention of third parties, Pars Today reports. According to Press TV, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in an early Monday phone call with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov. During the conversation, Iran’s top diplomat said,…
According to the head of the National Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the infection statistics published on stopcov.ge on February 14 do not reflect real data. As the epidemiologist noted, the reason for this was technical problems on the portal. Gamkrelidze promised that updated data would be uploaded at a later date. Recall, according…
Edmon Marukyan, Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, addressed the situation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in his Twitter. “Armenia’s MoD published a video showing how the servicemen of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces, with the purpose of provocation, drive by the servicemen of Armenia’s Armed Forces carrying out engineering works, and open fire in the direction of the servicemen of Armenia’s…
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday (May 29) said Turkey’s newly re-elected president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, raised the possibility of U.S. sales of F16 aircraft to Turkey and that Biden brought up Turkey’s dropping its opposition to Sweden entering NATO, Reuters reports. Biden spoke after talking to Erdogan on the phone to congratulate him…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday warned that his country “will not tolerate” any parties attempting to embroil Lebanon in regional wars, as the Supreme Defense Council issued a strong warning to Hamas over “the use of Lebanese territory for hostile actions.” The statements came during a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council convened…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed at the meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on August 5 that his country can host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, the TRT television channel reported on Saturday citing Erdogan’s statements for presidential pool journalists upon his return from Sochi. “It is…
