We stand with the people of Georgia, Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department Spokesperson said during a regular press briefing. A journalist asked whether the U.S still stands with the people of Georgia. “We have made clear that we stand with the people of Georgia. We have made clear that we support their EU…
Reuters. Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers to Niagara-on-the-Lake on Tuesday (November 11), where they posed for a family photo before talks began. Ministers from Ukraine, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and other countries were also invited to this week’s meetings. The G7 meeting…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister’s Press office reports. Prime Minister Pashinyan referred to the humanitarian crisis created in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor, highlighting the importance of the implementation of the necessary steps…
Military confrontation or escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not on the agenda, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan said in an interview with the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung. According to Hajiyev, efforts are currently underway to sign a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia: “Sometimes countries sign peace agreements on…
Former premier of the ex-USSR Nikolay Ryzhkov died, Valentina Matviyenko, Chairperson of the Federation Council of Russia, informed about this on Telegram. Matviyenko, however, did not mention the causes of Ryzhkov’s death. Ryzhkov was the last chairman of the Council of Ministers of the former USSR; his successor, Valentin Pavlov, was already the…
George Simion, the leader of the far-right Romanian party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) who won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections, has demanded that Ukraine compensate his country for its assistance, Digi24 reports. Simion stated that his position on Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine is “neutrality, no escalation, no supplying…
Turkish President Recem Tayyip Erdogan has been nominated by the country’s ruling Workers’ Party as a candidate from the People’s Alliance in the upcoming presidential elections in 2023. This became known on Saturday, June 4. “The People’s Alliance candidate will be our President Tayyip Erdogan. We have finally decided on this topic,” said AKP spokesman…
Britain said on Saturday it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria after the country’s years-long civil war, as foreign minister David Lammy visited its capital Damascus, pledging 94.5 million pounds ($129 million) in support, Reuters reports. “There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” Lammy said in a statement. “It is in our interests…
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Azerbaijan for an official visit. A guard of honor was lined up for the President of the United Arab Emirates at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries. President of the…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova addressed the ongoing protests in Armenia during her weekly briefing. She noted that the discontent “appears to be partly due to concerns over the fairness of the delimitation of certain enclave villages”. Zakharova emphasized that Russia views these political “processes as Armenia’s internal affairs and is focused on…
Reuters. Yemen’s Houthi group said it carried out two drone operations targeting Israeli positions on Wednesday (December 25). In a televised statement, the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said the first operation targeted a “sensitive and vital target” in Tel Aviv. The second drone attack targeted a military industrial area of Ashkelon in…
The announcement by the ruling party in Georgia to re-introduce a draft law on “Transparency of Foreign Influence” raises serious concerns, EU External Actions spokesperson Peter Stano said in a press release. “The European Union recalls the public pledge of the Georgian government and the ruling party from last year to “unconditionally withdraw” such…
Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of MFA of Armenia referred to the latest wave of armenophobia in Azerbaijan. “Instead of addressing rights and security of Nagorno Karabakh people, Azerbaijan continues aggressive propaganda of ethnic cleansing: two videos on new “Revenge 3” operation against NK by state TV, online poll where 83% to say “yes” to it….
Slovakia will be ready to lift its veto on the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia only once oil supply via the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday. He said, as quoted by the Guardian, he would wait “until the oil actually starts flowing.” Fico added that…
We support agreements and dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan and we will never accept any geopolitical changes in the region and restrictions on existing historical transit routes in the region. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Tehran. “The time has come to leave…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova once again accused France of provoking “another round of armed confrontation in the South Caucasus.” She said at a press conference on Wednesday that the French leadership is not guided by Armenia’s interests. “Paris seeks to use the existing disagreements, contradictions within countries or between countries as…
The snap election of the president continues in Azerbaijan, as of 10:00 a.m., 1,259,371 people, 19.44%, participated in the voting. Elections started at 8:00, polling stations will be open until 19:00. Aliyev voted with his family in Stepanakert. Seven candidates are competing for the position of president: the current head of the…
The head of the sub-committee on defense and security issues of the European Parliament, Nathalie Loiseau, welcomed the statement of Armenia and Azerbaijan, calling it a glimmer of hope. “The announcement of a prisoner exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a glimmer of hope. May a peace agreement quickly follow between the two countries. Armenia and…
Reuters. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in the United States, footage released on Tuesday (July 28) showed, to meet with President Donald Trump and attend a memorial service for Senator Lindsey Graham. Zelenskiy said anti-ballistic defence and strategic cooperation with the United States were the “number-one priority” for meetings with Trump and his…
The long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has created partnerships in the South Caucasus that cut across religious, ethnic, and geopolitical lines in surprising ways, Foreign Affairs reports. Iran, which is ruled by Shiite clerics, has provided an economic lifeline to Christian-majority Armenia, whose primary backer has long been…
Canada opened its first diplomatic outpost in Greenland in a significant show of solidarity following US President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the territory, BBC reports. A delegation of senior Canadian officials, including Governor General Mary Simon, and foreign minister Anita Anand, travelled to Nuuk on Friday to formally open Canada’s consulate,…
Armenia conveyed to Azerbaijan its proposals around a peace treaty and is ready to sign it with that content, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting. “The Republic of Armenia conveyed to Azerbaijan its proposals on a peace treaty and we are ready to sign the treaty with that content. I hope that…
An ethnic-Armenian Turkish lawyer is set to become the first ever Armenian to hold the post of district governor in Turkey after his appointment as the District Governor of Babadag, a city and district in the Denizli Province, Agos reports. Berk Acar, born in 1995, will assume the position in the coming days. He…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) commented on Azerbaijan’s violation of the ceasefire regime. “On 2 March and on the night of 2 to 3 March, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces stationed in the occupied territories of the Askeran, Martakert and Martuni regions of the Republic of Artsakh violated the ceasefire established by…
The Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, Hikmat Hajiyev is on a visit to the US, Azerbaijani media reports. During the visit, Hajiyev met with John Bass, US Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Yuri Kim, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for…
Senior Azerbaijani officials are denying claims that Azerbaijan could use force to open a corridor through Armenian territory, insisting instead that a lasting peace deal could be signed soon. The news outlet Politico published an extensive article addressing the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. The author talked with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the assistant…
Reuters. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during an interview aired on Iranian state TV on Friday (August 7) that Iran thwarted what he described as efforts by its opponents to weaken or destabilise the country through military pressure. Pezeshkian said his government had been engaged in negotiations before the conflict with the US began…
The European Commission (EC) will propose a ban on purchases of Russian oil by EU countries in early 2026, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen said, TASS reports. “Early next year we will put forward a legislative proposal to ban the remaining oil,” he told reporters. Shipments of Russian oil to…
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, said Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza was “inflammatory, outrageous and shameful” and amounted to a “flagrant violation of international law.” “Any plan to forcibly deport Palestinians outside the occupied territory against their will is a war crime,” Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard told Reuters news…
I welcome the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on respecting the national borders with the support of the European Union. The member of the German Bundestag, the president of the German-Armenian Forum, Till Mansmann, stated this. “The agreement inspires hope that the tension in the South Caucasus region, which was caused by Azerbaijan’s attack on…
