Nuclear fuel will be loaded into the first power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, TASS reports. “After fuel is loaded at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, this facility will officially be considered nuclear”, he said during his speech in…
The United States has started withdrawing from a key military base in northeastern Syria and redeploying its forces to northern Iraq, marking the first phase of a pullout expected to last several weeks, Al Jazeera reports. Heavy machinery, personnel and trucks carrying armoured vehicles could be seen moving on Monday in the northwestern city…
American actor, film director and producer Mel Gibson condemns Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, calling out media silence and demanding swift international action to protect and save Armenians. “History tragically repeats itself as we witness a modern-genocide unfolding”, Gibson said in a video message. “The Armenian people who have endured centuries of persecution…
US State Secretary Antony Blinken congratulated the people of Azerbaijan on National Day “On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Azerbaijan a happy Independence Day. We value our relationship with Azerbaijan, having built a partnership over the last 32 years on mutual interests relating to security and…
Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured NATO on Wednesday (November 13) that the Biden administration would bolster its support for Ukraine in the few months before Donald Trump’s return as president and would try to strengthen the alliance in that time. Meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels, Blinken also said…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, who will arrive in Moscow with a working visit, will hold negotiations in the Kremlin on Thursday. According to the Kremlin press office, during the meeting, the sides will discuss the current bilateral cooperation agenda with an emphasis on implementation of upcoming Russian-Iranian project…
The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Ian Liddell-Granger (United Kingdom, EC/DA) and Lise Christoffersen (Norway, SOC), and the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), have made the following statement: “We renew our call for the…
Germany is at the helm of efforts within the European Union (EU) to ease sanctions on Syria following President Bashar Assad’s ouster, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Berlin is pushing for the move within the bloc, provided it is met with progress on social issues, the FT said. The French AFP news…
Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as the vessels headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, the Ukrainian government said, while Russia unleashed an air barrage on Kyiv overnight, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. The attacks come as President Volodymyr Zelensky’s negotiating…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said during a phone talk with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov that Iran considers the right way to resolve the Caucasus dispute as 3+3 meetings and the regional mechanism, Mehr reported. During the phone conversation Amir Abdollahian assured Bayramov that the Islamic Republic of Iran is directing its efforts to…
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday urged the United States to stop putting “extreme pressure” on the world’s second-largest economy and demanded respect in any trade talks, but the two sides remained at an impasse over who should start those talks, Reuters reports. The Donald Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on China by…
Democrats swept a trio of races on Tuesday (November 4) in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum as it looks ahead to the congressional midterm elections next year, Reuters reports. In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the…
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has approved the new composition of the country’s Government, Azerbaijani media reports. According to the order posted on the website of the head of state, all members of the former Government, except for the Minister of Justice, kept their portfolios. Vilayat Eyvazov was reappointed as the Minister of Internal…
Today is the 17th anniversary of the assassination of Hrant Dink, the founder and editor-in-chief of Istanbul-based ‘Agos’ weekly. Dink was a journalist in a country where free-thinking journalists are persecuted. And as a peace fighter, he was persecuted by nationalists. Dink was one of Turkey’s prominent intellectuals, known for his fearless speeches and…
Russia is firm about its righteousness and feasibility of steps taken in regard to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR respectively) as well the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday, TASS reports. “We are absolutely sure in the rightful cause and the steps that we take,”…
American Senator Bill Cassidy described Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh as a crime against humanity. “The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is growing more and more dire by the day. If Azerbaijan doesn’t lift the blockade people will starve. Weaponizing food constitutes an Article 7 Violation of the Rome Statutes, a ‘Crime against Humanity’,” Cassidy tweeted.
US Congressman Frank Pallone referred to the upcoming national elections in Turkey. “With Erdogan in power, Turkey continues to slide toward autocracy and away from the values that hold NATO together. Next month’s election will be critical for Turkish democracy and the alliance, Pallone twitted.
Washington will only continue to pressure Baku, although sanctions remain a last resort for the United States. Interview with with Richard Giragosian. Is the prospect of Azerbaijan and Armenia reaching a conclusive Peace agreement possible through direct negotiation, without the involvement of intermediaries? What potential risks might this pose for Armenia? Furthermore, why…
Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed the public in a recorded statement Monday (May 12), saying the return of Israeli hostage Edan Alexander was ‘a very emotional moment’. Netanyahu thanked the diplomatic efforts of Trump and stated Israel’s military pressure and Trump’s political pressure, were a ‘winning formula’. Hamas said it had…
The Passport Index is a classification of countries according to the principle of free movement of their citizens, whether visa-free or visa-on-arrival. According to the 2024 ranking, Georgia is in 34th place in our region. Citizens of the Republic can visit 80 countries without a visa, 51 countries with a visa upon arrival, and…
New Delhi says two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bound for ports in the country’s west have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, Al Jazeera reports. “They crossed the Strait of Hormuz early morning safely and are en route to India,” Rajesh Kumar Sinha, special secretary of the Ministry of Ports,…
No speeches in front of cheering crowds. No joint public appearances between leaders. And a rumoured joint visit to a Germany-Turkey football match in Berlin that is not happening after all, BBC reports. For a state visit, Friday’s visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Germany is remarkably low key. He is first…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili departed for Baku, Azerbaijan, at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. On November 24, the Georgian PM will attend the Baku Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) as an Honourable Guest. The PM will deliver…
The Foreign Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh issued a statement regarding Azerbaijan’s military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, which we present in full. “On 19 September 2023, the Azerbaijani armed forces launched another military aggression against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in violation of the principles of international law and the provisions of the Trilateral Statement of November…
The masks are torn, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) no longer has a place in Azerbaijan, that’s how the assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, responded to the continued support of the agency’s head, Samantha Power, to Armenia. Hajiyev blamed the United States for standing by Armenia and not supporting…
The newly appointed Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Armenia Nora Arisian handed the copies of her credentials to Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan. Minister Mirzoyan congratulated Nora Arisian and expressed confidence that her diplomatic activity will serve the continuous development of the Armenian-Syrian relations and the expansion of…
Armenian Foreign Ministry sent condolences to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. “Deeply saddened by the tragic fire in Bolu, Turkey, that claimed dozens of lives. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. Wishing speedy recovery for the injured”, Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
On May 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Turin on a working visit to participate in the 132nd session of the CoE Committee of Foreign Ministers, met with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. The sides stressed the importance of expanding and deepening the bilateral relations, highlighting the need for promotion of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to meet US President-elect Donald Trump “anytime”. “I don’t know when we will meet because he doesn’t say anything about it. I haven’t spoken to him at all for over four years. And I am ready for this, of course, at any time. And…
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…
