In President Erdoğan’s phone call with Russian President Putin, bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia, as well as regional and global issues, were discussed. According to a statement made on the social media account of the Presidential Directorate of Communications, bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia, as well as regional and global issues, were…
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor against the Armenian humanitarian crisis and called for Congress to end support for the Azerbaijani government that perpetuated this assault. “Wherever assaults are launched without warning whether it’s Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine, Azerbaijan’s invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh, or Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attack…
Armenian authorities do not comprehend the risks from the expansion of France’s military presence in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry official representative Maria Zakharova argued today. Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan reiterated Tuesday that Armenia will withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization if the Russian-led military alliance does not address its security problems. …
President Joe Biden has vowed to expand engagement with “responsible nations” around the world to isolate Russia on the international stage and hold it accountable for alleged war crimes.
Lewis Bono, Chief Adviser for South Caucasus negotiations of the US Department of State, is on a visit to Azerbaijan, reports the US Embassy to Baku. The high-ranking representative of the State Department will meet with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and other officials of the republic. The purpose of the visit is to contribute…
The United States is preparing a plan to deploy international stabilization forces in the Gaza Strip within a matter of weeks, the Al Arabiya television channel reported, citing sources. According to the Saudi channel, the international forces in Gaza will include both Arab and foreign troops. The specific countries expected to contribute military personnel…
Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, about the armed attack on the Azeri Embassy in Tehran, Mehr News Agency reports. The Iranian foreign minister expressed his condolences and grief over the incident, which led to the death of…
Washington is cooperating with Yerevan in the fields of defense and security, stated U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the signing of the Armenia-U.S. Strategic Partnership document. “In particular, we are committed to strengthening the defense of the sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia within its internationally recognized borders,” Blinken announced. He…
Local news sources on Wednesday reported that a blast occurred in the Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Turkey’s Istanbul. The blast occurred due to the explosion of a gas pipe in the airport, according to the news. Following the explosion, the flights were suspended and the planes that were going to land at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed claims that his relationship with the US president was volatile, insisting he is not “afraid” of him. In an interview with The Guardian, he also rejected reports that, during a White House meeting in October, Trump had “tossed maps aside”. “He didn’t throw anything. I am sure,” he said. He…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Ankara’s desire to buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States on more favorable terms. “In the future, we want to buy even more gas from the United States and on more favorable terms,” TASS quoted Erdogan as saying during a meeting of the Turkish-American Business…
On March 27, around 9 AM, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces tried to advance in the direction of one of the heights adjacent to the Stepanakert-Lisagor soil road. Due to the preventive actions of the servicemen of the Artsakh Republic (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armed Forces on combat duty in the mentioned area, the advance attempt of the Azerbaijani…
US Vice President JD Vance has said that the US will not intervene in the conflict between Pakistan and India, calling fighting between the two nuclear powers “fundamentally none of our business”, The Guardian reports. The remarks came during an interview with Fox News, where the US vice-president said that the US would seek…
Foreign Ministers Jeyhun Bayramov of Azerbaijan and Hakan Fidan of Türkiye held a phone conversation on June 17, Azerbaijani MFA reports. The ministers discussed various aspects of the bilateral allied relations between the two countries. The sides reviewed the preparations for the upcoming Informal Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). …
Armenian prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took X to thank Ingrida Simonite, Lithuanian Prime Minster for supporting Armenia to overcome the flood aftermath. “Thank you Ingrida Simonyte, for your unwavering support during these challenging times. Lithuania’s solidarity is truly appreciated. Together, we will overcome these difficulties and rebuild stronger than ever”, Pashinyan said in a…
Reuters. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a deal on Monday (October 27) in which Turkey bought 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion), his office said, deepening the NATO allies’ defence ties and bolstering Turkish air defences. In July, Turkey and Britain had signed a preliminary purchase deal for 40…
Residential buildings in a neighbourhood of southern Israel appeared to have sustained heavy damage following a reported Iranian missile strike on Friday (June 20) morning, eyewitness footage showed, Reuters reports. According to Israel’s paramedic agency Magen David Adom (MDA), at least six people were injured in an Iranian missile strike on Friday morning in…
Some forces want to spoil the warm relations between Baku and Moscow, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the letter that appeared in the press, which was allegedly sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the letter…
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza had risen to 43,764 and the total injuries reached 103,490, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement released on Friday, Reuters reports. In the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations in Gaza caused 28 deaths and 120 injuries, the statement said. Palestinian…
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…
The fourth round of the Oman-mediated U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for Saturday in Rome has been postponed for logistical reasons, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi said on Thursday, Reuters reports. New dates will be announced upon the agreement among all parties, Al Busaidi said on the social media. Iran’s Foreign…
Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, its top official said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it on stopping the war in Gaza, CNN reports. “We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri under the banner of…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia expressed its condolences to Iran regarding the terrorist attack in Shiraz. “We express our sincere condolences and sympathy to the people of Iran and Iranian Government upon the terror attack in Shahcheragh Mosque in the city of Shiraz, resulting in devastating loss of innocent lives. We wish…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at a meeting with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary General Zhang Ming ‘noted Iran’s determination’ to join the organization, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. “[Iranian Foreign Minister] Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday during a meeting with [SCO Secretary General] Zhang Ming and his delegation noted Iran’s determination and seriousness [on…
A medieval tower in the heart of Italy’s capital, near the famous Roman Forum ruins, partially collapsed on Monday during renovations of the structure, critically injuring one worker and trapping another, authorities said, AP reports. Hundreds of tourists watched as firefighters used a mobile ladder to bring a stretcher to the upper level of…
The Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister (EPP, DE), the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Armenia Andrey Kovatchev (EPP, BG) and the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Azerbaijan Željana Zovko (EPP, HR) issued the following statement on Tuesday: “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the large-scale military confrontations that erupted yesterday night in several locations on the…
A meeting was held on transporting green energy through the Black Sea to Europe, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated on his Facebook. According to the Hungarian Foreign Minister, the event aims to deliver Azerbaijan’s green energy through Georgia and Romania to Hungary and improve Hungarian energy security. “The large-scale plan…
During the UN Foreign Affairs session, Minister Mirzoyan had contacts with the Foreign Ministers of Iran, Russia, and Cambodia. This was reported by the press service of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From September 22-27, Ararat Mirzoyan was in New York to participate in the high-level discussions of the 80th session of the…
Rescuers discovered the bodies of four more people in the landslide-hit racha-Lechkhumi’s Shovi resort of the Oni municipality in Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported, confirming the rise of the death toll to six, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. The MIA safely evacuated 140 more people from the disaster area and reported no…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to adopt a more flexible approach and discuss the terms of negotiations with Russia and end the war, Bloomberg reported, citing officials familiar with the negotiations between the Ukrainian president and Western leaders. Publicly, Zelensky continues to insist on the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and…
