Negotiations between Iran and the secretariat of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on a free trade zone agreement have been completed, the document will be submitted to the parliaments of EAEU countries and Iran, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday, TASS reports. “I would like to announce…
“Stand with me, be my voice”. On the International Day for Protection of Children, Inessa from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), calls on the UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Shakira to be the voice of the children of Artsakh so that they can reunite with their families, Artsakh Ombudsperson Gegham Stepanyan posted on his social media pages.
The Wall Street Journal: Yaroslav Trofimov – Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for the interview with The Wall Street Journal. I will start with the most difficult questions. Recently, we witnessed dramatic events in Nagorno-Karabakh. Do you have concerns that a full-scale war could spread to the territory of sovereign Armenia, and in your opinion,…
On March 2, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Helga Schmid, the OSCE Secretary General. The interlocutors discussed issues of cooperation between Armenia and the OSCE, including the implementation of particular projects. Regional issues were touched…
Reuters. U.S. President Trump said Wednesday (April 1) other countries should guard the Strait of Hormuz calling on Japan, France, South Korea and China to take up the task. Speaking at an Easter White House event, Trump suggested that other nations should take a more active role in securing the strait. In a…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, that the course toward continuing weapons supplies to Kyiv is destructive, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday after their telephone conversation, TASS reports. “Ankara’s attention was drawn to the destructiveness of the course toward continuing weapons supplies to the Kyiv regime….
Dr. Taner Akçam shared new revelations about the planning of the Armenian Genocide during a lecture at Fresno State University on March 3, the Armenian Mirror Spektator reports. Akçam, director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program at the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, has discovered new telegrams and validated previously known documents sent by members of the ruling…
Reuters. Thailand Queen Mother Sirikit, the mother of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at aged 93, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Saturday (October 25). Queen Mother Sirikit has been hospitalized since September 7, 2019, due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on October 17 before passing away peacefully…
Reuters. Venezuela’s government said on Monday (January 12) that 116 prisoners have been released “in the past few hours,” according to a statement from the Penitentiary Services Ministry, though rights groups reported a lower figure. The government statement follows three days of reports from rights organizations about delays in the releases, which the Foro…
Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan is calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan for its blockade and cutoff of gas supply to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “Azerbaijan cuts off natural gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh. On the 36th day of the blockade of Lachin Corridor Azerbaijan weaponising blockade of gas supply along with blockade of all basic needs for life for 120,000…
Iran and several other countries issued a joint statement in reaction to the passing of an anti-Iranian resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors (IAEA BoG) on Thursday, Mehr reports. Iran, Russia, Belarus, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Zimbabwe issued a joint statement after the approval of the anti-Iranian resolution by…
Iran attaches importance to how the other side acts, not to what it says in media, Nasser Kanaani told reporters during his weekly press briefing in Tehran on Monday. Referring to speculations about the exchange of messages between Iran and the United States to revive the JCPOA and to remove the sanctions, the spokesman…
Reuters. Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday (August 5) in defiance of a nationwide curfew to press Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and leave the country, a day after deadly clashes in the South Asian country killed nearly 100 people. At least 91 people…
Philip Reeker, Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations of the US State Department, released a video message from Yerevan. “It’s a pleasure being in Yerevan again. My second visit and my current capacity as the Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations at the US Department of State. As in my previous visits, I remain inspired by Armenians’…
The chief adviser of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mehmet Uçum, stated that the authorities do not plan to hold snap presidential elections until the end of Erdoğan’s term of office in 2028. “Turkey will carry out reforms in all areas for four years without snap elections until 2028. Under his leadership, President Erdogan…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian refuted reports that the Metsamor nuclear power plant in neighboring Armenia may have polluted the Aras (Araks) border river with radioactive materials, Tasnim news agency reported. The foreign minister attended a meeting of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in Tehran on Sunday. Asked by…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the occasion of the national holiday. The message addressed to the UAE President reads as…
I had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece George Gerapetritis, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan informed on his Twitter. “Had telephone call with Foreign Minister of Greece George Gerapetritis. Appreciating targeted calls by intl partners, stressed need of concrete steps to implement CIJ_ICJ Orders on Lachin Corridor, blocked by…
On June 1, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau. At the meeting, an exchange of views was held on bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Ukraine, the visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Ukraine in January 2022 and the discussions held during it…
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…
Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to participate in a coming counteroffensive meant to dislodge the Ukrainian troops who have occupied a portion of the region since August, one Ukrainian and two American officials said on Friday, The New York Times reports. The North…
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Friday (March 6), a dramatic escalation of his demands a week into the war he launched alongside Israel, Reuters reports. Trump made the remarks on social media just hours after Iran’s president announced that unspecified countries had begun mediation efforts in one of the first…
Residents and authorities in Istanbul are in recovery mode after a series of earthquakes shook the city Wednesday. No casualties have been reported, but officials said 151 people were injured after having jumped from heights in fear and have asked people to avoid potentially compromised sites as buildings are checked for damage. Three…
Russian Defense Ministry reported that 68 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed overnight in the territory of the Federation. The ministry said the targeted areas included Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver, Rostov, Kursk, and Kaluga regions, the Krasnodar Territory, as well as Crimea. It is known that a fire broke out at an oil depot in Smolensk….
World leaders are gathering in Brussels for the Nuclear Energy Summit to highlight the role of nuclear energy in meeting the global challenges of reducing the use of fossil fuels, enhancing energy security and promoting economic development. Co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, and the Director General of the International…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s rhetoric , who Armenia of going towards the West, and then promised that Moscow will respond to Armenia. “I’m not going to respond directly to that question, although it’s the kind of – it’s the kind of rhetoric that we have…
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…
Moscow will not keep its attitude to the West’s attempts to undermine its relations with its allies a secret, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. “If we are really talking about equal, mutually beneficial, transparent cooperation based on international law, no one should have any worries,” he told a news conference after…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Shushi to participate in the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States to be held there. Orbani was welcomed by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Aliyev’s special representative, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and other officials.
A telephone conversation with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov was held at the initiative of the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl. The sides held a detailed exchange of views on the relations between the two countries, the situation in the region, and security issues….
