Eight days Lachin corridor is closed by Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Twitter. “People of Nagorno-Karabakh are stuck on the roads in the cold, families are finding themselves in different sides of the blockade. Citizens with serious health problems are deprived of medicine and health service,” Pashinyan tweeted.
Following the statements by the German chancellor Olaf Scholz towards the Islamic Republic, Hans-Udo Muzel the German ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the foreign ministry on Monday, the ministry reports, describing the chancellor’s statements as meddlesome and irresponsible. During the session, the director general of the west European affairs of the foreign ministry…
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the next College of Commissioners today, the Commission press office reports. In her speech, von der Leyen particularly said: Six Executive Vice-Presidents: four women, two men. Three from Member States that joined before the fall of the Iron Curtain. And three from Member States that…
Former US President Donald Trump called for all criminal cases against him to be dismissed, TASS reports. Earlier on Monday, a court in Florida dismissed the case in which Trump was accused of improper handling of classified documents due to irregularities related to the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith to the case. …
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson said the Department is preparing new sanctions against Georgia’s officials to unfold in the coming weeks. “We have been greatly concerned about the state of Georgian democracy, the actions that Georgian Dream has taken to undermine Georgia democracy. You saw us just on Friday impose 20 new visa…
At least 11 people have been killed and dozens hurt as wildfires swept through several villages in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey, ministers said, Al Jazeera reports. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reported the deaths from the overnight blaze between the cities of Diyarbakir and Mardin on Friday. Seventy-eight people were injured, he said on X,…
First initiated by Germany, the Berlin Process aims to bring six Western Balkan states closer to the EU, Euronews reports. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday welcomed the heads of six Western Balkan countries during a Berlin summit aimed at forging closer ties between those nations and the EU. European Commission President Ursula…
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman of the UN Secretary General, issued a statement regarding the decisions of the International Court of Justice in the proceedings between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “The Secretary-General takes note of the Orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), issued on 22 February, in the proceedings between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. The…
During his visit to Armenia, OSCE Chair-in-Office, Malta’s Minister for Foreign, European Affairs and Trade, Ian Borg, underscored the Organization’s unwavering commitment to promoting and advancing sustainable peace throughout the OSCE region, the organization said in a statement. In Yerevan, Minister Borg met Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan, President…
In an interview with the Armenian Service of “Voice of America”, the Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan referred to the meeting with the Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev at the White House on the initiative of US President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on September 27. “We…
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 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…
Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have become BRICS partner countries, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said at a joint meeting of APEC foreign and trade ministers, TASS reports. “The BRICS Summit in Kazan demonstrated the desire of the global majority to establish a fair world order, reform global institutions and build equitable economic ties,”…
Ukraine is preparing a response to today’s massive Russian shelling, which killed and injured civilians, says Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov on Facebook. “Russia struck our cities again overnight. Civilians were injured, homes were destroyed, and critical infrastructure was damaged,” he said. The minister adds this is another proof of Ukraine’s…
Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said in an interview: CNN TurkThe republic, together with Azerbaijan, expects to supply gas to European countries. The Minister stated that Azerbaijan has invested heavily in Turkey. In particular, the Azerbaijan state oil company SOCAR is one of the biggest investors in the Republic of Turkey. According to…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani discussed work on a comprehensive cooperation agreement between the countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, which followed meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS countries in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, emphasis at the…
Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang on Friday, Russian news agencies said, Reuters reports. The visit took place at a critical juncture in the war in Ukraine, opens new tab, for which the United States says North Korea has supplied…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that extends a package of anti-Russian sanctions introduced by his predecessor Joe Biden for a year, according to the US Federal Register, TASS reports. On April 15, 2021, the Biden administration introduced executive order 14024, imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and entities that may have…
Turkey has neutralized nearly 2,000 terrorists in cross-border anti-terror operations so far this year, said the country’s defense chief on Saturday. Visiting a military base in Daglica, along the Turkish-Iraqi border, Hulusi Akar held a video conference with commanders of Turkish troops actively involved in anti-terror operations within Turkey and in northern Iraq and northern…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Philip Reeker, Senior Advisor of the US Department of State for Caucasus Negotiations and the Geneva International Discussions, in a working dinner format, 1tv.ge reports. At the meeting, Irakli Garibashvili and Philip Reeker discussed the importance of Georgia’s strategic partnership with the United States. The positive dynamic…
Based on Armenia’s request and at the initiative of France, the UN Security Council held a discussion on the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against our country. During the discussion, the representatives of the permanent and temporary member states of the Security Council, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan, made speeches. Miroslav Yencha, Assistant Secretary General…
Ukraine is set to receive close to €4.2 billion in funds after the Council greenlighted the first regular payment of grants and loans under the EU’s Ukraine Facility, to support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and the functioning of its public administration, EU Council press office reports. In a decision adopted today, the Council concluded that…
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues leaders Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-21), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28), Brad Sherman (CA-32), and 61 Representatives today introduced a congressional resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its blockade of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and urging the United States to take immediate steps to end the…
As the humanitarian crisis worsens in the Nagorno-Karabagh of Azerbaijan amid ongoing tensions with neighboring Armenia, System of a Down‘s Serj Tankian has drafted an open letter urging stronger intervention into the matter. In an exclusive interview, the artist tells SPIN that more than 120,000 people are without critical food and medical supplies due…
“Greece will not leave any challenge unanswered,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, expressing the hope that the “unacceptable rhetoric” from Turkey will cease, ekathimerini.com reports. Speaking after the end of the informal EU summit in Prague, Mitsotakis said: “I hope that this unacceptable rhetoric of questioning our country’s sovereignty over the islands of…
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum welcomed the EU Council decisions regarding Armenia. “We welcome EU decision to start visa liberalisation talks with Armenia. When completed, this will allow Armenians to travel to the EU for short term visits visa-free. An important milestone in the relations between the EU and Armenia, bringing the Eastern Partnership…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in the Kremlin. “Dear mister president, I am very happy to see you,” Putin said. “We have the opportunity to talk about the entire set of our relations. We have not seen each other for a while,” the Russian leader added….
Ukraine should not be forced to give up territory as part of a peace deal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock has said, warning that rewarding aggression only fuels further war, DPA reports. “You condemn an act of aggression, you do not reward it. Those who reward aggression will reap more war instead of…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to the announcement by Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to the US President on Nagorno-Karabakh. “He mentioned that the Congress should support supplemental, because it also covers, among other conflicts, he mentioned Nagorno-Karabakh. So what additional resources you are seeking right now?”, journalist asked. “There are additional…
Reuters. An Iranian Army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in the central province of Isfahan on Tuesday (February 24), killing the pilot, co-pilot and two merchants, state media reported. The helicopter came down in the city of Dorcheh, causing a fire that was put out by emergency services, the reports added. Experts…
