Comprehensive deepening and development of the relations with India is one of the foreign policy priorities of Armenia, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the opening of the 8th session of the Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission in Yerevan. “In this regard, it is gratifying to see that India with its vital democracy and dynamic economy…
Current issues of Russian-Azerbaijani trade-and-economic and scientific-and-technical cooperation were the focus of a phone call between the two countries’ prime ministers, Mikhail Mishustin of Russia and Ali Asadov of Azerbaijan, the Russian government’s press service said, TASS reports. “Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishudtin held a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov. The…
Slovakia is considering suing the EU over its plans to stop the delivery of Russian gas supplies from 2028 as a result of its war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday (November 19), Reuters reports. Slovakia and Hungary have been sharply critical of the EU executive’s plans to phase out Russian…
The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said. A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already…
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) confirmed on Thursday that a 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Malatya province in eastern Turkey, TRT Arabic reported. Turkey’s Minister of Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, shared on X that the ministry’s initial determinations shows that one rundown building was knocked down, heavily damaging two neighbouring buildings. …
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged “maximum restraint” from India and Pakistan as a standoff between the two countries has continued to escalate, Reuters reports. Tensions between India and Pakistan are at their highest in years, the UN chief said. “I deeply respect and am profoundly grateful to the governments and people…
Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe referred to her and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s meeting. “Council of Europe’s support to Armenia at the core of my meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan”, Pejčinović Burić said in a post on X.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will visit Armenia this week, the French Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. Colonna will be traveling to Azerbaijan and Armenia on April 26-28. The visit “will reiterate France’s commitment to support the negotiations between the two countries for a fair and lasting peace based on principles of international law…
Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on local television on Sunday that he is feeling well and has resumed his pre-election campaign after suffering a worsening of health last week. He also expressed his confidence regarding his victory in the May 14 presidential elections. This confidence was inspired by the rally held in Ankara on Sunday,…
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….
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza Strip and reiterated the organization’s commitment to providing support and assistance to the affected parties, Reuters reports. “We stand ready to support this implementation and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready to negotiate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but does not consider him a legitimate President who can sign a final peace deal. “Negotiations can be held with anyone, but because of his illegitimacy, he has no right to sign anything. If he wants to participate…
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Margareta Cederfelt and Roberto Montella were received by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku, discussing the role of the OSCE and the PA in promoting security, dialogue and cooperation, as well as supporting the ongoing peace process in the South Caucasus, the OSCE PA twitted. Aliyev reported on the…
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress will hold a special hearing on the ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh. The commission informed about it in a statement. Special guests at the hearing are former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and David Phillips. “Luis Moreno Ocampo,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who is paying an official visit to Moscow, having arrived on the previous day, TASS reports. In addition to pressing issues of bilateral cooperation, the sides are expected to exchange views on the situation in the Middle East in light of the…
The weather conditions complicate the fire extinguishing process in Borjomi Municipality, said Davit Sukhishvili, head of the Fire and Rescue Forces Department of the Emergency Situations Management Service, on Sunday Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Three border police helicopters have been mobilized on the spot, awaiting the strong wind to subside. Up to 250…
At today’s opening ceremony of “Mountain Days – 2023”, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, speaking to the media, commented on the NATO Summit in Vilnius and the messages received at the Summit by Ukraine, civil.ge reports. According to the Prime Minister, the stories broadcast by “distorting opposition televisions” in recent days have…
US State Department spokesman Ned Price referred to the September 20 Blinken-Mirzoyan-Bayramov meeting in New York, noting that it was the first face-to-face meeting after the recent escalation, during which the parties discussed the best ways to make progress. “I will let the two sides speak to their attitudes. It was important for us…
During the working visit of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Levan Davitashvili, to China, a Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Transport Corridors for the China-Europe Railway Express, Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) was signed, Business Media reports. The agreement aims to deepen cooperation between Georgia and China to enhance…
The British Ambassador to Georgia, Gareth Ward, spoke about his country’s concerns over the “democratic backsliding and anti-Western rhetoric” of the Georgian ruling party and said that the UK’s decided to freeze the bilateral ministerial talks, the Wardrop Dialogue – for the first time since its inception 10 years ago, as well as not to…
Turkey welcomed the establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza and expressed hope that this ceasefire would bring an end to the “genocide that has continued for the past two years. We expect the ceasefire agreement to be fully implemented”. The statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry reads: “With the ceasefire in place, it…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on the international community to immediately recognize the self-proclaimed Northern Cyprus and reject any deal that does not offer the Turkish Cypriots to create their own state, reports dailysabah. “I repeat the historic appeal that I made to the whole world from the UN podium: to recognize…
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during which the results of the trilateral meeting of the heads of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan in Sochi on October 31 were discussed, the Kremlin press service reports. Detailed thoughts were exchanged regarding the situation related to the implementation of agreements…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, in his speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran supports the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “The future of the region and the entire world must be built on cooperation, trust and mutual development. In this context, Iran supports…
Israeli airstrikes have killed 11 people in the central and northern Gaza Strip, the Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV channel reports. According to the broadcaster, six people were killed in Israeli attacks on a residential building and a group of civilians in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Another airstrike targeted a private house…
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Saturday, 21 June 2025, that France and its European partners would intensify diplomatic engagement with Iran, following more than a week of hostilities between Iran and Israel. On Friday, senior diplomats from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the European Union met in Geneva with Iranian Foreign Minister…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has taken the oath of office for a new presidential term on Saturday (June 3) after winning re-election last weekend, extending his rule into a third decade, Reuters reports. “I, as president, swear upon my honour and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and…
“Lachin Corridor has been blockaded by Azerbaijan for 43 days. Aliyev keeps ensuring all international partners that the Corridor is open and that Azerbaijan is not starving 120 thousand people with its ethnic cleansing policy. If this is true, why Azerbaijan denies an international fact-finding mission?” Ambassador-at-Large of Armenia Edmon Marukyan tweeted.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has launched a petition campaign against a defense plan currently being discussed by European Union leaders, RBC-Ukraine reprots. He announced the move on his Facebook page, warning of a “hot autumn” and saying Europe is rapidly approaching war. Orban noted that a few weeks ago in Copenhagen, Brussels had…
The president and prime minister of Georgia on Sunday lashed out at each other at a ceremony marking the country’s independence day as strong tensions persist over a law that critics say will obstruct media freedom and damage Georgia’s bid to join the European Union, AP reports. The measure would require media and non-governmental…
