Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, offered his condolences over the deadly blast at a Yerevan market, which left 16 dead, eight missing.    “Deeply saddened by the news of the fatal fireworks storage explosion in Armenia’s capital, leaving people missing & injured. My sincere condolences go out to our Armenian friends in this time…

Reuters. The first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartous on Sunday (August 14), two shipping sources said.   The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine’s Odesa port on Aug. 1 under the deal between Moscow…

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has voted to support President Volodimir Zelensky’s decree extending the martial law and mobilization in Ukraine for 90 more days, till November 21, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Monday.    “Parliament has supported bill 7664 on the extension of the martial law for 90 days, till November 21, 2022. The…

The Embassy of Lebanon in Armenia expresses its deepest condolences to all those who lost loved ones in the tragic blast at the Surmalu market on August 14, the embassy said in a Facebook post.    “We wish quick recovery for the injured, and our thoughts and prayers remain with the friendly people of Armenia …

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine reported on Saturday Barbados-flagged Fulmar S cargo ship left the port of Chornomorsk and headed to Turkey. According to the ministry, the ship formed a caravan with Marshall Island-flagged Thoe bulk carrier, bringing the total number of vessels to depart the country under a UN-brokered deal to 16.  …

The soaring natural gas prices have driven up the global demand for oil, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.   In its monthly report, the IEA said that high temperature and soaring natural gas prices have made power generation switching necessary in some countries, which are now using oil to generate electricity.  …

Mélanie Joly, Foreign Minister of Canada met with the members of Armenian Diaspora.     “A treat to meet Armenian-Canadians here in Scarborough (no matter how small or tall! We discussed the strong relationship between Canada and Armenia, supporting Armenian democracy, and building a more vibrant community. Thank you Sevag and the ANCC team for hosting…

On August 11, the Australian Liberal Party State Conference, held in the State of New South Wales, adopted a motion recognizing the independence of the Republic of Artsakh and the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides committed by the Ottoman Empire, as well as calling on the Federal Australian Government to recognize the independence of the…

The foreign ministry of Cyprus said Thursday it’s lodging formal protests against a meeting between the leader of the ethnically split island nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots and the president of Azerbaijan amid concerns of a stepped-up partition campaign, AP reports. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “disappointment and regret” over the Tuesday meeting Azerbaijani President…

In a letter to UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, a group British lawmakers have raised concerns regarding the deteriorating security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The letter sets out six urgent concerns, all of which should be urgently addressed. The letter reads: Dear Foreign Secretary, The security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is now critical. We have six urgent…

The situation in the South Caucasus is in the center of Russia’s attention. Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Ivan Nechayev said this during a briefing in response to the question of ‘Lurer’. “On August 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry made a statement regarding the escalation of the…

Beijing and Moscow have entered the most successful period of inter-state relations characterized by the highest level of mutual trust and the greatest strategic significance, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told TASS in a special interview on Wednesday. “Under the strategic direction of [China’s] Chairman Xi Jinping and President [of Russia Vladimir] Putin, the…

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar in Konya. During the meeting, the sides emphasized the importance of holding the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, which serves to strengthen relations between peoples in the Turkic world, in Turkey. They noted that this prestigious…

The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, BBC reports. Ukraine’s president was speaking after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase there, killing one person. Mr Zelensky did not mention Tuesday’s blasts but said: “Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it…

Leo Housakos, Canadian Senator condemned Azerbaijani actions against the people of Artsakh.    “Azerbaijan’s attack on the people of Artsakh represents the most recent violation of the Nov. 2020 ceasefire agreement.   I am disturbed by Azerbaijan’s renewed aggression, and I call on Canada & the international community to condemn it in absolute terms”, he…

The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Israel for the Gaza attack. Erdogan made a speech at Ambassadors Conference in Ankara Cankaya presidential office.   Erdogan said there can not be an excuse for killing children and babies. “We share our sensitivity to Palestine issue, Turkey’s support for the two-state resolution and the importance…

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said his country’s military went out of its way to lessen the impact on civilians.   Speaking to reporters at the UN Monday, Erdan said the Israeli Defense Force operation called Operation Breaking Dawn was justified after Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel….

Western capitals are increasingly alarmed at the deepening ties between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of punitive retaliation against the NATO member if it helps Russia avoid sanctions, Financial Times reports. Six western officials told the Financial Times they were concerned about the pledge made by Turkish and Russian…

The protest at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in London yesterday, Thursday 4 August 2022, was carried out by supporters of The Mahdi Servants Union in opposition to the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and his government. This was stated in the press release published on the institution’s official website. “This government is responsible for longstanding…

The people of Ukraine’s Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions want referendums, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky has nothing to ask of Russia and its leadership in this situation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, commenting on Zelensky’s statements that holding referendums in these territories on joining Russia would mean the end of talks with Moscow,…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed at the meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on August 5 that his country can host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, the TRT television channel reported on Saturday citing Erdogan’s statements for presidential pool journalists upon his return from Sochi.   “It is…

Congresswoman Lori Trahan, representing Massachusetts’ Third District expressed her concerns about latest aggression by Azerbaijan in Artsakh in a tweet.   “I’ve heard from many Armenian Americans in Massachusetts who are rightly outraged by Azerbaijan’s latest violent attack that has led to tragic and unnecessary loss of life. The U.S. and our allies must condemn…

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky shared her concerns over the latest escalation in Artsakh by Azerbaijan.    “Azerbaijan must be held accountable for yet again violating its ceasefire agreement with Armenia. I urge State Department to use all of its diplomatic tools to hold the Aliyev regime accountable for its attacks on Artsakh and to prevent future…

The private conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Sochi lasted more than four hours. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, my dear friend, we are delighted to welcome you to Russia. As we agreed in Tehran, we are holding our next working meeting today. But before our meeting here in Sochi, a representative delegation of the Russian Government’s economic…

I am appalled by the recent serious breaches of the ceasefire on the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact and in particular the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 3 August around the Lachin corridor and in the north-western section, Chair of the EU Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina Kaljurand said in a…

Azerbaijan’s deadly attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh are not only a violation of the ceasefire, but also an unacceptable of its recent pattern of aggression. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee stated this in a post on Twitter. “Azerbaijani forces must withdraw from the region and end hostilities against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh,” the post reads.

Moscow has not yet seen Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s proposals for specifying details of the Russian peacekeeping mission’s work in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday.   “I find it difficult to answer this question because we have not seen the specific proposals that the Armenian Prime Minister wants to…

Reuters. Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday (August 4) denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port blast, marking the huge explosion’s second anniversary with demands for accountability.   Bechara Boutros al-Rai, in a mass commemorating its scores of victims, said God condemned officials who were stalling…

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…

The European Union is making a final push to save the Iran nuclear deal, convening all negotiators for an unexpected and sudden resumption of talks on Thursday, three sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO.   The goal — as it has been for months — is to restore a 2015 deal that saw Iran…