The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan discussed the latest developments in the South Caucasus and bilateral relations in a telephone conversation on Tuesday night, IRNA reports. During the telephone conversation, Hossein Amirabdollahian welcomed the progress of the peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia and referred to…
In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia sincerely and honestly and unconditionally respects Iran’s territorial integrity, and this is Moscow’s unchangeable position, IRNA reports. During the telephone talk on Tuesday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian Lavrov discussed the developments in the South Caucasus,…
EU Mission in Armenia monitors conducted a security situation awareness patrol in Sotk adjacent to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Mission said in a post on X. “The objective of the patrols is to observe and report on the security situation on the ground and to contribute to human security in conflict-affected areas”, the announcement…
In an interview with the Georgian Public TV channel, Special representative of the NATO Secretary General Javier Colomina spoke about the possible signing of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty and regional developments. “We are quite optimistic about the joint declaration that was signed by Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev. I’ve met with the ministers recently…
Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash had a telephone conversation. The officials discussed issues related to bilateral economic relations, including cooperation in the fields of energy and transport. The parties emphasized the need for quick implementation of joint projects, in particular, the new transit…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in a phone call Saturday, marking the first direct communication between the leaders, Raisi’s deputy chief of staff said in a post on X. It is noted that the Iranian President Raisi congratulated Sisi on his re-election. The leaders discussed recent developments in…
The Turkish parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee will resume debating Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday after delaying a vote on it last month. The committee’s Tuesday agenda includes Sweden’s NATO accession protocols, Al-Monitor has learned. If the committee approves the text, then it will be voted on by the full parliament, where Turkish…
Even last year, we deserved the opening of negotiations, not to mention candidate status – and we deserve it even more in December 2024. We hope that a fair decision will be made, Georgian Dream Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said at the briefing held at the party’s office. Kobakhidze is sure that Georgia will be…
In an interview with TASS, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin addressed the journalist’s concern as to whether there is a threat to the broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Armenia, as the Armenian authorities have made a number of critical statements regarding the work of Russian TV channels in recent weeks. “The agreement…
Issues of Azerbaijan-Iran relations were discussed at a meeting between Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Samir Sharifov and Iranian Ambassador to Baku Seyid Abbas Mousavi. According to the Iranian Embassy, the parties discussed the development of bilateral ties in political, economic, military and other fields, events in the Caucasus region and efforts to achieve lasting peace…
The meeting on Wednesday saw Iran’s Foreign Minister’s Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz discussing the latest political and international issues related to Syria as well as the situation on the ground in the Arab country, IRNA reports. Khaji and Yildiz conferred about future…
During the weekly briefing, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, also referred to the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and the mediation of the West. “We saw how the EU amended the statement published by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on December 17 about the accession of a…
Hikmet Hajiyev, who is on a working visit in London, gave an interview to BBC and spoke about the Azerbaijan-Armenia settlement process. According to the assistant of the President of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan is ready to sign a peace treaty with Armenia. Aliyev’s aide also stated that if the US wants to play a mediating role in…
During the weekly briefing, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, referred to the topic of the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. “We assume that Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will accept the invitation of the Russian President and will arrive in Saint Petersburg to participate in the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic…
On December 19, the opening ceremony of the first honorary consul of the Republic of Armenia in Georgia took place in the city of Rustavi, Georgia. We are informed about this from the Armenian Embassy to Georgia. At the event, Armenia’s Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan, His Grace Bishop Davtyan, leader of the Armenian…
The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) issued a statement on 18 December calling on “international organisations and the democratic world” to impose targeted sanctions against the ruling regime in Azerbaijan over political repression, Azerbaijani media reports. In the statement, the NCDF cited “groundless accusations” and arrests of political opponents of the regime, prominent…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the reception organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of New Year and Christmas holidays. The Prime Minister congratulated and sent best wishes to all the employees of the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry and diplomatic representations of Armenia abroad, foreign diplomats accredited in our…
Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson referred to the latest arrests in Azerbaijan. Leading opposition figure, Tofig Yagublu, got arrested over the weekend in light of ongoing crackdown against critics ahead of the election. Miller was asked to provide State Department’s reaction, and any position on the snap elections in Aszerbajan. “The recent trend…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government was interested in establishing “long-term peace and stability” in the South Caucasus region and making a “significant contribution” to the objective, agenda.ge reports. Garibashvili highlighted “concrete results” in the Government providing “important mediation” that led to an agreement between Azerbaijani and Armenian governments in…
According to the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze, in 2023, the Ministry of Defense signed important purchases in terms of strengthening the defense capability, which is responsible for the medium-term and long-term development of the Defense Forces, Interpressnews reports. “In long-term development, we have a specific goal of where we want to…
A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, composed of rapporteurs Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE) and Bryony Rudkin (United Kingdom, SOC/G/PD), will carry out a study visit to Yerevan and the municipality of Masis on 19 December 2023 to follow up on Declaration 7 (2023) on “The humanitarian situation in Karabakh and neighbouring…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, on the occasion of the National Day. The message reads as follows, “I sincerely congratulate you and the friendly people of Qatar on the occasion of the National Day. We highly…
Azerbaijan Popular Front Party will not participate in the presidential election scheduled for February 7. Ali Karimli, the president of the party, informed about the decision. On December 15, the Board of the “Musavat” party discussed the socio-political situation in the country and decided to refuse to participate in the early presidential elections. According…
Newly appointed US ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mark Libby, handed over a copy of his credentials to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The agenda of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two countries, the current situation in the region, as well as the prospects of the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan…
The Air Force of Azerbaijan conducted regular military exercises within the framework of NATO’s Operational Capability Concept. The 2nd level self-assessment exercises of two Ми-17-1В helicopters of the Air Force of Azerbaijan took place, their capabilities and capabilities to carry out air transportation were checked, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported.
According to the Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Galuzin, temporary difficulties in relations between Russia and Armenia could be overcome with the prospect of further development of relations between the two countries, TASS reports. According to the source, Galuzin pointing out the many historical, cultural, humanitarian and economic ties between the peoples…
US Embassy in Baku expressed concern about the arrests of journalists in Azerbaijan. “We are deeply concerned by the arrest of Hafiz Babali as well as the recent trend of detaining journalists. We continue to urge the Azerbaijani government to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, including those exercising freedom of expression…
Journalist Hafiz Babaly was detained as part of a criminal case against employees of the publication Abzas Media, Ibrahim Amiraslanli, a representative of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told Turan. Employees of the main police department of the city of Baku detained Babali, editor of the economic department of the…
Reacting to the news that another Azerbaijani journalist, Teymur Karimov, was arrested on Monday in Baku and now faces criminal charges, Natalia Nozadze, Amnesty International’s South Caucasus Researcher, said: “The arrest of Teymur Karimov follows a disturbing pattern of spurious charges being brought against journalists and other critical voices in Azerbaijan. What we are…
On the occasion of the election of Donald Tusk as the Prime Minister of Poland, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote in his X microblog: “Congratulations Donald Tusk on becoming Poland’s Prime Minister! Looking forward to further enhancement of the Armenia-Poland cooperation at bilateral and multilateral levels, as well as to the close partnership…
