Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia, expressed condolences over the deadly blast in Iran’s Kerman city, which took at least 103 lives. “Deeply saddened by the news of explosions in Kerman city of Iran, which claimed innocent lives and left multiple people injured. My most sincere sympathies and deep condolences to the People and Leadership of…
The Iranian administration announced Thursday, the day of national mourning, while Kerman province declared three days of mourning, IRNA News agency reports. The Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy of Iran’s parliament plans to dispatch a delegation to Kerman to inspect different aspects of the terrorist act. A police spokesperson also declared that three…
At least 73 people lost their lives and 171 were injured as the result of two terrorist explosions in Iran’s central city of Kerman on Wednesday, Mehr reports. The incident took place in Kerman Martyrs Cemetery where thousands of people were observing the fourth martyrdom anniversary of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani. Shortly after…
At least 103 people were killed Wednesday and 141 injured in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani, in what officials called a terror attack, according to state media, CNN reports. The blasts came on the fourth anniversary of Soleimani’s death in a…
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…
Baku hopes to hold another round of negotiations between Azerbaijani and Armenian officials on the draft peace agreement in the near future. Elchin Amirbekov, an Azerbaijani presidential envoy for special assignments, said this in an interview with the Estonian television, reports Sputnik Azerbaijan. According to him, “the opening of [regional] communication is an integral…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was registered today in the eastern Turkish district of Tunceli, after last night two earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.4 and 4.5 in the southeastern district of Hakkıari caused panic among local residents, Turkish state TV reports. The earthquake occurred at 4:28 p.m. local time (3:28 p.m. Bulgarian…
A new border checkpoint between Iran and Azerbaijan was opened in Astara, the media reports. According to IRNA agency, with the participation of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, Mehrdad Bazrpash, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafaev, the new bridge built over the Astara River was put into…
Deciding the date and place of signing the long-awaited peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia is the competence of those states, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview with RIA Novosti. “At the same time, of course, we cannot look on indifferently at what is happening in the South Caucasus. Historically, Russia…
Russia has made and continue to make efforts to assist Azerbaijan and Armenia in developing a balanced peace treaty designed to make an irreplaceable contribution to the reconciliation of the two neighboring states, to the restoration of peace and security in the South Caucasus for the long term, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said…
Reuters. France will have large numbers of police and soldiers deployed for this weekend’s New Year’s celebrations due to the ‘very high’ terrorist threat facing the country, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday (December 29). Darmanin said there would be around 90,000 police deployed across France, with 6,000 of them in Paris. There…
Independent candidate for President of the United States Robert Kennedy made a video message in which he promised to use the American levers to return Armenians forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh and to promote self-determination. “Over a hundred years ago, during the World War I, the Ottoman Empire perpetrated the first genocide of the modern era,…
At the press conference summing up the year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan referred to the terms of activity of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in Nagorno Karabakh. According to Jeyhun Bayrmanov, its deadline is regulated by the trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020. “That…
Western countries are not trying to bring peace and stability to Armenia and the South Caucasus as a whole, their task is to squeeze out Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told TASS in an exclusive interview. “Now Armenia is facing a number of challenges. And it will not be possible to solve them…
Russia expects Armenia to realize the risk of losing its sovereignty in terms of national defense and security through deepening dialogue with the North Atlantic Alliance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told TASS in an exclusive interview. “I hope, Yerevan is aware that any deepening of cooperation with the alliance may result in its…
Foreign forces are attempting to “drag Armenia into even more dangerous geopolitical games,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “The West is absolutely indifferent towards the fate of Armenia and Armenian people. Taking into account our friendly relations, Russia is ready to support peace, stability and prosperity of Armenia in every possible way….
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no different from Adolf Hitler and likened Israel’s attacks on Gaza to the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazis, Reuters reports. NATO member Turkey, which supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has criticised Israel’s air and ground…
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…
