Reuters. Greece and Turkey on Thursday (December 7) agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of ties between the two NATO allies but historic foes. In a landmark visit of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to Greece, the long-time sparring partners agreed to focus on pursuing good…
James O’Brien, Assistant Secretary at US State Department for European and Eurasian Affairs referred to his meetings in Azerbaijan. “Had positive and constructive meetings in Baku. As I told President Aliyev, the U.S. welcomes visits by the Central Bank Governor and Energy Minister, and Secretary Blinken looks forward to hosting foreign ministers Bayramov and…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, who will arrive in Moscow with a working visit, will hold negotiations in the Kremlin on Thursday. According to the Kremlin press office, during the meeting, the sides will discuss the current bilateral cooperation agenda with an emphasis on implementation of upcoming Russian-Iranian project…
During the NATO-Georgia commission meeting in Brussels, Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, discussed the significance of NATO sharing the recent strategies of the European Union, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. Shalva Papuashvili spoke about Georgia’s ability to ensure security in a highly complex security environment while concurrently contributing to international security, including providing…
Against the backdrop of Washington-Baku tension, the US assistant secretary of state left for Baku. After the meeting, James O’Brien posted on X’s microblog, stating that he had a constructive conversation with Aliyev, and discussed the future of US-Azerbaijan relations. “Constructive first conversation with President of Azerbaijan to discuss the future of U.S.-Azerbaijan relations….
On December 5, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahiyan, as part of participation in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Caspian countries. The parties discussed plans for the development and…
Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan accused the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, for “obviously biased position” towards Azerbaijan. Hajizada made his comments on the remarks made on December 4 at the 25th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs…
Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, has met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington, Grigoryan’s office said. Grigoryan and Sullivan discussed issues of mutual interest in the areas of security and the economy, and lauded the steady dynamics of development of Armenia-U.S. bilateral relations….
Sixty U.S. Senators and Representatives, led by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), called on congressional leaders to send security assistance to Armenia and provide additional refugee relief aid for Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic cleansing survivors as part of the national security supplemental funding bill, set to be reviewed as early as next week,…
US Ambassador appointed to Azerbaijan Mark Libby – welcome! We look forward to developing US-Azerbaijani relations and starting working towards sustainable and long-term peace in the region, US Embassy to Azerbaijan reports on its Facebook page. Baku has not had a US ambassador since last summer. “Welcome to Azerbaijan, Ambassador-designate Mark Libby. We look forward to…
The Margara bridging Armenia and Turkey is ready for operation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports, but when the parties will be ready to operate it is not yet known. Official Yerevan announced at the highest level that there are no obstacles on this side of the border. According to the pre-arranged agreement, the Armenian-Turkish…
The United States said on Friday it ‘continues to be deeply troubled’ as Azerbaijan arrested another journalist – fifth in the past 10 days – from independent media outlets. A court in Baku on Friday ordered Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova be held in detention for three months on charges of foreign currency smuggling…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the occasion of the national holiday. The message addressed to the UAE President reads as…
On December 1, the Union “For Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan” (FFPPA) published an updated list of political prisoners, which includes names of 254 people. Over the past two months, the number of political prisoners has grown by 19 people. In particular, 5 media representatives joined the list, including the director and…
On November 28, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of India Vahagn Afyan presented the Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of India Droupadi Murmu, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry reports. During the tête-à-tête conversation following the Ceremony of Presentation of Credentials held at the Presidential Palace, the Ambassador noted…
Javier Colomina, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, referred to his meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. “Good meeting today with Armenia FM Ararat Mirzoyan in the margins of OSCE Ministerial Council 2023 in North Macedonia. Discussed regional security…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, referred to his meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on his X account. “Substantial meeting with Armenian MFA Ararat Mirzoyan about the situation in Armenia. Discussed how to deepen bilateral relations and EU support and strengthen the work of OSCE….
AI Supercomputing center will be established in Armenia, Hakob Arshakyan, Vice President of Armenian Parliament said in a statement. “The total budget for the Project is around $8,5M. It will be the first in our region and is based on the latest technologies. This program is the implementation of the #priority recorded during the…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, November 29, branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the butcher of Gaza” and accused him of spawning anti-Semitism across the world, Le Monde reports. Erdogan has lashed out repeatedly at Israel for the scale of death and destruction caused by its response to Hamas militants’ unprecedented October…
Toivo Klaar, EU special representative for the crisis in the South Caucasus and Georgia, positively assessed his vist to Ankara in his X microblog (former Twitter). “Back in Brussels after a good visit to Ankara yesterday. Issues of common interest between the EU and Türkiye regarding the South Caucasus region were discussed, in particular the…
During the briefing of the US Permanent Representative to the OSCE, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Ambassador Michael Carpenter, the journalist asked: “Recently some estimates were voiced by State Department high-ranking officials suggesting that the upcoming several weeks may be crucial for the Armenian and Azerbaijani peace…
Between October 5 and November 3, another Armenian cemetery in Shushi was damaged, Caucasus Heritage Watch said in a statement. “It appears that bulldozers dumped heaps of debris atop the old Ghazanchetsots cemetery (southeast of the cathedral), endangering the already fragmented tombstones. The location of the cemetery is confirmed by maps, publications, and recent…
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Ambassador James O’Brien touched upon the topic of peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan during a virtual press briefing. He was asked to assess the prospects of supporting Armenia through the European Peace Facility mechanism that was voiced or announced by the EU recently and…
The Aerospace Intelligence website, referring to the pictures taken by the SkyFi satellite, reports that the Azerbaijani military is building a base for Soviet-made “An-2” aircraft in Yevlakh. It is said that there are now at least 41 aircraft at the airbase, only 150 km from the border. According to Aerospace Intelligence, during previous escalations,…
In Azerbaijan, not the corrupt elite whose crimes are revealed by the press, but journalist are thrown into prison. The new law on the media in order to stifle independent voices seems to the authorities to be insufficient and they are stifling the last independent media in the country, reads the statement of Reporters Without…
Washington will only continue to pressure Baku, although sanctions remain a last resort for the United States. Interview with with Richard Giragosian. Is the prospect of Azerbaijan and Armenia reaching a conclusive Peace agreement possible through direct negotiation, without the involvement of intermediaries? What potential risks might this pose for Armenia? Furthermore, why…
On November 24, I delivered a speech on the occasion of of the UAE 52-nd Union Day, Deputy Parliament Speaker of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan stated in his Facebook page. “Warmly congratulating on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates, I noted that I am following with the…
Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan Vladyslav Kanevskyi thanked Baku for supplying mechanized demining device “Revival P”. “Azerbaijan has delivered a “Revival P” mechanized demining machine to Ukraine. This machine will help sappers of the State Emergency Service to carry out humanitarian demining of de-occupied territories,” Vladyslav Kanevskyi stated in X (former Twitter).
Hamas freed two dozen hostages held in Gaza and Israel released nearly 40 imprisoned Palestinians on Friday, completing the first exchange in a tense, temporary truce that halted the fighting after seven weeks of war, The New York Times reports. The cease-fire, reached after weeks of painstaking negotiation with the help of Egypt, Qatar…
On November 24, a protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed between the Republic of Armenia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The protocol was signed in Abu Dhabi by the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the UAE, Karen Grigoryan, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to…
