The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, does not consider the situation created around the interaction between the Russian Federation and Turkey in the South Caucasus to be homogeneous. In the briefing, the diplomat said that there are points of contact, but there are also points on which the positions of Russia…
The National Security Service has seized over a ton of cocaine smuggled into Armenia from Ecuador. The cocaine with a street value of over €250 million was smuggled into the country in a shipment of goods ordered by an Armenian fruit importing company from a company in Ecuador. The shipment made its way…
The US State Department has warned Georgia about possible “additional measures” due to the resumption of flights with Russia. The corresponding statement was made on Tuesday by Deputy Press Secretary of the US State Department Vedant Patel. “If there are direct flights between Russia and Georgia, this will cause increasing concern not only on…
Sinan Oğan, a minor presidential contender who surprised Turkey with his performance in the country’s groundbreaking elections on Sunday, seeks firm assurances to endorse a candidate in the upcoming run-off vote, Daily Sabah reports. “We have some preconditions,” Oğan told German Press Agency (DPA) at his Ankara office, singling out fighting terrorism and the…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to his meeting with Azerbaijani foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov. “Good exchange with FM (of Azerbaijan) Jeyhun Bayramov. Welcomed resumption of trilateral meetings hosted by Charles Michel, discussed its outcomes and way forward and exchanged views on EU-Azerbaijan relations. The EU…
Baku has accused the head of the European Union delegation in Armenia, Andrea Wictorin, of interfering in Azerbaijan’s internal affairs. Azerbaijani MFA spokesman Aykhan Hajizada considered unacceptable the statement of the EU Ambassador to Armenia Andrea Wictorin that Azerbaijan should ensure the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, and an international mechanism…
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. Jafar Huseynzada, the representative of Azerbaijan to NATO, wrote about this on Twitter. It is noted that the meeting took place in Brussels.
Javier Colomina, advisor to the NATO Secretary General on North Caucasus and Central Asia, commented on the Pashinyan-Michel-Aliyev tripartite meeting held in Brussels. “Encouraging news from the fifth meeting between Nikol Pashinyan and President of Azerbaijan hosted today in Brussels by the European Council President, following last week’s talks by foreign ministers in Washington. NATO…
The Turkish foreign minister on Friday called on opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to produce evidence to back his allegations that Russia was interfering in Turkey’s elections. “Kılıçdaroğlu must first say ‘no one should interfere’ (in elections). If there is any information or a document, he needs to say it,” Çavuşoğlu told Anadolu. Çavuşoğlu ‘s…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that he will not allow the opposition to lambast Russia and its President Vladimir Putin. He said it during a speech in Istanbul Friday, addressing opposition leader Kemal Kılıchdaroğlu, who previously claimed that Russia interferes in the Turkish elections. “You [Kılıchdaroğlu] have to excuse me, but I will not…
Ahead of the presidential elections in Turkey, the united opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu appealed to the current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Fox TV. “I want to tell Erdogan that we are going to elections, not to war. Turkey should be the only winner in the elections. Both the opposition and the government perform their…
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published another bulletin of the activities of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. “There was one violation of the ceasefire regime in Askeran, there were no casualties or injuries. The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna. Abdollahian, pointing out the deep cultural and historical relations between the two countries, positively evaluated France’s approach to Iran, ISNA agency writes. During the telephone conversation, the parties talked about bilateral relations, the Israeli-Palestinian issue, cooperation between Iran and…
On May 12, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov received special representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations, Igor Khovaev. During the meeting, the process of normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations, negotiations on the peace agreement, as well as the current situation…
The United States Department of State has commented on the May 11 Azerbaijani attack on Armenia, stating that ‘this kind of violence’ undermines the progress made by the two countries during their talks. State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a May 11 press briefing that “this kind of violence, we believe…
Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ehsan Khandouzi has arrived in the Saudi port city of Jeddah IRNA reports. At the head of a delegation, Khandouzi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The minister is the first Islamic Republic official who visits the Arab country after the recent agreement on resumption of…
Russia is acting as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and expects restraint from Armenia and Azerbaijan, Press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov said. According to him, Moscow will continue contacts with the parties. “Russia will continue to carry out the functions provided by the trilateral documents and calls to avoid…
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili urged the government to publicly convene the National Security Council and debate the imposition of 3-month visas with Russia, Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. At the briefing to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move exempting Georgian citizens from visa requirements and lifting a ban on direct flights, President Zourabichvili said Russia’s…
A four-party meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran, Sergey Lavrov, Faisal Mekdad, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, kicked off in Moscow on Wednesday, a TASS correspondent reports. Before this meeting, Cavusoglu said that he was hoping to discuss with his colleagues, among other issues, the return of Syrian refugees…
Baku and Yerevan have taken a step forward in the negotiations that took place in the US last week, but the negotiation process should be approached realistically, said the minister of foreign affairs of Azerbaijan. “[From May 1 to 4] quite intensive discussions of the peace agreement took place [in Washington], which included a…
It is of the utmost priority for the European Union (EU) to help secure the ammunition that Ukraine needs, said European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The EC President arrived in Kiev on the day for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with a…
For the first time in Georgia’s independent history, Portugal’s Minister of Defence, Helena Carreiras, paid a working visit to Georgia, 1tv.ge reports. Georgia’s Minister of Defence, Juansher Burchuladze, hosted his counterpart. A bilateral meeting was held in the Ministry of Defense following the official welcoming ceremony. Ministers discussed current concerns and international security…
US State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs referred to the upcoming meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. “We welcome the announcement that Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan will meet in Brussels with Charles Michel on May 14. This is an important opportunity to build on forward momentum following talks in…
Russia is making efforts for the agreements between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to be implemented, the Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin said on May 9. Speaking to reporters during the Victory Day celebrations in Yerevan, the ambassador said that Russia is making active efforts to ensure progress in the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization…
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan referred to the process of normalization of Yerevan-Baku relations. According to the Azerbaijani media, Jeyhun Bayramov noted that despite the certain dynamics of bilateral contacts, the progress registered in various fields, particularly regarding the draft of a possible peace treaty, still does not meet the expectations of the Azerbaijani side….
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani deplored the unfriendly remarks made by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and urged Baku to refrain from hostile measures and comments which could led to diplomatic tensions between the two countries, Fars News Agency reports. Kana’ani told reporters on Monday that Tehran has clearly expressed its views on relations…
The Russian peacekeeping troops recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in Askeran region, Nagorno-Karabakh. There were no casualties. This is stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “The command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation on the facts together with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides,” the…
EU welcomes the sustained engagement from Armenia and Azerbaijan FMs in 4 days of negotiations in Washington, Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, wrote on Twitter. “Encouraging news from Washington. Progress can only be made through dialogue. We continue to stand with Armenia and Azerbaijan and work…
Astghik Sargsian’s interview with Toyvo Klaar, EU special envoy to South Caucasus.
US Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement regarding the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations. “This week I hosted Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan for bilateral peace negotiations at the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. After an intensive and constructive series of bilateral and trilateral discussions, the parties…
