Reuters. Chinese President Xi Jinping held a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday (April 6), during which the leaders discussed a range of issues. In the closely-watched talks, Macron urged Xi to use his influence with close ally Russia to help end the…
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyid Abbas Mousavi was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on April 6. A strong protest was expressed to him “in connection with Iran’s provocative activities recently against Azerbaijan”, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. Mousavi was informed that four embassy employees are declared persona non grata…
The Council of Europe has published a report for 2022 on the implementation of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The document reads that in 2022, the Committee of Ministers received from the European Court 49 cases against Azerbaijan for supervision of their execution (compared to 46 in 2021 and 51…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins a two-day visit to Turkey on Thursday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. He is expected to hold talks on a wide range of issues, including energy matters, the situation in Ukraine, the implementation of the grain deal, as well as measures to normalize the…
Reuters. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu handed Finland’s NATO ratification document to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (April 4) on the sidelines of the Brussels summit. Turkey’s parliament approved the bill for Finland’s accession to NATO last week, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence…
Stratfor published an analysis reassessing the risks of escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh. “As peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan stall, violent flare-ups either in Nagorno-Karabakh or on their common border are increasingly likely, even if a large-scale Azerbaijani military operation or direct Iranian involvement in the conflict remains unlikely”, said the article. The authors say,…
After 8 years of having no ambassador to UAE, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran introduced Reza Ameri as Islamic Republic of Iran’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), IRNA reports. Ameri’s former position in the Foreign Ministry was the director general of Iranian expatriates office. His diplomatic posts before that…
Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received on Tuesday, at the Victoria Palace of Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is on an official visit to Romania. Ciuca and Mirzoyan discussed the security situation in the Extended Black Sea Region – generated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – which Moscow calls a…
Hungary and Romania count on natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, wrote on Facebook, as he met with Romania’s Minister of Energy Virgil-Daniel Popescu. “On the one hand, both Romania and Hungary count on gas from Azerbaijan and on the other hand, are expecting to start gas…
Romanian Senator Alina Gorghiu met with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and shared her impression on her Twitter microblog. “Meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Romania and Armenia should strengthen the parliamentary dialogue. We discussed means to do so. Glad to know that gender quotas work in Armenia. I am happy to learn…
On April 3, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Bogdan Aurescu. The meeting started with tête-à-tête, then continued in an expanded format with the participation of two delegations. After the meeting the Ministers signed the “Joint Action Plan between the…
On April 3, the members of the Armenia-Poland Friendship Group met with the delegation led by the Head of the Poland-Armenia Friendship Group Radoslaw Fogiel. Welcoming the colleagues, the Head of the Armenia-Poland Friendship Group Arusyak Julhakyan highlighted the closer cooperation between the two countries, underscoring the cooperation and meetings formed between the Committees on…
Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan had meetings at the British foreign ministry and parliament where he presented information on the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor, its non-compliance with the International Court of Justice ruling and Baku’s latest actions. In a statement posted on social media, Marukyan said he also presented the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty negotiations process….
The Russian peacekeeping contingent recorded a violation of the ceasefire regime in Shushi region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). This is stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “Regarding the fact, the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation,” the message reads.
In the March 31 summary, the Russian peacekeeping troops, presenting the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh control zone, noted: “The Russian peacekeeping troops continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At 30 observation posts, Russian peacekeepers monitor the situation and the maintenance of the ceasefire regime around the clock. Two cases of violation…
The Russian peacekeeping troops recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Martuni region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). There were no casualties or injuries. The command of the army is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides regarding this fact. This is stated in the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the…
The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in the zone of Nagorno-Karabakh is fraught with serious destabilization. This was announced on Friday at the CSTO Secretariat following an expanded meeting of the leadership at the headquarters of the organization, TASS reports. “According to the CSTO Secretary General, the situation in the South Caucasus remains fraught with…
Russia expects that the issue around Armenia’s possible joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will be settled in an “allied manner,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a briefing today. “This topic is the subject of discussion during high-level contacts both in Moscow and Yerevan. I do not consider…
During the last week, the developments around the Lachin Corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia are as follows: Azerbaijan not only continued the illegal blocking of Lachin Corridor, but also made another incursion into the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the Government sitting. …
Azerbaijan is explicitly preparing to commit genocide in Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on March 30, during the government sitting. Speaking at the Cabinet meeting, PM Pashinyan once again responded to the false claims by Azerbaijan. He said that Armenia has never shipped arms to Nagorno Karabakh and does not maintain…
Nuclear fuel will be loaded into the first power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, TASS reports. “After fuel is loaded at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, this facility will officially be considered nuclear”, he said during his speech in…
“Azerbaijan is a strategic partner of Israel”, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced during the joint press conference after the meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijani media report. The Minister noted that the decision to open the Azerbaijani embassy in Israel shows the depth of strategic relations between the two countries. “For 30…
Azerbaijan is always ready to contribute to peace at regional and global levels, said Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov during the joint press conference after the meeting with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, Azerbaijani media report. According to the minister, Azerbaijan is always ready to contribute to peace, stability, and dialogue at the…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov left for Israel and Palestine on an official visit. As part of the visit, meetings with high-ranking representatives of Israel and Palestine are planned for March 29-30. Bayramov will also participate in the opening ceremony of the Azerbaijani Embassy to Israel.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Masim Mammedov, who was appointed as the special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in Lachin region. During the meeting, Aliyev referred to the previous negotiation process of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, emphasized that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs showed a special approach to Lachin region. “Armenia has always considered…
On March 28 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Marcos Gómez Martínez, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Moscow). The interlocutors commended the positive dynamic of the development of relations between Armenia and Spain and exchanged views…
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone as of March 26, 2023. The Ministry informs that the Russian peacekeeping troops continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At the same time, it is noted that one violation…
On March 27, around 9 AM, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces tried to advance in the direction of one of the heights adjacent to the Stepanakert-Lisagor soil road. Due to the preventive actions of the servicemen of the Artsakh Republic (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armed Forces on combat duty in the mentioned area, the advance attempt of the Azerbaijani…
Following a 15-day delay, Mukhtar Mammadov, the first-ever ambassador of Azerbaijan to Israel, on Sunday evening presented his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, The Jerusalem Post reports. Mammadov, along with the ambassadors of Guatemala, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Malawi, had originally been scheduled to present his credentials on March 9, which was a…
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation recorded the violation of the contact line and the positional advance by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on March 25, 2023. The daily bulletin of the Russian Peacekeepers in Artsakh reads: “On March 25, 2023, a unit of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, violating…
