The Armenian foreign ministry, in a statement, reported that progress was made to finalize a peace deal.
“I think knowledgeable experts and politicians in Armenia understand the possible costs of such reckless steps,” Galuzin said.
A Russian Foreign Ministry official today accused the West of seeking to damage Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s relations with Russia and pointed to the invitation sent to the two countries to attend the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. as proof.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during a foreign policy talk at the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C., said the U.S. believes there is now a unique opportunity to reach peaceful agreements between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk today warned there would be “consequences” if Armenia and the European Union continue to expand relations.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, during a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev yesterday, underscored the significance of concluding a peace agreement with Armenia without delay.
Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee Secretary Hussein Al-Sheikh has welcomed Armenia’s recognition today of the State of Palestine.
Armenia still has financial obligations to the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), despite the Armenian government’s decision to suspend its membership in CSTO.
The Kremlin has sent a protest note to Yerevan regarding the June 2 visit of Armenian Ambassador to Ukraine Vladimir Karapetyan to the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
The parties will also discuss ongoing negotiations to cement a Yerevan-Baku peace deal.
Moscow has no plans to lower the level of diplomatic relations with Armenia despite ongoing questions regarding their strategic alliance.
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov, at a press conference yesterday in Baku with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó, said the number of sticking points holding up a peace deal with Armenia has decreased.
TASS quotes Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov as saying the Russian-backed military alliance expects Armenia will clarify its position vis-à-vis CSTO.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, during a meeting with visiting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today, said there are those opposed to the deepening of relations between the two countries.
Armenia, earlier this month, announced it would no longer make financial contributions to CSTO. This follows Armenia’s decision to suspend its membership in CSTO.
"The meeting is necessary and expected for both sides," Peskov said according to TASS.
"We welcome that meeting, which is scheduled for May 10," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a press briefing today.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes Yerevan and Baku can strike a peace deal without outside mediators.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the news during a telephone conversation on April 28 with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Aliyev’s office reports.
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, during a press briefing today regretted Yerevan’s continued “unjustified criticism” of the Moscow-backed Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
"We spoke very openly about the issue of the so-called Armenian genocide from the beginning. We said we could open our archives, and we did."
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve all remaining bilateral issues to normalize relations.
Russian deployed peacekeepers to the region for a five-year stint following the 2020 Artsakh war according to the tripartite statement the ended the fighting.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during an interview with ArmenPress prior to his upcoming visit to Armenia, said his government plans to open honorary consuls in Armenia’s Aragatzotn and Ararat provinces.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart Ibrahim Raisi, today by telephone, discussed bilateral relations and regional issues.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk yesterday said Armenia remains an active member of the Moscow-led CSTO military pact despite recent remarks by Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan to the contrary.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday and congratulated him on his election victory.
Russian citizens voting in Yerevan over the weekend in the Russian presidential election gave the nod to Putin challenger Vladislav Davankov, 40, a Russian State Duma deputy from the New People party.
Russian newspaper Izvestia reports that Peter Stano, the European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, said that Armenia may apply to join the European Union.
Aliyev said Azerbaijan’s military defeat of Armenian forces in 2020 and 2023 in Karabakh have forced Yerevan to seek peace with Baku.
The European Parliament yesterday, by a vote of 504 to 4, adopted a special resolution that calls for strengthening relations between Armenia and the European Union (EU) and emphasizes the need to conclude an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov today said Moscow will continue contacts with Yerevan and clarify the situation regarding Armenia's future membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met in Washington D.C. yesterday and emphasized support for the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, noting its importance for stability and development in the South C
Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan broke the news today to reporters during a briefing at the National Assembly, adding that Armenian border guards must be the only personnel working at the airport.
The presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ilham Aliyev) met today in Ankara for talks to expand relations between their two countries.
Peskov cited remarks made by Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan during a February 11 interview with the British The Telegraph newspaper that Yerevan “is not Russia's ally in the Ukraine mater.”
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met today on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany.
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Georgia (Hakan Fidan, Ilia Darchiashvili) met in Ankara today and discussed the implementation of strategic transit and energy projects.
Moscow and Baku are preparing new meetings to discuss the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh and the return of the Armenians there, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said according to TASS.
CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov told TASS the West "seeks to influence the post-conflict settlement between Baku and Yerevan" despite Armenia's membership in the CSTO. "Even despite Armenia's membership in the organization, attempts to influence th
Borel called on Armenia to implement reforms to start a dialogue with the European Union on achieving a visa-free regime.
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić posted the following on her X page after today’s exchange of gunfire along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
Galuzin said Russian peacekeepers still stationed in the region would support such a return.
The OSCE says such factors run contrary to standards for genuine democratic elections.
Armenia has hired the services of the prestigious U.S. law firm Foley Hoag, but Pashinyan’s administration refuses to reveal what it’s paying to the firm, arguing “case confidentiality.”
Aliyev said Armenia’s Declaration of Independence includes direct calls for the annexation of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region to Armenia and the violation of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
A Russian Foreign Ministry official told RIA Novosti that there’s little chance that Armenian will withdraw from the Russian-led CSTO military alliance despite Western pressure on Yerevan to do so.
Azerbaijan and Russia have signed a roadmap to increase economic cooperation for 2024-2026.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, at the panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, stated his government has “a very close relationship and partnership” with Armenia and Azerbaijan.