Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov discussed, by telephone today, the implementation of statements made by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia on November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021. This i
“Armenia should use the opportunity presented to establish peace and stability, which has appeared in the South Caucasus for the first time in a long time,” the Turkish Security Council statement reads.
The Armenian government, in response to a Hetq inquiry, says it is not aware of a peace agreement referred to by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in a July 22 interview with the Azerbaijani media
The Azerbaijani State Prosecutor accused the two Armenians of espionage and illegally crossing into Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov announced today that Baku has yet to receive a response from Yerevan on a proposal to start work on border delimitation and a peace treaty between the two countries, this according to TASS.
The Armenian contingent had been carrying out its peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan since February 2010.
The Azerbaijani Trend media outlet reports an Azerbaijani court today sentenced thirteen Armenian captives in Baku, charged with “provocative-terrorist acts”, have been sentenced to six years imprisonment.
The Azerbaijani Trend news agency reports that Dubakov rejects the charge.
Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov today said that Moscow is ready to welcome EU mediation efforts in negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh, if they contribute to the implementation of the existing agreements.
The statement came from the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The captives will be accompanied to Armenia by the commander of the Russian peacekeeping mission, General Rustam Muradov.
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas today described tensions along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in connection with the establishment of a new border as a "border incident" and thus does not fall under the provisions of the CSTO charter on collect
Azerbaijani media outlets report that Hrach Avagyan and Gegham Serobyan were sentenced to four years imprisonment and the other twelve to six months.
The Azerbaijani Trend media outlet reports that the fourteen Armenian captives in Baku, charged with “provocative-terrorist acts”, face 14-20 years and even life imprisonment if found guilty by an Azerbaijani court.
On the morning of May 27, 2021, Azerbaijani media outlets, and then the Armenian Ministry of Defense, announced that six Armenian soldiers were captured by Azerbaijani forces while conducting engineering work along the Gegharkunik border with Azerba
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev today announced that the trilateral working group tasked with unblocking transport and economic links in the South Caucasus will resume its work after the formation of a new government in Armenia.
Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has published the ballots casts by Armenian diplomatic staffers and their family members around the world via electronic voting.
The polls closed today in Armenia with 49.4% of eligible voters casting ballots to elect the country’s new parliament and, by extension, the next prime minister.
As of 5pm local time, 989 972 or 38.17% out of Armenia’s 2,593,572 eligible voters had cast ballots in the special parliamentary elections today, this according to Central Electoral Commission Secretary Armen Smbatyan.
As of 2pm local time, 695,626 or 26.82% out of Armenia’s 2,593,572 eligible voters have cast ballots in the special parliamentary elections today, this according to Central Electoral Commission member Silva Markosyan.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he sees no intention on the part of Russia to obstruct the creation of a Zangezur corridor linking Nakhijevan with the rest of Azerbaijan.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Shushi today, said that Ankara will do everything in its power to normalize relations with Armenia.
Erdoğan arrived in Baku on the evening of June 14 after the NATO summit. An official welcoming ceremony will take place in Shushi.
TASS reports that Georgia and Armenia are restoring railway service interrupted since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The trial of Armenian captives Ludwig Mkrtchyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan, who, according to the Azerbaijani media, were taken prisoner during the 2020 Karabakh war, started started today in Baku.
"Azerbaijan is open for cooperation, open for planning a common future, because we are neighbors, whether we like it or not. We must live side by side, and we must learn to live side by side again," Aliyev said.
This brings EU assistance to people in need, since the start of the hostilities in September 2020, to over €17 million.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a Yerevan press conference today, said that Moscow continues to work for the release of all Karabakh war detainees and to stabilize the region.
Following U.S. President Joe Biden’s recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador David Satterfield to express its displeasure.
“I respectfully commemorate the Armenians of the Ottoman state who died in the difficult conditions created during the First World War. I express my condolences to their grandchildren.”
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev claims that Armenian armed forces lost $5 billion worth of arms in last year’s Artsakh war, this according to the Russian RBC daily (РБК) citing Aliyev’s website.
Discussions continued on the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh, its further stabilization in accordance with the Statements of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia dated November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021.
Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, during an interview with Russian media celebrity Vladimir Pozner on Russian TV yesterday, said that Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is personally responsible for Armenia’s defeat in last year’s Karabakh war.
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) will deliver up to 150 million cubic meters of Russian natural gas to Armenia under a March 2021 temporary deal with Gazexport LLC.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow on April 7, will discuss steps designed to settle the Karabakh conflict.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to meet with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, Ara Ayvazyan and Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow on the sidelines of the April 2 session of the CIS foreign ministers.
According to the Russian TASS news agency, President Ilham Aliyev, during an interview with the foreign press on Friday, stated that Baku will not hinder the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey, and the opening of the borders betwee
PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Armenia, Boriana Aberg (Sweden, EPP/CD) and Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland) have called for the observance of democratic principles in Armenia, this according to a TASS news report.
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson said that the entire stockpile of missiles is in the warehouses of the RA Armed Forces.
EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano today urged political forces in Armenia to refrain from rhetoric or actions that could aggravate the situation.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mülut Çavuşolu, at a recent news conference with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov in Ankara, said that his government is trying to convince Georgia to get involved in the Karabakh conflict settlement process.
The Russian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Jeyhun Bayramov, today by phone, discussed implementation of the November 9 Karabakh ceasefire signed by the leaders of Russia, Armenian and Azerbaijan.
Russia will resume normal air travel with Armenia on February 15.
Zarif, on a tour of the Caucasus, has already visited Azerbaijan, Russia, Armenia and Georgia, where the Artsakh issue was discussed.
The Russian Kommersant daily newspaper today published the map of the transport corridors and railways approved by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia during a meeting in Moscow on January 11.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron today, by telephone, discussed issues related to the scheduled trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow on January 11.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a consultative meeting today with top Russian officials, during which issues related to the Karabakh conflict settlement were discussed.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says he intends to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Sochi to discuss preparations for a meeting between the presidents of Russia and Turkey that may take place next year.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu spoke by telephone today and discussed several issues including the need to strengthen the Karabakh ceasefire.
The United States threatens to impose unilateral sanctions on Turkey, but is in no hurry to do so, as it avoids further straining relations with a key NATO ally, and given that Ankara warns that such sanctions will not go unanswered.