An Azerbaijani court prosecutor has demanded that Khachatryan spend five years of the fifteen-year sentence in prison, and the rest in a correctional institution.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his speech today at the 10th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkish States in Astana, Kazakhstan, said Armenia must “fulfill it obligations to Azerbaijan”, including the openi
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev called on the member countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) to increase cooperation in the fields of security and defense.
The Russian government has approved an agreement to open a consulate general in the Armenian city of Kapan, this according to TASS.
Zakharova, during a press briefing today, said Moscow welcomes any contact that contributes to the elimination of tension between Baku and Yerevan.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Ankara today for talks with senior Turkish officials on the Palestine issue.
The Council of Europe (CoE) is preparing a comprehensive aid package to address the humanitarian issues faced by displaced Artsakh Armenians now in Armenia.
Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili, following his meeting today in Tbilisi with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ali Asadov, announced that Georgia is ready to act as an objective and neutral mediator in negotiations to normalize relations between Yerevan an
Toivo Klaar, the European Union’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, has announced that a planned meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels at th
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov discussed, by telephone yesterday, issues of bilateral relations as a follow-up to the contacts between the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan on the sidelines of th
Up to 3,000 military personnel from various types of troops of both countries, 130 pieces of armored vehicles, up to 100 artillery vehicles, more than twenty aircraft as well as engineering equipment and small boats are involved in the “Mustafa Kemal
The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Turkey and Iran are scheduled to meet in Tehran today at the second session of the 3+3 South Caucasus cooperation platform.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Joshua Huck met in Baku on October 20 and discussed the process to normalize Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and regional stability.
Moscow has criticized Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan for allegations he made during his October 17 address to the European Parliament that Armenia's security allies had publicly called for regime change in Yerevan against the backdrop of the si
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told a group of congressional lawmakers that his department is tracking the possibility that Azerbaijan could soon invade Armenia.
Russia is ready to facilitate the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and could host relevant talks in Moscow, TASS quotes Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying today on the sidelines of a CIS summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says direct peace talks with Armenia is a possibility if Yerevan rejects Russian mediation.
In an interview today with Russian RBC news, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said Moscow is considering the possibility of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan within the framework of the CIS summit in
The mission arrived in Stepanakert this morning via Aghdam.
Azerbaijan and Iran have struck a deal to construct a railway that will connect Azerbaijan proper to its Nakhichevan enclave via Iran.
Japan’s Foreign Ministry says $1 million will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross and $1 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
European Council President Charles Michel sidestepped a reporter’s question whether the E.U. will impose sanctions on Azerbaijan for ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabakh.
Macron said France is doing everything to support Armenia, including the people of Nagorno Karabakh.
The European leaders called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to release all detainees, and to cooperate to address the fate of missing persons and to facilitate demining work”.
The European Parliament today, by a vote of 491-9, adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to undertake a comprehensive review of its relations with Baku.
Top U.S. and European Union officials secretly met with their Russian counterparts in Turkey just days before Azerbaijan launched a military offensive on September 19 to take control of Nagorno Karabakh, this according to Politico.
The Azerbaijani press reports that Aliyev has backed out of the meeting over “destructive statements” made by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna during her trip this week to Yerevan.
The Islamic Republic News Agency writes Baqeri made the announcement following his meeting today in Tehran with Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.
The Israeli Globes news site, quoting a source close to the agreement, writes the deal involves OptSat500 satellites worth US$120 million.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today expressed hope that his October 5 meeting in Granada, Spain, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan “will give impetus to the development of the peace agenda in the region.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov talked by telephone yesterday and discussed “recent developments in Karabakh”, this according to Lavrov’s office.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller, during a September 26 press briefing, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has promised to cease further military action in Karabakh.
He said an international mission should be sent to Karabakh to reassure Armenian residents that their rights and security will be protected consistent with the public statements that Azerbaijan has made. Miller said Washington is working with its all
Peskov also defended Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, describing them as “heroically” carrying out their mandate as stated in the November 2020 Karabakh ceasefire agreement.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a one-day visit to Nakhijevan on September 25 and is scheduled to discuss bilateral relations with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a speech at Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, claimed that successive Armenian governments rejected his proposal to settle the Karabakh conflict by which Armenians would maintain control of the Kelbajar a
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani, at a Tehran press conference today, reiterated his country’s position recognizing Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan, but added “the rights and security of the people of this region must be determined
Russian Deputy PM Alexy Overchuk told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, that recent tension along the Armenian-Azerbaijan border has hindered efforts of the trilateral working group to unblock transportati
The Kremlin has voiced its concerns regarding Armenia’s decision to host a joint military exercise with the United States next week, believing it will only destabilize the region.
TASS, quoting an unnamed diplomatic source, says Moscow “is extremely dissatisfied” with the latest public statements of the Armenian leadership, including those Pashinyan made in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Iran’s official news agency reports that the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran met in Tehran on September 3 and discussed a number of issues including the situation in the South Caucasus.
The UK Ministry of Defense reports that Russia is actively recruiting overseas mercenaries to fight in Ukraine.
A statement today released by EC President Charles Michel’s spokesperson notes that Michel and Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, have prioritized a resolution of the humanitarian situation of Karabakh Armenians.
Azerbaijan has rejected remarks made by U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller yesterday that it is preventing the shipment of food, medicine, and other essential items from entering Nagorno Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry today summoned French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Bouillon regarding yesterday’s visit of French officials, including Paris Mayor Anne Hildago, to the entrance to the Lachin Corridor.
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović says she’s ready to travel to Nagorno Karabakh to negotiate the reopening of the Lachin Corridor.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has refused to meet with visiting Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib following her remarks calling on Baku to reopen the Lachin Corridor, this according to the Azerbaijani Press Agency (APA).
A group of UN experts (Special Rapporteurs) has again called on Azerbaijan “to immediately restore the free and secure movement of persons, vehicles, and cargo moving along the Lachin corridor in both directions, in accordance with the ceasefire agre
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, during a press briefing today, chided the Armenian government for arguing that Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh aren’t doing enough to open the Lachin Corridor and allow for the shipment of human