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
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller, during a July 31 press briefing, said the Armenia and Azerbaijan “have to make serious compromises” to achieve a peace deal.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan today, during a press briefing with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Ankara, said Ankara supports a quick signing of a peace treaty between Yerevan and Baku since it will ensure regional stability.
She calls on Armenian and Azerbaijan to engage in genuine dialog to de-escalate tensions and restore peace.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on Azerbaijan to immediately guarantee safety and freedom of movement along the Lachin Corridor and not to permit the humanitarian crisis in Karabakh to escalate further.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova today ridiculed European and U.S. efforts to negotiate peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan as “fruitless and destabilizing”.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, commenting on his meeting yesterday in Moscow with the foreign minister of Armenia and Azerbaijan, said Moscow is interested in the early settlement of the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, in accordance
UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe Leo Docherty, following his meeting on July 20 with Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan in London, issued the below Twitter post.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, during a state-sponsored press conference in Shushi on July 21, declared that Azerbaijan will never accept any revival of the OSCE Minsk Group that oversaw years of negotiations between Yerevan and Baku to resolve
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova today defended the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh, saying they “continue to play an important stabilizing role.”
Russia has again criticized any third-party intervention in the ongoing process to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, adding that it’s ready to organize a tripartite meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has called on Armenia to stop building a metallurgical plant in Yeraskh, along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, arguing it will pollute the environment.
The ministry said the two soldiers operated a vehicle supplying food and water to Armenian combat positions near the Azerbaijani border and had lost their way.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, during a press briefing today, called on Baku to end its blockade of the Lachin Corridor and ensure the safe passage of people and goods.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are in Washington D.C. for talks to normalize relations between their two countries.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at a press conference today in Baku, said his government plans to open a consulate in Shushi, the fortress town in Karabakh now under Azerbaijani occupation.
The European Parliament today is scheduled to discuss, in a Q&A format, relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the situation in Nagorno Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor.
Galuzin stressed that there is no alternative to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on the tripartite statement by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan that ended the 2020 Karabakh war.
According to the Turkish TRT TV channel, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev briefly met yesterday evening after the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed normalizing relations be
European Council President Charles Michel told reporters today at the European Political Community Summit in Moldova that he hopes Azerbaijan and Armenia will reaffirm their political will to normalize relations.
European Council President Charles Michel, in a Twitter post yesterday, wrote that direct talks between Baku and Artsakh Armenians is crucial to settle the conflict.
Aliyev hoped ongoing peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan "will ultimately bring stable peace to the Caucasus."
According to Lavrov, Mirzoyan and Bayramov said that without the improvement of the security situation in Karabakh, the work on the peace treaty will be difficult.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today claimed that Armenia is purchasing millions of dollars of weapons and that this rapid rearming poses new threats to his country.
Tasmagambetov noted that tensions in the South Caucasus, caused by many years of contradictions between Armenia and Azerbaijan persist.
The move follows a May 10 decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin establishing a visa-free regime for Georgian citizens to enter Russia from May 15, 2023.
The foreign ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan will meet in Moscowon May 19 for normalization talks, this according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Lavrov said CSTO was ready to assist Armenia in the face of Azerbaijani border incursions and that an agreement had been reached to send the mission.
I believe that it is important to refrain from hostile rhetoric, engage in good faith and show leadership to reach mutually-acceptable solutions.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet in Brussels on May 14, with the mediation of European Council President Charles Michel, to hold the next round of negotiations between the leaders of the two countries accor
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina, in a Tweet today, described this week’s talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the U.S. as “constructive”.
Turkey has closed its airspace for flights by Armenian VIPs, including those of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, to third countries, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced in a May 5 interview with Russian 24TV.
Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vagharshak Harutyunyan and U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy met yesterday in Moscow and discussed the establishment of stability in the South Caucasus, relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the settlement of
European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar has welcomed this week’s meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the U.S.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, in an opinion piece on May 4 in TRT World, writes that the possibility of a speedy peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is fading given the sporadic skirmishes and tension along border separating the two cou
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today said plans are underway for a possible meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow next week.
The two sides have discussed some very tough issues over the last few days and they’ve made tangible progress on a durable peace agreement
The Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers will hold talks in Russia in May, this according to the Azeri Press Agency quoting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Vedant Patel, at a May 3 press briefing, said that peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is only possible through direct dialog.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev today to underscore the importance of Azerbaijan-Armenia peace discussions and pledged continued U.S. support.
The Azerbaijani press reports that the Azerbaijani “eco-activists” who have blocked a section of the Lachin Corridor for over four months have announced they will temporarily halt their protest action.
France says it regrets Azerbaijan’s establishment of a checkpoint at the entrance to the new Lachin Corridor road, arguing the move breaches commitments made under the ceasefire agreements and jeopardizes the Yerevan-Baku negotiation process.
Commenting on the installation of a checkpoint by Azerbaijan in the Lachin corridor, Peskov noted "the situation is really difficult", and "requires additional efforts and understanding on the part of Yerevan and Baku.
U.S. State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel, during an April 20 press briefing, said the U.S. places great importance on ensuring a cessation of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, specifically in the Nagorno-Karabakh reg
The Turkish Foreign Minister emphasized that every step towards normalization of relations with Armenia is taken "after consultations with Azerbaijan".
The U.S. Treasury Department, in a March 30 press release, reports it has sanctioned Slovakian national Ashot Mkrtychev (Mkrtychev) for attempting to facilitate arms deals between Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
At a press briefing yesterday, U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to “deescalate” tensions along their border.
Aliyev, his wife and daughter visited Talish to view what is described as “repair and restoration work.”
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