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
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.
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