U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to talk with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev soon, this according to U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a Moscow press conference today, said he is confident that the Lachin Corridor will soon reopen.
India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation according to Bloomberg referring to the World Population Review.
Lavrov, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, during a telephone conversation today with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Baramov, stressed the need for the soonest complete unblocking of traffic along the Lachin corridor.
The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey met in Ankara today and discussed regional developments, including the South Caucasus, this according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.
Units of the armed forces of Turkey and eight other countries, including Azerbaijan, are conducting joint exercises in the Kars region, not far from the border with Armenia the Turkish media reports.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakhartova today described allegations that Moscow seeks to undermine Armenia’s security as “absurd”.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova today chided the Armenian government for pulling out of a December 23 meeting in Moscow where the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan were to discuss a peace treaty and the resolution of t
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, in a telephone conversation on January 10 with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, accused Armenia of transporting landmines along the Lachin Corridor to Ka
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today said U.N. peacekeepers can only be dispatched to Karabakh with the consent of both Yerevan and Baku.
During an interview with the Azerbaijani press, Aliyev said this is the only reason Baku hasn’t responded to Armenian provocations with force.
CSTO Press Secretary Vladislav Shegrikovich, according to TASS, said the Armenian Ministry of Defense had informed the CSTO Joint Staff that the military exercise, with CSTO peacekeepers, would not be proper at this time.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statement today ruling out a planned CSTO military exercise in Armenia this year as “something new”, implying that it was not expected.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry has confirmed Turkish press reports that Turkey has lifted its ban on direct air cargo transportation with Armenia.
Price said Reeker’s departure “in no way undermines the United States’ commitment to promoting a secure, stable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful future for the South Caucasus region.”
During a press briefing on January 3, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said Washington is committed to facilitating direct Armenia-Azerbaijan talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, during an interview with the Russian RIA Novosti news agency, shied away from commenting on how the status of Nagorno Karabakh will be dealt with in any possible peace treaty between Armenia and Azerba
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Azerbaijan to respect the 2020 Artsakh war ceasefire and allow the free movement of people and vehicles along the Lachin Corridor.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to take advantage of all opportunities to dialog and reach a peace agreement.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs Josep Borrell, by telephone today, discussed the situation along the Lachin Corridor linking Artsakh and Armenia.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke separately on December 22 with Armenia National Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev
The two also expressed their regrets over the Armenian governments decision to postpone a scheduled December 23 meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
The U.S. Senate has approved the candidacy of Lynne Tracy, who recently ended her tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, as the country’s new ambassador to Russia.
The Kremlin has responded to comments made by Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan criticizing Russian peacekeepers for not fulfilling their role to keep the Lachin Corridor open.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will take part in an informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS countries in St. Petersburg on December 26, this according to a TASS news agency reporter in Armenia citing sources from the Armenian government’s
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, commenting on the week-long closure of the Lachin Corridor linking Armenia and Artsakh, said that the issue does not fall within the purview of the Russian-backed military alliance.
Pope Francis, during his traditional Sunday address in St. Peter's Square yesterday, expressed concerned over the blocking of the Lachin corridor linking Armenia and Artsakh, and called for a resolution of the issue, this according to TASS.
“We are deeply concerned by the interruption of freedom of movement in the Lachin corridor, causing considerable hardship to the population,” the four co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of
U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel, during a press briefing on December 16, said the closure of the Lachin Corridor has potentially severe humanitarian implications and sets back the peace process.
The Secretary-General urges the sides to de-escalate tensions and to ensure freedom and security of movement along the corridor, in line with the previously reached agreements.
Aliyev, a trilateral meeting of the heads of state of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey in Turkmenistan, said 40% of the work on laying the railway tracks and 70% on the construction of the highway has been completed.
France deplores the obstacles placed for more than 24 hours on traffic on the access corridor linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which has serious humanitarian consequences for the local population.
his follows a well-documented pattern of abuses against the Armenian people that is motivated by the bombastic rhetoric of the Aliyev regime to dehumanize them.
The European Union has been following with serious concern the various developments around the Lachin corridor since the beginning of December.
U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price, during a December 12 press briefing, said Washington is aware of the recent blocking of the sole roadway linking Armenia and Artsakh and is working to de-escalate tensions in the region.
Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy yesterday announced that the mission will be withdrawn when its mandate ends on December 19.
Volkov has ignored their demand and has dispatched personnel and equipment to the scene.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov today said Russia is ready to host a new meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
"Baku is ready to discuss this and provide the Armenians of Karabakh with guarantees related to the rights that other citizens of Azerbaijan have,” Lavrov said, without clarifying what rights Azerbaijani citizens enjoy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again spoke by telephone today, the second this week, and discussed the implementation of the tripartite ceasefire agreements signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbai
During a debate today in the Turkish Grand National Assembly focusing on budgetary issues, Turkish Vic President Fuat Oktay said normalization talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan have led to increased stability in the region and that Ankara supports
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today said that he’s discussed the opening of the so-called Zangezur Corridor linking Azerbaijan and Nakhijevan with Russia and that Armenia will not be able to prevent it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, at today’s CSTO summit in Yerevan, said he believes a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is possible based on the agreements reached in Sochi last month.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, at today’s CSTO conclave in Yerevan, rebuked the Russian-backed military alliance for doing nothing to halt Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia.
The leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have arrived in Yerevan to attend a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Council of Foreign Ministers and Council of Defense Ministers.
Pashinyan’s office released a statement that Armenian-Azerbaijani border security and the Karabakh issue were also discussed.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan will meet today on the sidelines of the 18th Francophonie Summit in Djerba, Tunisia, and will likely discuss the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization process.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Yerevan next week to attend a two-day joint meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers and Council of Defense Ministers.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today said Baku will not sign any peace deal with Yerevan that includes any mention of the “Armenian minority in Nagorno Karabakh.
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