ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has expressed Baku’s appreciation for the EU’s mediation in peace negotiations between his country and neighboring Armenia. A statement by the Azerbaijani presidency said that Aliyev held talks with visiting EU Council President Charles Michel in the country’s capital, during which...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan has invited Armenia to the 29th UN climate change conference (COP29) to be held in Baku in November. “We have the infrastructure to host approximately 40,000 guests in one day. Invitations were sent to all the heads of states in the world. More than 50 heads of states and governments […]
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies reported. Russian television broadcast images of the Russian president’s plane as it arrived in Baku in the evening. His visit to the Caucasus country, a close partner of Moscow...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has summoned the Armenian ambassador for a “harsh reprimand conversation” after the former Soviet republic said it recognized the state of Palestine. “Following Armenia’s recognition of a Palestinian state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of Armenia to Israel for a h...
MOSCOW (AA) – Armenia announced on Friday that it has recognized the state of Palestine. “Reaffirming its commitment to international law and the principles of equality, sovereignty and peaceful coexistence of peoples, the Republic of Armenia recognizes the State of Palestine,” Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The minist...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has slammed France for signing a contract to sell CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia. “The fact that France, despite the warnings of the Azerbaijani side, has supplied Armenia with lethal and assault artillery installations and other types of weapons is further evidence of France’s provocative activitie...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has announced that the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh has completed its withdrawal from the region. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement that the contingent’s personnel, weapons and equipment have all left the country. In April, Russia announced that it had begun the process o...
Yerevan, Armenia — AFP Armenia has returned to Azerbaijan four border villages it seized decades ago in a key step toward normalizing ties between the rivals, the countries have confirmed. The move marks an important breakthrough towards reaching a comprehensive peace agreement after years of fruitless talks mediated by Russia and Wester...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the UN’s top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a “public media campaign” against its bitter Caucasus rival. The latest legal clash over “ethnic cleansing” comes as military ten...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Baku has said that Yerevan must eliminate points included in the country’s official documents, containing claims against Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizada in a statement said comments made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting with ...
