Listen to this articleLachin Corridor remains closed despite ‘rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation’
15 September 2023
The Azerbaijani checkpoint at the entrance to the Lachin Corridor. Photo: Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.The Lachin Corridor, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, remains blocked by Azerbaijan, as the region continues to grapple with supply shortages amid calls for its reopening.
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The Lachin Corridor, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, remains blocked by Azerbaijan, as the region continues to grapple with supply shortages amid calls for its reopening. Nagorno-Karabakh has been under blockade since December last year and has experienced increasingly severe food, medicine, and energy shortages since. The Red Cross…
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Abkhazia’s Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba has warned citizens that improving Georgian–Russian relations could threaten Abkhazia, while also suggesting that Georgia was prepared to attack the region given the opportunity. Just under two weeks after Ardzinba was rumoured to have resigned from his position, the foreign minister has begun a series of…
As the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh drags on, the performance of the Russian peacekeepers charged with providing security on the road in and out of the territory is coming under closer scrutiny than ever before. And the reviews, from all sides, have been scathing. Under the harsh spotlight of the constant coverage by pro-government Azerbaijani media,…
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Baku, September 15, AZERTACThe expert delegations from Azerbaijan and Armenia have met in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.The Azerbaijani delegation was headed by Chairman of the Board of the Center of Analysis of International Relations Farid Shafiyev (AIR Center), and the Armenian delegation by Director of the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan.The…
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The two Karabakh wars have, over the last 30 years, claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, ruined cities and livelihoods in the region, and resulted in the forcible expulsion of over 1 million people from their homes and properties. The Armenian armed forces committed serious violations of international humanitarian law amounting…
On September 9, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke on the phone with the leaders of France, Iran, Georgia and Germany, as well as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Azatutyan.am; Primeminister.am, September 9). In a manner that resembled his outreach to various world leaders at the beginning of the Second Karabakh War (September…
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A meeting of expert delegations from Azerbaijan and Armenia took place in Tbilisi, Report informs citing the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center). From the Azerbaijani side, the delegation was headed by the chairman of the board of the center, Farid Shafiyev, and from the Armenian side, by the director of the Caucasus Institute,…
A meeting of expert delegations from Azerbaijan and Armenia took place in Tbilisi, Report informs citing the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center).
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The US has failed to address the dire humanitarian situation in contested Nagorno-Karabakh, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Menendez said on Tuesday as he called for sanctions on Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.Mr Menendez also called for an immediate halt to US aid to Baku in a powerful 15-minute speech on the Senate floor.“I don’t…
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“We would like to recall the UN Security Council resolutions, affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and call for their full respect,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said at a briefing, News.az reports.He has made the remark, while commenting upon the so-called “presidential elections”…
For months, residents have complained of bread queues and empty shelves in shops because of shortages of medicines and basic toiletries, after Azerbaijan blocked the Lachin Corridor, accusing Armenia of using it to smuggle weapons.
Kalbajar, August 25, AZERTAC President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have viewed the construction progress of the “Istisu” mineral water bottling plant and “Istisu” Treatment and Recreation Complex in the Kalbajar district.Head of the President’s Administrative Services Department Ramin Guluzade informed…
19:02, 13 September 2023 YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan has reacted to Armenia’s proposals on a peace treaty and has in turn conveyed its new proposals, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told lawmakers during question time in parliament on September 13. He said that Azerbaijan conveyed its latest proposals on September 12….
Information about the presence of 3,000 “Wagners” in Armenia for the purpose of a coup d’état is a myth, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova said while answering the question of News.ru at the briefing, Report inf
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Armenia must be held internationally accountable for serious violations of international human rights law against Azerbaijani citizens, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Report
Armenia, ignoring calls from Azerbaijan, does not disclose information about the whereabouts of those who went missing during the First Karabakh War, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council in G
The Azerbaijani government has committed itself to reintegrating ethnic Armenians living in the Karabakh region as equal citizens within the framework of political-legal, social and economic relations, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at
The Azerbaijani government has committed itself to reintegrating ethnic Armenians living in the Karabakh region as equal citizens within the framework of political-legal, social and economic relations, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at
“This kind of lobbism, ‘moneytalkism,’ sheer lie and racist hate against Azerbaijanis and others undermine the image and global reputation of the United States Congress. Shameful!” Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign
The Investigative Committee of Armenia has called suicide a preliminary version of the death of conscript Alex Avanesyan
Maintaining gray area status quo and deliberate weaponization of humanitarian issues are their futile strategy, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to President of Azerbaijan – Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of Azerbaijan’s Presidential Administratio
In connection with the draft agreement “On the establishment of peace and interstate relations”, the Azerbaijani side presented its comments to the Armenian side in a short period of time
Foreign journalists were briefed about Azerbaijan’s regional, international peace and development initiatives, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, wrote on X, Report informs.
Azerbaijan demanded that France put an end to baseless statements endangering the fragile normalization process in the region, Aykhan Hajizada, the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, said in his comment about the baseless op
“The Republic of Azerbaijan has the right to move its forces in any direction for training purposes in its sovereign territories, as well as to ensure the security of its borders, and interference in these measures is unacceptable,” Aykhan Hajizada, Azerb
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit Vladivostok and Komsomolsk-on-Amur during his visit to Russia
The Zangazur corridor is not an alternative to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, Ufuk Yalcın, Director General of the TCDD Transport, a government-owned railway company of Türkiye, said in his statement within the framework of the Multimodal Transport
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has begun to deploy artillery and armored vehicles to the northwestern border areas as the deadline of September 19 for the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government to take action against anti-Iran terror
Chairman of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova arrived on a working visit to Budapest to participate in the V Budapest Demographic Summit, Report informs.
The provocations of the so-called regime created as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia on September 9 under the name of “elections” are another blow against the efforts of dialogue with the representatives of the Armenian res
The UK welcomes the opening of the Aghdam-Khankandi road for the Russian Red Cross Society to deliver food to Armenians living in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld said in a post on X, Report informs.
The Georgian Ministry of Defense has issued a refutation of the information disseminated by the opposition television channel that the US proposed that Tbilisi begin negotiations on the deployment of a US military base in the country
Russia’s catastrophic invasion of Ukraine means Armenia can no longer rely on Moscow as a guarantor of its security, even as fears grow of a return to open conflict with Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told POLITICO in an interview, Re
The geopolitical repercussions from the war in Ukraine continue to reverberate across Eurasia.With global attention preoccupied by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Azerbaijan has been depriving the estimated 120,000 ethnic Armenian population in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh access to humanitarian aid in a blockade that has lasted over eight…
The vicious war against the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia by Azerbaijan, Turkey, and thousands of their jihadist terrorists has passed the one month mark. The jihadis’ presence, which includes ISIS, is consistent with the debauched political cultures and national ambitions of Azerbaijan and Turkey. It also tells us…
Azerbaijan is convinced that promoting tolerance and non-discrimination is one of the essential elements in ensuring the protection of the rights of people and building sustainable societies, the country’s foreign minister said at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council.Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted that Azerbaijan is concerned about the growing…
What You Need To Know: The ongoing Azerbaijani blockade of food, fuel, and medical supplies from reaching the Armenian statelet of Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, and home to around 120,000 people has today triggered the creation of a new anarchist group – Anarchist Artsakh. The blockade dates back to Soviet-era territorial claims both…
What and whom Armenia serves is still opaque. The pseudo-independent state, which once had ninety percent of its border territory under the control of Russia, today is gradually breaking away from the influence of Russia and trying to hand over its territories to the West. We would not be wrong if we say that 2020 is the year when Azerbaijan…
15:44, 7 September 2023 YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani media have reported the release of the three Nagorno-Karabakh students who were kidnapped by Azeri border guards while traveling to Armenia through Lachin Corridor in late August. The three men were kidnapped and subsequently jailed on August 28. Azeri authorities had announced…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing collaboration in multiple areas, including trade, energy, and the economy. Caretaker Minister for Planning, Muhammad Sami Saeed, met with Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov, to discuss the positive trajectory of their bilateral relations. Both sides…
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Monday reviewed his visit to Georgia last week by saying the bloc wanted to “see Georgia succeeding on its European path”. In an article over the visit, the bloc’s top diplomat noted “there is no doubt for the European Union that Georgia belongs…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have had a brief talk at Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday, Sputnik reported. “Thank you for inviting us, despite your tight schedule,” Kim told Putin during the meeting. The ceremony took place at the main entrance to the…
“Based on the agreement between Iraq and Iran, necessary measures were taken to remove these groups from the border areas and they were housed in camps deep inside Iraqi Kurdistan,” Hussein told a press conference on Tuesday. Hussein said he would visit Tehran on Wednesday to deliver the message in person in the hopes that it would prevent any escalation…
The Balkans became ‘critical’ to Azerbaijan a decade ago when Baku threw its weight behind the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. Now Russia’s war in Ukraine has opened up even more opportunities. Western sanctions on Russia have opened a new opportunity in Europe for energy-rich Azerbaijan, and the route runs through the Balkans. From statues of late…
The United States and Armenia opened military drills on Monday, the latest sign of Yerevan drifting from Moscow’s orbit as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshapes post-Soviet relations.The exercises come amid mounting frustration in Armenia over what it sees as Russia’s failure to act as a security guarantor amid mounting tensions with its historic rival…
The United States hosted negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday, seeking to quell recent tension over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.The two sides have gone to war twice, in 1990 and 2020, leaving tens of thousands dead, and clashes regularly erupt over the territory, an Armenian-majority region inside Azerbaijan.Tensions have…
A top senator on Tuesday urged the United States to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan’s leader, accusing him of starting a campaign of “genocide” against an ethnic Armenian enclave, charges rejected by Baku.Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of spurring a humanitarian crisis by closing Armenia’s only road link into Nagorno-Karabakh, although the enclave’s…
The US continues to work to resolve the situation between Azerbaijan and Armenia, US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing on September 12, News.az reports.”Secretary has been personally involved in this with multiple conversations just in the past week,” he said.Miller went on to add that as a longer-term matter,…
09/12/2023September 12, 2023Separatist authorities in Azerbaijan’s Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region say supplies have arrived via Azerbaijan-controlled territory. Azerbaijan had closed a route linking the territory with Armenia.A truck carrying aid from Russia crossed from Azerbaijani-held territory into the ethnic Armenian-populated…
The US has failed to address the dire humanitarian situation in contested Nagorno-Karabakh, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Menendez said on Tuesday as he called for sanctions on Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.Mr Menedez also called for an immediate halt to US aid to Baku in a powerful 15-minute speech on the Senate floor.“I don’t…
WASHINGTON — The United States and Armenia kicked off combined military exercises this week designed to train Armenian troops to participate in international peacekeeping missions, Armenia’s Defense Ministry said.The exercise, dubbed “Eagle Partner,” includes 85 US and 175 Armenian personnel and is being held over 10 days at training facilities outside…
A French humanitarian aid convoy is stuck at the entrance to the Lachin corridor last month. Armenian-backed separatist leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh have said Azerbaijani authorities agreed to allow aid deliveries to the breakaway region through the Lachin Corridor from Armenian territory in an operation to be controlled by Russian…
Georgia’s separatist-held region of Abkhazia has firmly rejected suggestions it could be annexed by Russia, insisting that its autonomy from Moscow is not up for discussion. In a statement issued by the unrecognized South Caucasus state’s foreign ministry on Thursday, officials said that while it is “a steadfast ally of the Russian Federation,” its…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 12. We would like to recall the UN Security Council resolutions, affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and call for their full respect, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said at a briefing, Trend reports. He has made the remark, while commenting upon the so-called…
The US continues to work to resolve the situation between Azerbaijan and Armenia, US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing on September 12, News.az reports.”Secretary has been personally involved in this with multiple conversations just in the past week,” he said.Miller went on to add that as a longer-term matter,…
The separatist in Garabagh does not accept either the food convoy sent by the Russian Red Crescent or the convoy sent by the Azerbaijani Red Crescent Society. Besides, according to the received information, an ICRC truck is standing ready in the territory of Armenia near the Lachin Border Checkpoint. The Azerbaijani side noted the TIR in the Armenian…
On September 12, the new Commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan, Major General Kirill Kulakov was introduced to the Azerbaijan Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov by the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Oleg Salyukov, Azernews reports, citing the…
Iran was accused of attempting to influence Azerbaijan’s mosques; 118 clerics were removed from their jobs On April 6, the Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, Mubariz Gurbanli, announced that the Tehran regime had been attempting to establish Iranians in mosques in Azerbaijan. Gurbanli added that his committee…
Azerbaijan has been rocked by a torture case known as the “Tartar case,” where 452 victims have come forward with allegations of torture and abuse. The trial of Colonel Vusal Alasgarov and three other soldiers accused of torturing soldiers accused of spying for Armenians during the “Tartar Incidents” in May-June 2017 continues in Baku. The victims…
The speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, has taken his grievances directly to OC Media’s institutional donors in an apparent bid to influence or punish the outlet for declining to publish an opinion piece he had written. At least one international organisation that provides funding to OC Media confirmed that the speaker’s office…
Baku, September 12, AZERTAC New Commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan, Major General Kirill Kulakov was introduced to Azerbaijan`s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov by Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Oleg Salyukov, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense…
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