Armenian PM discusses recent escalation with UN Secretary General

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the latter’s initiative.

Prime Minister Pashinyan stressed that Armenia highly appreciates the Secretary General’s continuous attention to the peace and security in the South Caucasus. The Prime Minister presented the tense situation created as a result of provocations by Azerbaijan in the direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, emphasizing that these actions were taken contrary to the Secretary General’s call for a global ceasefire.

“I assure you that Armenia has done everything possible to end the hostilities and reduce the tension,” Nikol Pashinyan said.

Touching upon the violations of the agreements reached by Azerbaijan on the cessation of hostilities, PM Pa

WHO and EU deliver more medical supplies to Armenia

A shipment of 28 000 medical gowns and 20 000 N95 medical respirators for healthcare workers has arrived in Armenia. The items will enable those on the frontline to respond effectively and safely to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The supplies were procured by WHO, with the financial assistance of the European Union, as part of continued support to help Armenia respond to the pandemic.

Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, the UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Shombi Sharp and Coordinator of WHO health emergencies programme for the South Caucasus Vasily Esenamanov handed over the newly arrived protective equipment to Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan for further distribution in the country.

The gowns and respirators that arr

Could Economic Woes & Hijacking Derail Sudan's Revolutionary Progress?

Clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border on July 12-14 not only triggered widespread international condemnation but also highlighted Yerevan’s desperation to divert world attention from occupied territories.

According to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, army officers and soldiers of their country were killed when the Armenian army suddenly attacked their positions with mortars and howitzers.

Reacting strongly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, and National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar condemned the Armenian attacks and sided with Azerbaijan.

The deputies of Turkish political parties in the Grand National Assembly be that ruling AK Party or opposition CHP, MHP, and IYI Party, signed a joint statement, condemning the Arme

Int'l community must demand Armenia back down in Karabakh: Azerbaijani envoy

Fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces flared up again recently constituting the worst outbreak of hostilities between the two countries in years. Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Turkey Khazar Ibrahim called on the international community to enforce and demand that Armenia stop these kinds of unprovoked attacks “against the sovereign borders of another country” and respect the will of the people of Azerbaijan.

Skirmishes on the frontline between the two South Caucasus nations began Sunday. Azerbaijan said it has lost 11 servicemen and one civilian in three days of fighting. Even though a relative calm could be observed since then, the envoy in an exclusive interview to Daily Sabah expressed that he is not convinced the calm will prevail since the previous attacks were “absolutely unprovoked.”

“It was unnecessary not only for the regional stability but also for Armenia’s own interest. They knew that we never leave any attacks unanswered, and they ignore

Turkey Could Get Military Involved In Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Conflict?

Clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border on July 12-14 not only triggered widespread international condemnation but also highlighted Yerevan’s desperation to divert world attention from occupied territories.

According to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, army officers and soldiers of their country were killed when the Armenian army suddenly attacked their positions with mortars and howitzers.

Reacting strongly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, and National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar condemned the Armenian attacks and sided with Azerbaijan.

The deputies of Turkish political parties in the Grand National Assembly be that ruling AK Party or opposition CHP, MHP, and IYI Party, signed a joint statement, condemning th

Assistant to Azerbaijan's President: Armenia's provocation was pre-planned

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21

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The provocation committed by Armenia on July 12 in the direction of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz in the Azerbaijani-Armenian border was pre-planned, Assistant to Azerbaijan’s President – Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said, Trend reports.

Hajiyev made the statement at a press conference on July 21.

“The provocation committed by Armenia was aimed at diverting attention from the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, aggravating the situation on the border and endangering the region, involving third parties in the conflict, damaging the international success of Azerbaijan, the East-West Transport Corridor, bringin

Defense Ministry: Armenia still hiding losses just like in 2016 April battles

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21

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Armenia first began to fire at the positions of the Azerbaijani army and settlements on July 12 using large-caliber machine guns, and then shelled them from heavy artillery, Head of the press office of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, Colonel Vagif Dargahli told Trend on July 21.

Dargahli noted that thanks to the measures taken by the Azerbaijani army, the attack of Armenian armed forces was suppressed, hundreds of Armenian servicemen killed, the Armenian military vehicles and strongholds destroyed.

“Armenia is still hiding its losses just like in 2016 April battles,” he said. “Apparently, after a while, the Armenian side will begin to report about its losse

What is role of foreign players in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict?

In the South Caucasus, a matter whose roots stem back a long time has been reawakened after a short sleep.

Over the last six years, Azerbaijan-Armenia relations have been dominated by tension over the Nagorno-Karabakh region that could form the basis of a new conflict process in which the frozen conflicts are resolved. Since the summer of 2014, dangerous but limited clashes between the military forces of the two countries were an almost daily occurrence, but it only became part of the international agenda when there were casualties.

After the Four-Day War of 2016, when 94 Azerbaijanis, including two civilians, and 84 Armenian soldiers were killed, the parties are again on alert.

The tension in the region escalated once again, however, when Armenia suddenly attacked Azerbaijan on July 1

Assistant to Azerbaijan's President: Armenia is engaged in providing weapons to ''black market"

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21

Trend:

Armenia, creating illegal companies, is engaged in provision of weapons to the “black market”, Assistant to Azerbaijan’s President – Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said, Trend reports.

Hajiyev made the remark at a press conference on July 21.

The assistant to the president said that there is information that these weapons fall into the hands of terrorists.

“I urge the countries cooperating with Armenia in this area to be attentive,” said Hajiyev.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a

Assistant to president: Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan never shells civilian objects

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21

Trend:

Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijani armed forces never shell civilian objects, Assistant to Azerbaijan’s President, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said.

He made the remark at a press conference held on July 21, Trend reports.

Hajiyev noted that Armenia is deliberately spreading such disinformation in order to politicize this issue. He added that the Azerbaijani side has never made statements about possible strikes on Armenian civilian objects.

“However, Armenia has repeatedly made threatening statements related to strikes on Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir reservoir, oil and gas pipelines, and Azerbaijani cities. All this shows the insidi