More than 20 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse. Storms across parts of western Europe in recent days caused rivers and reservoirs to burst their banks, resulting in …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has approved an agreement on “exchange of classified information between the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Belarus in the framework of bilateral cooperation,” Azerbaijani media reported. The agreement was signed in Baku on May 18, 2021. Earlier in April, Lukashenko held informal talks with the Aliyev for more than five …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree establishing an International Institute for the Study of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity, according to the website of the official newspaper of the Turkish government. The decree states that the international institute will operate under the auspices of Istanbul University. It is obvious that this newly …

An important factor hindering the establishment of regional stability and mutual trust is the fact that, despite its commitments, Azerbaijan has not yet returned all Armenian prisoners of war, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the beginning of the cabinet meeting. “In any case, in cooperation with our international partners, we have been able …

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has announced that the 2021 Aurora Prize events will take place in Venice, Italy, on October 8-10, 2021. In addition to the Ceremony, during which the 2021 Aurora Prize Laureate will be named and the Aurora Dialogues, there will be ample opportunities for the guests and participants, including members of the …

The Taliban has proposed a three-month ceasefire in Afghanistan in return for the release of 7,000 captured fighters, a government official said. Nader Nadery, an Afghan government negotiator, described the proposal as a “big demand”. The government has so far not said how it will react. Clashes between the government and the Taliban have intensified …

Another Azeri has been killed in the occupied territories of Artsakh. According to Azerbaijani media, Ramal Ojaggulu, a resident of the Goygol region, died on July 14 after a mine explosion while carrying out agricultural works. Just days ago, similar cases were registered in the occupied Varanda region (Fizuli) of Artsakh. Recently, the Minister of …

During his July 13-14 visit to Washington, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also discussed issues related to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, according to the official website of the French Foreign Ministry. “I talked about our joint action as co-chairs of the Minsk Group to help achieve lasting peace between Armenia and …

Humanitarian Demining and Expert Center has started demining those parts of Kornidzor in Syuni Province that are contaminated with cluster bombs.  sAn area of 45,000 square meters is planned to be cleaned. Demining is carried out by The Halo Trust, the winner of the tender.

The Civil Contract party received a mandate to open an era of peaceful development for Armenia and Artsakh in the 2021 snap elections, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said when opening the cabinet meeting, adding that this mandate presupposes the creation of a favorable environment around our country, the opening of regional communications, regional stability …