In his speech at the 43rd session of the Council of Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation member states, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov made a number of statements related to the situation after the Second Artsakh War, local media reported. He said Azerbaijan “has restored its territorial integrity,” and Baku has repeatedly stated …

Rudy Giuliani is the subject of a Justice Department inquiry into possible foreign lobbying for Turkish interests separate from a criminal probe of his activities in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. For almost a year, the former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump has been fielding questions about whether …

The Center for International Comparative Law, in partnership with the Washington-based Armenian Center for Justice and Human Rights, has filed 7 applications with the European Court of Human Rights seeking a “temporary measure” with regard to the cases of Armenian servicemen captured in gross violations of international humanitarian law after the November 9, 2020 statement, …

Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records. Police in the Vancouver area have responded to more than 130 sudden deaths since Friday. Most were elderly or had underlying health conditions, with heat often a contributing factor. Canada broke its temperature record for a third straight day …

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to work towards exchanging prisoners of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan after the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, but the status of prisoners of war must be decided by the parties themselves, the president of the organization, Peter Maurer, has told Izvestia. “Yes, the Red Cross has …

Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I is scheduled to take part in a meeting of Lebanese Christian leaders, which will be attended also by Pope Francis. The meeting will take place on July 1 and will consist of two parts: a discussion of the current situation in Lebanon and a public ceremony …

The trials on fabricated criminal cases against Armenian captives continue in Azerbaijan. Today, Baku court resumed the hearing of the case of Armenian prisoners of war Ludvig Mkrtchyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan. Azerbaijan accuses Armenian captives of torturing Azerbaijani captives and other crimes in the first Artsakh war. A court session of a trial against other …

More than 30 members of the US Senate, led by Sen. Chris van Hollen and Todd Young, have sent a letter to Christopher Kuns, Chairman of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, asking Lindsey Graham, a senior member, to provide funding for a number of demining projects. The senators, along with Afghanistan, Laos, Sri Lanka, Angola …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Antalya on a working visit, Vzglyad reported. He is set to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The parties will discuss a wide range of issues, including the situation in the Caucasus, Ukraine, the Black Sea region, Syria and Libya. Earlier, Lavrov has said that …

The Prosecutor General’s office reported that in 2020 and 2021, it has carried out hundreds of investigations aimed at revealing properties – both immovable and movable – of illegal origin. Based on the results of the immense work, it has found 20 real estates and  five movable properties, as well as shares of three joint-stock …