The United States attaches great importance to the ongoing work of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs US Chargé d’Affaires Courtney Austrian at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. Below is the text of her speech: The United States joins our colleagues in welcoming Andrew Schofer, Ambassador Igor Khovaev, and Ambassador Brice Roquefeuil, Co-Chairs of the …

If the opposition wins the next election, Turkey will be dragged into chaos, President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Erdogan has asserted. Speaking at his party’s parliamentary group meeting today (November 17), Erdogan said the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is “playing a game that will be harmful to our country.” The …

The need for Russia to continue its mediation efforts to resolve the disputed issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan is increasing, Russian President Putin said when addressing the enlarged session of the Russian Foreign Ministry Board. He said the events taking place on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan show that the situation in the region …

Russia and Turkey have agreed not to make any statement on joint production of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. The statement came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo ։an at a news conference following talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Ankara. He said the topic is “sensitive for Russia and Turkey.” According to Kremlin …

The Biden administration is preparing for the Democracy Summit, the first of its kind, a gathering of governments, civil society and the private sector to “work together for democratic renewal around the world,” US Deputy Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has said. In response to the Azerbaijani news …

In a Twitter post today, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Anne Linde said she had a “good conversation” with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhum Bayramov on recent developments in the region and called for continued de-escalation, reiterated support for process through Minsk Group Co-Chairs and “my Personal Representative.” Linde had a similar conversation with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan …

The meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council started in Yerevan. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, Kazkhstan Prime Minister Askar Mamin and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akilbek Japarov arrived at the residence of the Armenian President. The prime ministers of the EEU member states were photographed together, …

Armenian Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan met with Lt. Gen. Rustam Muradov on November 17 and briefed him on the Nov. 16 combat on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. He also provided information on the captured Armenian servicemen. An agreement was reached to continue intensive work both for the return of the captured servicemen and for the …

At the elections held during the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on November 17, Armenia was elected a member of the UNESCO Executive Board for the first time for the period of 2021-2025, Armenian MFA said. “Candidates from four countries – Armenia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Azerbaijan – were nominated for the …

Before opening the cabinet meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a statement on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border demarcation and delimitation. “At yesterday’s question-and-answer session of the National Assembly, I said that since May 2021, the Russian Federation has made three proposals on demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian- Azerbaijani border, and all three, in fact, …