Azerbaijan’s Aliyev scolds Blinken over U.S. backing for Armenia
BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a call on Monday that recent American actions in support of Armenia had jeopardised U.S.-Azerbaijani ties, Baku…
Azerbaijan will not use force to create land corridor via Armenia -official
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Azerbaijan has no intention of taking military action to create a land corridor in southern Armenia, the foreign policy adviser to Azerbaijan’s president said on Tuesday.…
Azerbaijani leader sends Karabakh Armenians and Armenia message of cooperation and peace
By Nailia Bagirova (Reuters) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday offered the ethnic Armenians of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and also neighbouring Armenia prospects of cooperation, reconciliation and joint development after…
Factbox-Who is Nikol Pashinyan, embattled prime minister of Armenia?
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Here are some key facts about Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who finds himself at the centre of a new crisis after Azerbaijan launched an offensive this week in…
Armenia discusses its International Criminal Court plans with Russia – TASS
(Reuters) – Armenia discussed with Russia its plans to come under the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction, Russian media said on Sunday, a move strongly opposed by Moscow after the court issued an…
Armenia says Azerbaijan responds to peace proposals, big gaps remain
(Reuters) -Azerbaijan has sent new proposals to Armenia in their longstanding attempts to reach a peace deal, but big gaps remain between the two sides, Armenia’s state news agency quoted the country’s…
Russia voices annoyance with both Armenia and Azerbaijan
(Reuters) – Russia has protested to Azerbaijan over comments it made about weekend regional elections in areas of Ukraine claimed by Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. She also…
Russia protests to Armenia as tensions rise over disputed Caucasus region
(Reuters) – Russia summoned the Armenian ambassador on Friday to present a protest about what it deemed “unfriendly steps” as tension in the South Caucasus surged over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.…
US encouraged by Armenia, Azerbaijan peace efforts as Washington talks begin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is encouraged by recent efforts by Armenia and Azerbaijan to engage productively on a peace process, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday as Washington…
Armenia is not Russia’s ally in Ukraine war, says PM Pashinyan
TBILISI (Reuters) – Armenia is not a Russian ally in the Ukraine war and is worried about the impact of that crisis on its relations with other countries, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan…
US ‘pleased to see’ that talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was pleased to see that talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue as they seek to resolve a decades-long dispute…
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of new crossborder attacks
TBILISI (Reuters) -Armenia and Azerbaijan blamed each other for an exchange of fire in a border area on Thursday in which Azerbaijan said one of its soldiers was killed. The clashes come…
Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings…
Latvia says traders use Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia to dodge Russia sanctions
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Traders are using Turkey, Kazakhstan and Armenia to evade European Union sanctions on Russia in a tactic that breaches these countries’ compliance with the bloc’s embargo,…
Tensions rise between Armenia and Azerbaijan over blocked supply corridor
TBILISI (Reuters) -Russia expressed concern on Thursday over escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a key road linking Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave remained blocked for the fourth day. The…
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree not to use force, stick to peace deals – RIA
(Reuters) – The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Monday not to use force and stick to earlier agreements that sought to end fighting between the two ex-Soviet neighbours, RIA news…
Russian emigres in Armenia settle in for the long haul
((This Oct. 26 story has been refiled to correct name to Mary Khachikyan from Mari Khachikyan in paragraph 8)) By Lev Sergeev YEREVAN (Reuters) – In the Armenian capital Yerevan, few of…
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to civilian EU mission alongside border
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Council on Friday said Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a civilian EU mission alongside the countries’ border, where the worst fighting between the two ex-Soviet states…
Armenia says three soldiers killed by Azeri shelling -Tass
LONDON (Reuters) -Armenia said three soldiers were killed by shelling from Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Tass agency reported, as the two neighbours accused each other of violating a ceasefire that ended two days…
Armenia cites ‘clear risk’ Azerbaijan clashes could escalate into war
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Armenia said on Wednesday there was a risk that deadly clashes with Azerbaijan could escalate into war, calling on big powers to pay more attention to a…
Analysis-Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting again, and why does it matter?
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber TBILISI (Reuters) – Several dozen Armenian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Azeris were killed on Tuesday in the deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since a 2020 war.…
Fresh clashes erupt between Azerbaijan, Armenia
(Reuters) -Clashes erupted between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Russian news agencies reported early on Tuesday, in a resumption of decades-old hostilities linked to the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan, which re-established full…
Azerbaijan says Armenia shelled positions near disputed enclave – Tass
(Reuters) – Azerbaijan on Saturday accused Armenia of shelling its positions near the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which the two neighbours have been fighting over intermittently for 30 years, Tass news agency…
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