BAKU: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev raised his country’s flag in the main city of Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, in his first visit there since Baku retook control of the mountainous region in an offensive that led to the exodus of most ethnic Armenians. It was Aliyev’s first visit to Karabakh during his two-decade rule. “President of … Read more
Armenia’s President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed the ratification of the Rome Statute, recognising the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite Russian warnings, a statement said Saturday. Issued on: 14/10/2023 – 15:42 1 min Khachaturyan’s office published the statement saying he signed the treaty “retroactively recognising the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court by … Read more
Rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan clash Thursday at the UN’s top court, with Yerevan asking judges to force Baku to withdraw troops from Nagorno-Karabakh and allow displaced ethnic Armenians to return safely to the breakaway region. Issued on: 12/10/2023 – 09:16Modified: 12/10/2023 – 09:23 2 min The hearings at the International Court of Justice come only … Read more
Marc Lamont Hill challenges the Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United Kingdom on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia last week, after Azerbaijan launched an offensive, regaining full control over the territory. The territorial dispute led Armenians to accuse Azerbaijan of “ethnic cleansing”, an accusation that Azerbaijan has … Read more
Yerevan, Armenia – Alisa Ghazaryan was full of excitement and nerves as she started her first year at university in Stepanakert, having moved from her village home in Nagorno-Karabakh. But just as term began, Azerbaijani forces began shelling the city, which they know as Khankendi, on September 19. As they carried out what they cast … Read more
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of opening cross-border fire Thursday, adding to tensions between the arch-foes after Baku seized control of its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region from Armenian separatists. Issued on: 05/10/2023 – 15:57 Azerbaijani troops “discharged fire at a vehicle transporting provisions for personnel stationed at Armenian combat outposts” in the east, Yerevan’s defence … Read more
Azerbaijan confirmed Thursday it had detained an ex-president of its recently captured separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which agreed to reintegrate with Azerbaijan in the wake of Baku’s lightning offensive last month. Issued on: 05/10/2023 – 10:46Modified: 05/10/2023 – 10:48 1 min On Wednesday, Armenia’s foreign ministry “strongly condemned” Azerbaijan for arresting several separatist leaders from … Read more
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has turned down a European meeting in Spain with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan this week, because of European support for Yerevan, a government official told AFP on Wednesday. Issued on: 04/10/2023 – 17:02 2 min Pashinyan later said he would still go to the summit of the European Political Community … Read more
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna hailed the Armenian parliament’s ratification of the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday — a vote that has angered Russia. Issued on: 03/10/2023 – 17:40Modified: 03/10/2023 – 18:05 1 min “I welcome the decision of the Armenian parliament… The struggle against impunity for crimes is a condition … Read more
Armenia’s parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the ICC wants to arrest. The Kremlin said the decision was “incorrect” and that it would have questions for Armenia’s “current leadership”, which it should instead … Read more