The EU has welcomed progress made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. “The EU welcomes progress made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process, based on the 1991 Almaty agreement, and more specifically the protocol signed during the 9th meeting of the border commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday 15 May, leading …
Hayk Konjoryan, the leader of Armenia's ruling parliamentary faction from the "Civil Contract" party, has announced the decision to end the activities of the Russian border guards at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan has been made at the highest level, Aysor.am reports. According to him, all Russian border and military posts established in five regions of Armenia after the year 2020 will cease operations in line with the reached agreement. "Russian border and military posts placed...
On 5-8 May, Ivana Živković, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC), came to Armenia on her first visit to the country. In her discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan, other government officials, diplomatic corps …
Russian border guards will maintain their presence in Armenia, said Alexander Bortnikov, candidate for the post of Federal Security Service (FSB) director, TASS reports. Speaking at the Federation Council, he clarified that Russian border guards will continue to carry out service on Armenia’s borders with Turkey and Iran. Bortnikov said that Yerevan has asked to …
Poland is investing almost £2 billion to step up security on its eastern border, its prime minister announced on Saturday, in a bid to defend itself against what it describes as a growing threat from Russia and Belarus.]]>
Kharkiv region’s governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replacedPutin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence ministerRussia’s new defence minister Andrei Belousov has said that soldiers need better access to housing, hospitals and welfare benefits.Reuters reports:We rejected that at the time and I think the same applies to the different requests that are now being made. Continue reading
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said that there are still thousands of migrants waiting to cross the border from Russia into Finland.
As demonstrations against unilateral territorial concessions in Armenia gather steam, the U.S. must reconcile with the fact that a just and durable peace is not possible in the absence of accountability.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was heading to the north-eastern city of Tabriz after returning from an Iran-Azerbaijan border area when the incident occurred. Raisi had been visiting the Iran-Azerbaijan border, where he opened the Qiz Qalasi and Khodaafarin dams with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev. A helicopter in a convoy carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi …
President Zelensky says Russian forces have launched a surprise cross-border attack into Ukrainian territory near the city of Kharkiv. We hear from Kharkiv MP Mariia Mezentseva. Also in the programme: BBC tracks downs a notorious people smuggler; and free wine hidden in the small print. (Picture: At least two injured, including child, in Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Villagers in the Armenian village of Kirants on the border with Azerbaijan have expressed anger after a meeting with the local provincial governor of Tavush was held behind closed doors. Many locals are angry with a border deal under which four abandoned villages will return to Azerbaijani control.
Amid reports that rescue units are having weather-related difficulties in locating the missing helicopter that was carrying the Islamic Republic's president, Ebrahim Raisi, Russia and Turkey announced on Sunday that they will be sending equipment and technical personnel to help in the recovery mission. A special assistant to the Russian president reportedly told the regime’s