The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Alain Berset (Switzerland) as Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term beginning on 18 September 2024.In the second round...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Alain Berset (Switzerland) as Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term beginning on 18 September 2024.In the second round of the election, Mr Berset obtained 114 votes, a majority of the votes cast. The...
The fifth meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Security Dialogue was held on 13 June in Brussels. According to a press release by the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, the participants had an “open and frank exchange” on the state of bilateral relations between the EU and Azerbaijan, as well as on foreign and...
NATO diplomatic chiefs met for informal talks in Prague on 30 and 31 May 2024. During the more than three-hour meeting at the Czernin Palace on Friday 31 May, they focused on how NATO can contribute to the defence and security of Ukraine, as well as on how to...
The event begins with a panel discussion at the Czech Senate on Tuesday, featuring both Secretary General Stoltenberg and Minister Lipavský. More info on the event: Minister Lipavský Will Speak at the Senate Conference “75 Years of NATO: How to Keep It on Track?” | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials have died in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, following a meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at the state border between the two countries, reports the Associated Press. Rescue operations began on Sunday in challenging,...
Democratic Congressman Indicted for Accepting $598,000 in Azerbaijani Bribes Washington, DC— The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today called on the U.S. House to immediately expel Henry Cuellar (D-TX) over his indictment for accepting nearly six hundred thousand dollars in Azerbaijani bribes. The indictment, only recently unsealed, presents detailed...
The Selection Committee, set up to form the composition of Armenian non-governmental organizations and foundations of the Civil Society Platform (henceforth referred to as the Platform), provided for in Article 366 of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), invites candidates to participate in the tender for membership...
May 3 is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day It has been a long time, however, that the World Press Freedom Day in Armenia has become an occasion not to congratulate the professional holiday of journalists, but to speak up for the ongoing harassment of the press and...
“We’re not going to let a genocide like this [1915] happen in Armenia in 2024!” – Amb. Sam Brownback April 25, 2024 WASHINGTON, DC – Ambassador Sam Brownback, a globally respected former U.S. Senator, Kansas Governor, and U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, delivered an impassioned plea to the Biden...
WASHINGTON, DC – Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. delivered a powerful pro-Artsakh message on April 24th in a statement and video shared live with Armenian Americans gathered at the White House for a protest, organized by the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF), demanding justice for the Armenian Genocide. Kennedy’s statement...
