President Aliyev highlights security, unity and peace in New Year address
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan ended 2025 as a year of peace, security and stability, stressing that unity between the people and the governme...
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the worsening security, humanitarian, and human rights situation in the Russia-occupied regions, along with the ongoing illegal militarization.
The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on the 63rd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 4-5 March 2025 in Palais des Nations in accordance with the six-point agreement of 12 August 2008 and implementing measures of 8 September 2008.
The Co-Chairs – UN Representative to the Geneva International Discussions Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Christoph Späti and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Magdalena Grono – commended the participants for their strong commitment to this unique format and their active engagement.
Against the background of the current geopolitical context, they emphasized the particular need for the GID process to deliver on its core agenda items for the benefit of all conflict-affected people, - Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs reads.
In Working Group I, the participants reviewed the overall security situation on the ground and continued their deliberations on issues relating to the implementation of the 2008 six-point agreement, especially non-use of force and international security arrangements.
In Working Group II, the participants discussed humanitarian issues, including crossings, documentation, freedom of movement, livelihoods, missing persons and education. Due to a walkout by some participants, issues relating to returns of internally displaced persons and refugees could not be addressed.
The Co-Chairs reiterated their call on all participants to cover all agenda items comprehensively.
The participants agreed to hold the next round in June 2025 in Geneva.
The Russian radio station known as 'Doomsday Radio' (or UVB-76) unexpectedly began playing ‘Swan Lake’, music from a ballet composition. The last time this was done was during the deaths of Soviet-era leaders and the 1991 coup.
Protests in Iran over soaring prices and a plunging rial have spread to universities in Tehran, as students join shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demanding government action. With inflation above 42% and the rial at record lows, unrest continues to grow across the country.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, rising casualties, economic struggles, and mounting unrest expose cracks in society. Despite Kremlin propaganda, frustration is growing as more Russians question the government’s narrative, according to The Washington Post.
The head of Yemen’s Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alimi, has ordered all forces linked to the United Arab Emirates to leave Yemen within 24 hours.
European leaders held talks on Ukraine after Russia said it would revise its negotiating position, citing an alleged Ukrainian drone attack that Kyiv has firmly denied.
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan ended 2025 as a year of peace, security and stability, stressing that unity between the people and the government remained the main factor behind the country’s achievements.
Russia intends to fully implement all agreements reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regarding the investigation into the plane crash involving the AZAL airline, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin old RIA Novosti.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has delivered more than 54 billion cubic metres of gas during 5-year period, said Azerbaijan’s energy minister Parviz Shahbazov.
Iran has declared the Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation in response to Canada’s decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, escalating already tense relations between the two countries.
Protests in Iran over soaring prices and a plunging rial have spread to universities in Tehran, as students join shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demanding government action. With inflation above 42% and the rial at record lows, unrest continues to grow across the country.
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