A group of Azerbaijani NGOs has addressed an open letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa, the heads of state and governments participating in the 8th European Political Community Summit and the EU-Armenia Summit.
The European Union Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Marijana Kujundzic, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was issued a note of protest against the European Parliament's resolution adopted on April 30.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, announced the arrest of thousands of people in Iran since the start of the war against the US and Israel. He also reported the execution of 21 Iranian citizens.
The leadership of the European Union has declined to remove the current sanctions imposed on Iran. The EU identifies a significant change in the nation’s political direction as the primary condition for any potential lifting of these sanctions.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has arrived in Azerbaijan on an official visit yesterday evening.
On May 4, Giorgia Meloni will visit Yerevan
EU Foreign Ministers agreed on the latest, 20th package of sanctions against Russia. Furthermore, EU diplomats approved €90 billion in funding for Ukraine.
The EU is set to finalize its latest round of anti-Russian sanctions by Thursday evening. The last package was adopted six months ago.
Ukraine will resume transit of Russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline at noon on April 21, Hungarian Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Boka said.
The European Commission is considering the reinstatement of relations with the new Syrian authorities and the elimination of customs duties on imports of Syrian products.
EU expenses for imports of energy resources grew by 22 bln euro since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference in Brussels.
The European Union increased imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s Yamal LNG project in the first three months of 2026 by 17% year-on-year, amid supply disruptions from the Middle East, the Financial Times reported, citing analytics firm Kpler.
Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan held a meeting with the newly appointed Head of the EU Mission to Armenia, Satu Koivu, in Armenia.
Vessels must navigate freely through the Strait of Hormuz, the EU believes, emphasizing that charging tolls for navigation is unacceptable.
Armenia’s participation in the Eurasian Economic Union allows the South Caucasus republic to develop at a pace above the average in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
From today, individuals possessing Georgian diplomatic and service passports will be required to obtain a visa prior to traveling to Switzerland.
Special presidential envoy and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev urged UK and EU officials to acknowledge their mistakes and resume purchasing and using Russian oil and gas.
Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream gas pipeline that transports Russian gas to Europe via Türkiye rose 22% from a year earlier to 55 million cubic meters in March.
Iran is ready to conclude agreements with European, Asian and Arab countries on the use of the Strait of Hormuz, Head of the Government Information Council Elias Hazrati said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived in Moscow on a working visit, on April 1.
