Will the Iranian nuclear crisis be settled on time?
Alexander Kuznetsov: “The main obstacle is that there is no trust among the political elites of Iran and the US”
UN Security Council
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Azerbaijan is committed to peace
Baku stands for a fair settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
The Middle East crisis threatens European security
Alexander Yushchenko: “A medieval war with modern Western weapons is taking place in Syria”
Russian diplomat accuses US of spreading chaos in Middle East
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Moscow objected to many actions of the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, especially in Syria. In his words, the US had no fixed criteria on cooperation with either the Syrian government or the terrorists, Interfax reports. The diplomat said that the process was getting out of control. Ryabkov believes that countries need to coordinate efforts according to the mandates of the UN Security Council and collaborate with the governments of the countries suffering terrorism.
Moscow is promoting a strategy of fighting terrorism and extremism in the Middle East and North Africa
It will be difficult for our partners to ignore this proposal, Sergey Lavrov says
'Group of Six' to cancel all sanctions on Iran
Iran and the 'Group of Six' (the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany) during negotiations on Iran's nuclear program have agreed to a simultaneous lifting of economic and financial sanctions against Iran, a deputy of the Iranian Majlis (parliament), Kamaleddin Pirmoazzen, said today.
Occupation of Azerbaijani lands slows down Eastern Partnership
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga that Armenia was ignoring four resolutions of the UN Security Council. Azerbaijan supported the urges of the OSCE Minsk group to start preparations for a comprehensive peace agreement, unlike Armenia, the minister added, Trend reports.Mammadyarov emphasized that stability and peace in the region would only be achieved after restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
UN Security Council demands attackers on Russian Embassy in Damascus be punished
The UN Security Council has condemned the attack on the Russian Embassy in Damascus, stressing the need to bring the perpetrators to justice, Lithuania's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Security Council's President for May, Raimonda Murmokaite, said."Members of the Security Council condemned the serious terrorist attack which occurred on the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which caused serious damage to property," RIA Novosti reports.
CSTO holds off Taliban attack in training exercise
Russia stops transit of military vehicles and weapons to Afghanistan in training scenario
ICC can investigate IS crimes in Libya
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Fatou Bensouda, told the UN Security Council that the ICC can investigate crimes by Islamic State militants in Libya.
Merkel makes statement of "encouraging signs" regarding agreement on Iran
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was a possibility of concluding an agreement between the six international powers and Iran on the country's nuclear programs, adding that these are "encouraging signals."
Japan backs UNSC resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh settlement
Akira Muto, the Japanese special representative for Central Asia and the Caucasus, said at a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be settled according to resolutions of the UN Security Council, Trend reports.The diplomats discussed cooperation in the sectors of energy, agriculture and high technologies and exchanged opinions about cooperation within the GUAM+Japan format. Mammadyarov emphasized the importance of visits to Baku in the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Japan.
Ilham Aliyev: "The sense of nationalism must not prevail over the sense of justice"
Interview of the President of Azerbaijan to "Rossiya24" channel
lham Aliyev: 3rd Baku Global Forum to solve important issues
The 3rd Baku Global Shared Societies Forum provides an opportunity for former presidents, prime ministers, politicians and statesmen to address important issues, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at the opening of the 3rd Baku Global Shared Societies Forum today.
Cities of Karabakh ruined by Armenian nationalists
The way Nagorno-Karabakh looks today
De Mistura: Iran to be invited to Third Geneva Convention
According to the results of a closed meeting of the UN Security Council, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Staffan de Mistura, is going to invite Iran to hold consultations on Syria in Geneva, beginning in early May.
Russian Foreign Ministry: we need to attract media and Internet to combat extremism
The Russian Permanent Representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council, devoted to the role of youth in countering violent extremism, that Russia supports the active involvement of the media and the Internet in the fight against radicalization of young people.
Israel's Permanent Representative to UN accuses Security Council of madness
Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, suspects the members of the UN Security Council of insanity and said that they misconstrue the causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."Month after month, individuals in this Chamber argue that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a territorial dispute that can be resolved by addressing the quote-unquote root causes," TASS cited him.
Lavrov: lifting sanctions against Iran could benefit Russian economy
The full lifting of the sanctions imposed against Iran over its controversial nuclear activities would be in line with Russia's national interests and would benefit the Russian economy, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Argumenty i Fakty Russian weekly.
