ArmInfo. Russia exchanged views with the United States and the European Union on the situation  in Nagorno-Karabakh ahead of the lightning military operation by Azerbaijan last month, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

ArmInfo.Top officials from the United States and the EU met with their Russian counterparts for  undisclosed emergency talks in Turkey designed to resolve the standoff over Nagorno-Karabakh, just days before Azerbaijan launched a military offensive last month to seize the breakaway territory from ethnic Armenian control, POLITICO reports.

ArmInfo.Ratification of the Rome Statute by the Armenian parliament of the ICC actually means a  ban on Russian President Vladimir Putin entering this country, says Konstantin Zatulin, first deputy head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs.

ArmInfo.Armenia's ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court has nothing to do with the Russian Federation, especially in the context of bilateral relations. Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling "Civil Contract" faction Eduard Aghajanyan told reporters on October 3.

ArmInfo. The decision for Nagorno-Karabakh to become part of Azerbaijan was made with the  direct participation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on October 2 in a conversation with journalists following the results of the 20th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, recalling that he himself spoke about this several times, and Russian President  Vladimir Putin spoke about this.

ArmInfo. Armenia's decision to ratify the Rome Statute of the ICC will have the most  negative consequences for bilateral relations, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo. Armenia intends to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. At  its meeting on September 28, the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs issued a positive conclusion regarding the ICC Charter of the Rome Statute submitted for ratification.

ArmInfo. Armenia proposed to its Russian partners to conclude a bilateral agreement in order to  dispel all Moscow's concerns regarding Yerevan's expected ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Armenia's Representative on International Legal Matters Yeghishe Kirakosyan told reporters on September 28.

ArmInfo.Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic  of Iran Ebrahim Raisi at the Iranian side's initiative.

ArmInfo. The Committee on State Legal Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia will discuss the issue of ratification of the Rome Statute at a meeting on September 28, according to the agenda of the Committee meeting posted on the official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The message of  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on independence dated September 24, 2023 contains unacceptable attacks against Russia and cannot  cause anything other than rejection. This is stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.

ArmInfo. Russian president Vladimir Putin intends to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep  Tayyip Erdogan, president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, as well as Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. This was stated by a diplomatic source familiar with the situation.

ArmInfo. US Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) has introduced bipartisan legislation with  Reps. David Valadao (R-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) to protect Armenians and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh in response to the brutal and unjust actions taken by the Government of Azerbaijan, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).

ArmInfo. Russia is to blame for Azerbaijan's blitzkrieg against Armenians, a senior EU official has said. And Moscow is hoping to topple Armenia's Western- leaning prime minister, the official added.

ArmInfo. At the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, a telephone conversation took place between  Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with Russian President  Vladimir Putin.

ArmInfo.Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and  emphasized that Russian peacekeepers are doing everything to protect civilians and resolve the conflict.

ArmInfo.Before the start of the "operation" of Azerbaijan, Russian President Vladimir Putin  received a detailed letter from the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

ArmInfo."Moscow did not receive official notifications from the Turkish side about the  quadripartite meeting, although we saw this information in the media." This was stated on September 19 during a weekly briefing by official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in response to a request to comment on the Turkish President's statement on Ankara's proposal to hold a four-party  meeting (Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan) to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

ArmInfo.Russian expert Sergey Markedonov offers his analysis of the regional processes and  Turkey's goals in the region.