33 years ago, on February 27-29, 1988, pre-planned massacres of Armenians were carried out in the city of Sumgait (Azerbaijan) amid the encouragement of the Azerbaijani authorities and the permissiveness of the law enforcement bodies. 

On February 26, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ara Aivazian had a phone conversation with Ekaterina Zakharieva, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Azerbaijan bears full responsibility for the losses and deprivations of the people of the region for three decades.

Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian who is on a visit to the Republic of Iraq, had a number of meetings with high-level officials of the Iraqi Kurdistan.  

On February 25 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ara Aivazian held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh Davit Babayan.

On February 24, the opening ceremony of the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia was held in Erbil. Arshak Manukyan, the Consul General of Armenia in Erbil, delivered opening remarks at the event, welcoming guests and presenting the goals and

Azerbaijan continues the instrumentalization of humanitarian issues such as the return of prisoners of war, delivery of humanitarian assistance, and protection of the Armenian cultural heritage.

Minister Aivazian and Ambassador Lamawansa highlighted the importance of strengthening cooperation and mutual support within the framework of international platforms.

On February 22, political-diplomatic consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Iraq were held in Baghdad, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Artak Apitonian and Senior Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry of Iraq Nizar

The humanitarian access to Artsakh should not be subjugated to any political considerations and emphasizes the significance of the universal application and protection of human rights for all people irrespective of the status of the territory where t