Diplomacy

The General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) has uncovered an espionage operation being conducted from the Russian embassy in The Hague.

Armenians had unfulfilled expectations from their relations with NATO and the EU. Disappointment has increased following Armenia's defeat in the recent Karabakh war argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed.

The foreign ministers will discuss for the first time the strategic autonomy of EU foreign policy with some Nordic countries saying that this must mean more responsibility and determined promotion of the EU’s values and interests in external relations – not isolation or withdrawal from partnerships.

In a statement the EU welcomed the agreement. "The settlement of the internal rift will allow the GCC to restore its unity and resume its important work. The EU remains ready to further strengthen its long-standing partnership with a reinvigorated GCC", it said.

Watch live stream of the OSCE Ministerial Council being held on 3 and 4 December 2020 under the chairmanship of the Albanian Chairmanship-in-office.

Speaking at a CSTO summit the Russian President acknowledged the difficulties faced by the Armenian leader and told other CSTO leaders "our task is now to support both the Prime Minister himself and his team"

"We are adapting NATO’s deterrence posture to address Russia’s destabilising actions", NATO's Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg said in comments to the media after the first day of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday ahead of the meeting NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said Ministers will address Russia military build-up around the Alliance including in Belarus and Nagorno-Karabakh, and what more should be done to respond to Russia’s growing military activity.