Members of the "Dem Em" [I am against] civic initiative, which opposes the new pension law in Armenia, organized driving, with several dozen cars, around Abovyan Grove in downtown capital city Yerevan on Thursday.

 A key member of the CSTO, Armenia will continue developing partnership with NATO, Artur Baghdasaryan, Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia, said at today's conference dedicated to NATO partnership in the South Caucasus.    

 The four non-coalition parliamentary forces of Armenia (ARFD, Armenian National Congress, PAP and Heritage party) tabled a motion of no confidence in the government. But they will hardly succeed, a deputy from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, Vardan Ayvazyan, said at today's press-conference. 

The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities continue holding political consultations for attaining the international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and sooner or later NKR will be recognized, NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan said in the village of Nor Getashen on Thursday.

The way a CSTO member-state Armenia builds its partnership with NATO is impressing, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UK in the Republic of  Armenia Katherine Leach speaking at the International Conference "NATO Partnership in the South Caucasus: Strategic Approach to Regional Security" in Yerevan on 20 March.

At present there are no instructions from the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine to recall the ambassador from Armenia, Igor Roman, Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia, told ArmInfo when commenting on the Ukrainian media reports on possible recalling the Ambassadors from Armenia and Kazakhstan over the official stances of those countries on the Crimea referendum. 

 The Crimea referendum is another case of exercise of peoples' right to self-determination via free expression of will, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in a phone talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin overnight. 

The leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovhannisian has applied to the Municipality of Yerevan for permission to organize rallies in Liberty Square, reports Hraparak newspaper.

The CIS has been gradually turning into a sleeping beauty. Such projects like the Customs Union, Eurasian Union, CSTO and others are becoming the priority.  And the Ukrainian-Russian crisis that rose because of confrontation around the Crimea, will deepen this tendency, Ukrainian political expert, Aleksey Poltorakov, told ArmInfo correspondent. 

The Crimean crisis has stimulated pro-NATO moods in Ukraine, Ukrainian political expert Alexey Poltorakov said in an online interview to ArmInfo.  

Russia is still willing to create the Customs and Eurasian unions but its problem is that it is losing Ukraine in those projects, Ukrainian expert Alexey Poltorakov said in an online interview to ArmInfo.  

Starting from 18 March 2014, the customers of VTB Bank (Armenia) can make use of the new Sigue Money Transfer (SMT) system without opening any accounts and remit funds in US dollars and euros from/to 145 countries.  

Chairman of Multi-National Georgia NGO Arnold Stepanyan does not share the views that the Armenians living in Georgia's Javakheti region will claim independence if the country joins NATO.

 The situation in Ukraine has led to a collision between two international principles: peoples’ right to self-determination and territorial integrity. Will the Crimea become another Kosovo and are there any differences between them?    

Tbilisi. Georgian President, Giorgi Margvelashvili, visited Georgian troops, deployed in Helmand Province (Afghanistan)  as part of the NATO-led ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission, on March 16 - Georgian President's Administration reported.

Tbilisi. On Monday, March 17, Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili met with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Zarar Ahmad Osmani.  According to the premier's press-service information, the sides discussed relations of two countries and expressed their willingness to enhance cooperation in economic and transport spheres. Georgia is also ready to share its experience in democratic reforms implementation.

Tbilisi. The Romanian Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, who visited Georgia at the end of last week, was hosted by head of the Georgian Government, Irakli Garibashvili at the official dinner in honor of the Romanian delegation.  

At present a new government of Ukraine needs momentous events to inspire the Ukrainian society and make understand that Ukraine is not set adrift, the head of the working group of the National platform of the "Eastern partnership", Vladimir Kupriy, told Arminfo correspondent  when commenting on the reasons of Kiev's intention to sign the political component of the Association Agreement with the EU on 21 March.