ArmInfo.Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan has not yet received letters from his partners from the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. Simonyan himself told reporters today.

ArmInfo. The Kirants-Voskepar road has remained closed for the sixth day in a row. The Tavush residents spend their sixth night on the street trying to convey to the Armenian authorities the unacceptability of unilateral concessions to the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia, which make the lives of people living in the border areas impossible.

ArmInfo.The member of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe  (PACE) Vladimir Vardanyan took part in the work of the Second part of the Annual (Spring) Session. 

ArmInfo. Based on the lawyers' statement that citizen Samvel Vardanyan, while under investigation,  was subjected to torture and ill-treatment, criminal proceedings should be immediately initiated, reads a statement by the ex-Ombudsman of Armenia, head of the Tatoyan Foundation, Arman Tatoyan.

ArmInfo. The beating of citizen Samvel Vardanyan was organized by the ruling political force  in Armenia, the "Civil Contract". Human rights activist, ex-Ombudsman of Artsakh Ruben Melikyan stated on April 16 during a specially convened press conference.

ArmInfo. The terrorist organization "Islamic State", which committed genocide against the Yazidis in 2014, was not alone; Turkiye stood behind it, stated opposition MP Gegham Manukyan, commenting on the presented draft amendments to the law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates", according to which annually on August 3 Armenia will mark the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Yazidi Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar.

ArmInfo. Citizen Samvel Vardanyan was detained on suspicion of hooliganism after an altercation with MP from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Hakob Aslanyan. This became known from the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.  It should be noted that the video footage of the incident on one of the city buses was spread on the Internet this afternoon. 

ArmInfo.In Armenia, annually on August 3, the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Yazidi  Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar will be marked. At a meeting on April 15, the RA National Assembly Commission on Human Rights and Public Relations issued a positive conclusion on the draft amendments to the  law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates."

ArmInfo. The April War of 2016 was a heroic battle. A member of the Armenian parliament from the  opposition faction "Armenia", ex-Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan wrote.

ArmInfo. Armenia's entry into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was dictated by the realities in  which RA was located. Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin stated this in an interview with 24News, referring to the words of the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan that Yerevan has always followed the path of European integration, but suddenly it was pulled into the EAEU overnight.

ArmInfo. Observation posts of Russian border guards on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan have  been placed at the personal request of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian Ambassador Sergei Kopyrkin stated in an interview with 24News.

ArmInfo.The situation created in Armenian-Russian relations does not inspire optimism due to the  position of the Armenian leadership, which deliberately destroys relations with Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on March 28 in an interview with Izvestia.

ArmInfo.The European Court of Human Rights has preliminary accepted complaints in the cases of the  deputy chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Armen Ashotyan and the head of the Adekvad movement Arthur Danielyan. Lawyer Tigran Atanesyan received the corresponding notifications, which he reported  on the social network.

ArmInfo. On March 22, the President of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan met with the  Speaker of Parliament of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova within the framework of the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union being held in Geneva, the press service of the Armenian Parliament reports.  The meeting was organized on the initiative and mediation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

ArmInfo.Closer cooperation with Armenian parliamentarians was discussed at a meeting between the  leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan, the press service of the Belarusian politician reported. 

ArmInfo.The member of the delegation of the National Assembly to Euronest PA, the Chair of the  Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan gave a speech at the Plenary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

ArmInfo.The effectiveness of the EU mission in Armenia (EUMA) raises doubts, since Azerbaijan does  not recognize it, said spokesperson of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.

ArmInfo. Armenia intends to bring its domestic legislation in accordance with the requirements of  the International Criminal Court, RA Deputy Minister of Justice Ara Mkrtchyan stated at a meeting with a delegation headed by Professor Christoph Safferling, Director of the Nuremberg Principles Academy. 

ArmInfo. Armenia has a clear position regarding Russian border guards in Armenia, and the Russian  side was informed about this position. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan told reporters on March 6, answering a question about the possibility of refusing the services of Russian border guards at Yerevan Zvartnots airport.

ArmInfo. No decisions were made by Armenia on the withdrawal of Russian border guards from Yerevan  Zvartnots airport, and no one has informed us, through official channels. Spokesperson of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated during during the Knowledge: The First marathon.