ArmInfo.The closing ceremony of the Russian-Turkish monitoring center has taken place in Aghdam. 

ArmInfo.On April 25, the President of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan received the  delegation led by the Head of the France-Armenia Friendship Group of the Senate of the Republic of France Gilbert-Luc Devinaz.

ArmInfo. The European Court has never made a decision that Armenia occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, the  same applies to the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council, which are related to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia's Representative for International Legal  Affairs, stated  during a hearing at the International Court of Justice, where Azerbaijan's claim against Armenia was considered.

ArmInfo. Our policy is as follows: if our sisters and brothers forcibly displaced from Nagorno  Karabakh realistically have no possibility or desire to go back to Nagorno Karabakh, then we will do our best for them to stay in the Republic of Armenia. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with British media representatives, commenting on the possibility of the return of displaced persons.

ArmInfo. The rapprochement between Baku and Moscow is already a recorded fact, but the extent of  the same anti-Westernism and pro-Soviet nostalgia between the parties is different, as well as the motivations for building value lines. This is how political scientist Sergei Markedonov commented on the working visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to the Russian Federation.

ArmInfo.A group of servicemen and a convoy of the Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeeping contingent left for  temporary accommodation centers in Goris and Sisian to organize their closure. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan stated.

ArmInfo.Famous Russian diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vladimir Kazimirov, who made enormous efforts for a fair solution to the Karabakh issue, has passed away at the age of 94. 

ArmInfo.Russia still considers Armenia its ally. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated in an interview with Sputnik, Moscow Speaks and Komsomolskaya Pravda radio stations in response to a request to tell how things stand in relations with Armenia.

ArmInfo. Deputy of the State Duma of Russia Konstantin Zatulin responded to an open letter from  the Chairman of the Karabakh Committee, the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (1992-1993) Vazgen Manukyan.

ArmInfo. Twenty U.S. legislators - Democrats and Republicans, from the U.S. House and  Senate - joined together Wednesday evening at a landmark gathering in  the U.S. Capitol dedicated to justice for Artsakh (2023) and the  Armenian Genocide (1915), reported the Armenian National Committee of  America (ANCA).  

ArmInfo. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, reminded the  Azerbaijani journalist about the Armenians who left Azerbaijan in the late 1980s, in response to the journalist's attempt to connect the issue of the return of Artsakh citizens expelled from their homes to Nagorno Karabakh with the issue of the return of Azerbaijanis to the territory of Armenia.

ArmInfo. We are leaving Artsakh, which no longer exists. There is no one else to pacify in Karabakh - Azerbaijan got what it wanted, having been preparing revenge for decades. Famous Russian journalist - war correspondent, analyst and blogger Yuri Kotenok wrote on his Telegram channel. As a journalist who supports  the principle of the people's right to self-determination, Kotenok covered the course of the second Karabakh war, during which he was seriously wounded and barely survived.

ArmInfo. The withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers (RPC) from Nagorno-Karabakh is a logical  consequence of Pashinyan's recognition of this territory as part of Azerbaijan. This was stated by the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.

ArmInfo. During his visit to the Tavush region, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan also held a  meeting with residents of the Kirants and Berkaber communities. The Prime Minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan officially denied the statements attributed to the head of the Cabinet during the visit.

ArmInfo.The delegation of the National Assembly to PACE takes part in the work of the Second part  of the Annual Session of the Assembly going on in Strasbourg, the press service of the RA NA reports.  At April 16 meeting the member of the NA delegation to PACE Armen Gevorgyan gave a speech during the  debate on the Application by Kosovo for membership to the Council of Europe.

ArmInfo.RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at a meeting with residents of the village of Voskepar,  Tavush region of Armenia, presented details of the negotiation process with Azerbaijan. This was reported by the Prime Minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan.  According to her, Pashinyan told local residents about the current situation during the delimitation process and answered questions.

ArmInfo. A number of European embassies in Yerevan are planting one-sided narratives in Armenian  society in connection with Iran's retaliatory actions against Israel on the night of April 13. Ambassador of Iran to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani stated on April 16 at a press conference in Yerevan, referring to  Iran's retaliatory actions against Israel after the Israeli strike on the Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Azerbaijan have started debate on the Armenia v Azerbaijan case at the International  Court of Justice. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's democracy score dropped from 3.11 points to 3.07 points. Thus, Armenia is ranked 35th on a 100-point system, The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest.  This is evidenced by the data of the annual Nations in Transit2024 report by the international human rights organization Freedom House.

ArmInfo. To counter the gains that authoritarians have made over the last 20 years, democratic  governments must broaden their approach to democracy promotion.