ArmInfo.On December 11, in front of the building of the Ministry of Environment, there is a  rally of fish farmers protesting against the adoption of a law aimed at the use of circulating water from artesian wells.

ArmInfo.Robert Menendez, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has posted a Twitter message, reading: 

ArmInfo.A group of UN experts today expressed alarm over the ongoing blockade of the Lachin  corridor by Azerbaijan, which has led to a dire humanitarian crisis in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

ArmInfoSeveral Armenian non-governmental organizations appealed to the member states of the  UN Security Council with a call to take all necessary actions in  connection with the aggravation of the humanitarian crisis in  Artsakh.

ArmInfo. Despite persistent efforts, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is not  currently able to bring humanitarian assistance to the civilian  population through the Lachin corridor or through any other routes,  including Aghdam. The organisation is calling on the relevant  decision makers to allow the ICRC to resume its essential  humanitarian operations in the area.  This is stated in the statement  of the ICRC.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's appeal addressed to the authorities of Artsakh, to refrain from statements that could lead to escalation of  the situation is a continuation of cowardly policy. On January 12,  third President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan told  journalists.

ArmInfo.During the four years of being in power, the property of many representatives of the current government has noticeably increased. MP from the "Armenia"  opposition faction Agnes Khamoyan stated this to journalists on  December 9.

ArmInfo.The Armenian authorities allowed to increase the volume of industrial fishing for whitefish in Lake Sevan.

ArmInfo.Those following Armenia's foreign  policy contacts must have noticed substantial progress in the  Armenian-Belarusian relations - in both multilateral and bilateral  formats.

ArmInfo.Armenian scientists propose a new recipe for saving Lake Sevan from bogging.

ArmInfo.LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, on the air of the Soloviev Live program on YouTube, commented on the scandalous statement of the former ambassador of  Azerbaijan to Belarus, Moldova and Pakistan, Isfandiyar Vagabzade,  who called Zhirinovsky and the Russian people pigs.

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Environment has allocated  208.2 million drams for the implementation of a project to clean up  the flooded shoreline of Lake Sevan. This was stated today by Acting  Minister of Environment Romanos Petrosyan during a meeting dedicated  to the opening of the tourist season on the lake.

ArmInfo.The artesian basin of the Ararat valley has significant groundwater resources that are used for household needs, irrigation, fish farming and production. The pool water is also used for the cooling system of the Metsamor NPP. Research by specialists  has shown that the groundwater level in the basin over the past 10  years has dropped by an average of 6-9 meters (up to 15 meters in  some places), and the artesian zone has decreased by about 67%.

ArmInfo. "In the near future we will hear one of the most sensational news of our time", announced the acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on May 10 from the  rostrum of the parliament.

ArmInfo.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of RA Artak Apitonyan held a video conference with the head of the Cabinet of the Director-General of UNESCO Nicolas  Kassianide.  

ArmInfo. We strongly condemn the next act of cultural heritage crime on the part of Azerbaijan in the territories already beyond the control of Artsakh. This is stated  in the statement of the Armenian National Commission for UNESCO.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan has fully launched the "machine" to destroy the Armenian presence in the territories that came under its control after the 44-day war in the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

ArmInfo.To save the situation in  Armenia, it is necessary to organize and hold early parliamentary  elections as soon as possible. Chairman of the "Prosperous Armenia"  party Gagik Tsarukyan stated this in an interview to the Armenian  media.  

ArmInfo.RA Minister of Environment Romanos Petrosyan addressed another letter to the Executive Secretaries of environmental conventions, international  organizations and partners, drawing their attention to the severe  consequences of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan with the  support of Turkey and the involvement of foreign terrorists and  mercenaries. This is stated in the official statement of the  Ministry.

ArmInfo.The head of the inspection body for nature protection and subsoil resources Gnel Harutyunyan held a working meeting with the heads of territorial and  structural divisions.