ArmInfo.We believe that my father's connection with the outside world was interrupted in order  to drown out his voice of protest, which is why he went on a hunger strike.  The eldest son of the famous philanthropist and businessman Ruben Vardanyan, illegally detained in Baku, David Vardanyan, stated  in an interview with CNN. He noted that their family learned about Vardanyan's hunger strike only at the end of the week.

ArmInfo.Armenia's Ambassador to Belgium Tigran Balayan posted the following message on his X  account: 

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan is rebuilding the Church of the Holy Resurrection of Berdzor Mosque. 

ArmInfo.Armenian MP Taguhi Tovmasyan posted the following message on her Facebook account: 

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan was building a concentration camp for 30,000 males before the September,  according to an investigation by New Lines magazine. 

ArmInfo. In the fall of 2022, Ruben Vardanyan renounced Russian citizenship, moved to Nagorno-Karabakh and, from November 4, 2022, headed the government of the unrecognized republic. After his resignation from this position in February 2023, he remained to live in Artsakh, Forbes writes.

ArmInfo. Four children of the famous philanthropist, businessman, former Minister of State of  Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan sent an open letter to world leaders, human rights activists and the media representatives asking for help in releasing their father from illegal imprisonment in Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan continues erasing the Armenian traces in the occupied territory as  international organizations, including UNESCO, remain silent. 

ArmInfo. It is obvious that the complete blocking of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan is aimed at  the consistent implementation of its policy of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh and the realization of the policy of completely emptying Nagorno-Karabakh of Armenians. Armenian Ambassador to Iran  Arsen Avagyan stated this in an interview with Rahbord-e Moaser" in response to the question why Azerbaijan seeks to close the Lachin crossing.

ArmInfo. If one follows the evolution of Armenia's leaders from Levon Ter-Petrosyan to Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan and, further, to Nikol Pashinyan, one  could hardly get rid of the thought that Armenia's next leader will  be a pithecanthropus, Levon Zurabyan, Vice-Chairman of the Armenian  National Congress (ANC), stated as he commented on Armenian Premier  Nikol Pashinyan's participation in the debate over Nagorno-Karabakh  at the 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC). 

ArmInfo.  A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Turkey on Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, even as the country is still cleaning up from one of the worst natural disasters in its history, ABC News reports. 

ArmInfo.Artsakh State Minister Advisor Artak Beglaryan reacted to the statements of  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Munich Security Conference and accused the latter of lying.

ArmInfo.The real goal of the Azerbaijan-enforced blockade is political coercion of Artsakh, Ruben Vardanyan, Artsakh State Minister, said in an interview with  Meduza.  

ArmInfo.Below is an article by Armenia's fifth president Armen Sarkissian posted on time.com. 

ArmInfo.The 4th Global Forum "Against the Crime of Genocide" has opened in Yerevan's Matenadaran today.

ArmInfo. Within the framework of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, President Vahagn Khachaturyan  had a meeting with the President of Iraq Abdul Latif Rashid, the RA  presidential press office reports. 

ArmInfo. A project of turning the Church of Holy Ascension in Berdzor into a mosque has been prepared in Azerbaijan. 

ArmInfo.On March 19, 2022, the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Turkmenistan was held at the Ruhyet Palace.

ArmInfo. The European Parliament is to discuss a draft resolution on destruction of  cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh. 

ArmInfo. The Iranian Embassy in Armenia has responded to Azerbaijani MPs comments on their visit to the Blue Mosque in Yerevan.