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ArmInfo. The Polish Embassy states that the parliamentary elections in Armenia were held in full compliance with democratic standards, as already noted by the ODIHR /  OSCE observers, as well as a number of EU countries and the North  Atlantic Alliance.  

ArmInfo. Being a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a post-Soviet security bloc, Armenia is not seeking to join NATO but will maintain  relations with that alliance, TASS quotes Armenia's acting Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan as saying in conversation with  representatives of foreign media, who arrived in Armenia to cover  snap parliamentary elections.

ArmInfo.Armenia attaches importance to the efforts and the progress achieved by the Afghan Government to advance the reforms on a wide-range of areas and to  strengthen the state institutions, as well as to build and  consolidate democracy, the acting Foreign Minister of Armenia stated  in his remarks on December 5, in Brussels at the Ministerial meeting  of the NATO member and non- member states participating in Resolute  Support Mission.

ArmInfo. Another "interception" appeared in the network, this time of a telephone  conversation between the head of the National Security Service of  Armenia Artur Vanetsyan and Acting Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan.According to the "tapping", Vaniecian calls Pashinyan and  reports to him that the head of the Special Investigation Service  Sasun Khachatryan wants to arrest the CSTO Secretary General Yuri  Khachaturov in the case of March 1, 2008. At the same time, he is  concerned that this may arise problems with "Russians".

ArmInfo. In the administrative  complex of the defense department of Armenia under the  co-chairmanship of the head of the defense policy department of the  Armenian Defense Ministry Levon Ayvazyan and the head of the regional  initiatives department of the defense policy department of the  Bulgarian defense ministry Daniella Grigorova on November 29-30 a  meeting was held on bilateral cooperation.

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ArmInfo. In Armenia 40.9% of respondents consider it right to unite with Russia,. Director of the Gallup International Association office in Armenia Aram Navasardyan  reported this on October 31 in Yerevan, presenting the results of a  survey conducted from September 3 to 11 of this year.

ArmInfo. The delegation led by Armenian President Armen Sarkissian left for Belarus to attend the Munich Security Conference (Munich Security Conference), where he  will take part in a meeting of the core group (MSC Core Group).

ArmInfo.The delegation led by Chief of the Military Police of Armenia Artur Baghdasaryan participated in the annual conference of the chiefs of the military  police of the NATO Partners on September 18-21 in Sofia.

ArmInfo. NATO called on Baku and Yerevan to intensify their efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

ArmInfo."We live in a complex explosive region, we have four neighbors, with two of which are closed borders, one lacks diplomatic relations and there is a huge baggage of historical problems and mutual rejection, on the other hand, we have a situation of" no war, no peace. "But this is a potential war that can break out at any time. " This was in an interview with "Kommersant" said the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.

ArmInfo. Armenian Americans, friends of Armenia, human rights activists, and advocates for peace are calling on their U.S. Senators to carefully scrutinize President Trump's nomination of career Foreign Service Officer Earle Litzenberger to serve as Ambassador to Azerbaijan, as part of an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) nationwide advocacy campaign.  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to begin consideration of Litzenberger's nomination to fill the currently vacant posting, a process that will include a hearing, responses to written questions, and then, potentially, votes in committee and by the full Senate. President Obama's nominee for the post, Matt Bryza, was twice denied Senate confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Baku, over concerns regarding his evident bias on Azerbaijan, Turkish and Armenian issues, ultimately only serving one year in this position under a recess appointment.  The ANCA website - www.anca.org/azerbaijan - provides concerned individuals an opportunity to directly request that both of their U.S. Senators ask questions during the Litzenberger confirmation process.  "There's never been a more urgent need for clarity regarding the nature and scope of American relations with the Aliyev regime," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "This confirmation process provides a much- needed opportunity for substantive Congressional oversight of an increasingly troubled U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship, characterized by escalating aggression against Armenians, a worsening crackdown on dissent, and a well- funded campaign to manipulate the American political process." Traditionally, U.S. Senators have focused their questioning of U.S.  Ambassador-designates to Azerbaijan on an array of regional priorities, including the peace process, investigative mechanisms, and strengthening the cease-fire, as well as domestic concerns regarding the Aliyev regime's crushing of dissent.  According to the White House, Litzenberger, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister- Counselor, currently serves as Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the Department of State.  During his career in the Foreign Service, he has served as Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund; Deputy Chief of Mission to the United States Mission to NATO; NATO Deputy Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  Litzenberger earned a B.A. from Middlebury College and M.S. from the United States Army War College. He is the recipient of the Matilda W.  Sinclaire Language Award. He also speaks French, Russian, Serbian, and Bulgarian.

ArmInfo. I do not think that  the issue of criminal prosecution of the second president of Armenia  Robert Kocharyan can take a separate place in the agenda of the  meeting of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President  Vladimir Putin. Armen Rustamyan, head of the ARF faction  "Dashnaktsutyun" stated this on September 6 in a conversation with  journalists.

ArmInfo. The second president of Armenia Robert Kocharian is skeptical of the statements of the Armenian authorities regarding the fact that the Armenian-Russian relations are at a high level.

ArmInfo. The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Armenia was not historical at all and had no special significance, Director of the "Caucasus" Institute Alexander Iskandaryan stated at today's press conference.

ArmInfo. During the visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Chancellor of Germany will have to balance between interests and values, writes DW.

ArmInfo. Armenia will take part in  the NATO exercises in Georgia "Noble Partner-2018", Artsrun  Hovhannisyan, Press Secretary of the Defense Ministry of Armenia,  told ArmInfo. "Four officers of the Armenian Armed Forces will go to  Georgia to participate in the exercises of NATO," Hovhannisyan said.

ArmInfo."I spoke on the topic of selling Russian weapons to Azerbaijan with Russian President  Vladimir Putin, but I do not want to disclose the nuances of this conversation," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Ekho Moskvi.

ArmInfo.Armenia's cooperation with Germany in the military sphere is at a high level. On this eve, during the meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia Matthias Kiesler and  military attache, captain of the 1st rank of the German Navy Torsten  Aytis, Armenian Minister of Defense David Tonoyan stated.