ArmInfo. The petition to detain Dmitry Setrakov and hand him over (extradition) to the competent authorities of the Russian Federation was not received, discussed and approved by the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Armenia. Lusine Martirosyan, RA Prosecutor General's Advisor on Public and Media Relations reported on December 20.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Republic Vahagn Khachatoryan participated in the ceremonial session dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the founding of the National Academy of Sciences, the PM's press service reports.

ArmInfo. The overwhelming majority of respondents in Yerevan are against the initiative of the Council of Elders of Yerevan to repeatedly increase parking fees in Yerevan. This is evidenced by the results of the survey "Tell, we'll do - we'll paint, we'll exact it", conducted by the MPG consulting company (Marketing Professional Group - the exclusive representative of the International GALLUP Association in Armenia).

ArmInfo. The majority of respondents in Yerevan consider the expenses of New Year's decoration of the capital by the Yerevan Municipality unjustified. According to the results of the survey "Tell, we'll do - we'll paint, we'll exact it", conducted by MPG the consulting company (Marketing Professional Group - the exclusive representative of the International GALLUP Association in Armenia).

ArmInfo. Problems of public transport operation are still the most relevant for Yerevan residents. This is evidenced by the results of the survey "Tell, we'll do - we'll paint, we'll exact it", conducted by the MPG consulting company (Marketing Professional Group - the exclusive representative of the International GALLUP Association in Armenia).

ArmInfo. In November and  December 2020, the President of the Russian Federation announced that  Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan. I learned from the press  about those announcements that Russia is going to make such an  announcement, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an  interview with the Public TV of Armenia, and referring to Russian  President Vladimir Putin's statement that it was Armenia that  renounced Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that Karabakh is part of  Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. The European Court of  Human Rights obliged the Azerbaijani authorities to pay compensation  to the families of three Armenian soldiers killed by the Azerbaijani  armed forces.

ArmInfo. The South Caucasus Railway company is extending the promotion of free travel for displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh on commuter trains to the first quarter of 2024.

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. Below is a  statement by Josep Borrel, EU High Representative of the EU for  Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: 

ArmInfo. COP28 was held  this year in Dubai, in a country also criticized for its dependence  on hydrocarbons, mass media report. 

ArmInfo.On December 11, 2023, the international conference "Dialogue - a guarantee of peace" was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality and the 28th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan.

ArmInfo.31 RA servicemen who were captured in 2020-2023, as well as one servicemen from Nagorno-Karabakh, captured in September 2023, crossed the Azerbaijani- Armenian border and are currently in the Republic of Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote.

ArmInfo. The European Union is working to sign a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia,  negotiations on the agreement will resume in the very near future in Brussels. European Council President Charles Michel stated in an interview with the RFE/RL's Azerbaijani service.

ArmInfo.On December 11, during a speech at the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Eastern  Partnership countries in Brussels, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov once again criticized European countries for supporting Armenia.

ArmInfo.On December 11, the Alexander Hotel hosted the presentation of “The Cultural Map” by Erin Meyer, a professor at INSEAD International Business School in Paris and an expert in intercultural management. Translated into Armenian and published by Newmag with Ardshinbank’s initiative and financial backing, the event featured insights into the author's creative journey.

ArmInfo. The General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia received a report of a crime on the  case of the detention by military police of the 102nd Russian military base of RF citizen Dmitry Setrakov, allegedly living in Gyumri.

ArmInfo.On December 11, in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia  Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

ArmInfo. On December 11, in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia  Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Catherine Colonna, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic.

ArmInfo.On December 11, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan participated in the  meeting in the format of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers at the invitation of the EU side.