ArmInfo. Today, the leaderships of Azerbaijan and Armenia have a chance to speed up the signing of the final peace document. Both sides are in a hurry, although each has its own motivation. This is how Russian political scientist Sergei Markedonov commented on the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 10 in Almaty.

ArmInfo. The leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, as well as Cuba, Laos and Guinea-Bissau will take part in the Victory Parade, in addition, heads of executive bodies of the CIS, the Union State, and the CSTO are invited. Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov told reporters on May 6.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Russian  President Vladimir Putin, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said. 

ArmInfo. Moscow still does not question the sovereign right of the Armenian partners to independently determine their foreign policy course, including in the context of further work in the CSTO. This was stated on May 3 during a weekly briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, in response to a question about the likelihood of Armenia leaving the CSTO.

ArmInfo.A seismic shift in Armenia's foreign policy that has seen it forge closer relations with  the European Union is not a threat to Moscow, the country's ambassador in Brussels insisted amid increasingly tense relations with the Kremlin.

ArmInfo. The Russian Embassy in Armenia spoke about the commemorative events held on the territory  of the Russian Federation on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of  the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo.The Russian side expects the participation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  in the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told reporters.

ArmInfo. It is very sad for Moscow that the Armenian authorities continue to publicly criticize the CSTO. This was stated on April 25 during a weekly briefing by official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria  Zakharova, in response to a question from an Azerbaijani journalist, presented in a manipulative manner.

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.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. On April 22, Moscow will host negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, who  will pay a working visit to Russia.

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. Brussels "takes note" of the announced withdrawal of Russian troops from Nagorno-Karabakh,  a European Union official has said.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Kazakhstan, despite a number of difficulties, continue to remain in a single security system. Political scientist, Doctor of Political Sciences Vahe Davtyan stated in an interview with Erkir Media in the context of the recent visit to Armenia of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

ArmInfo.Below is the answer of the RA MFA Spokesperson Ani Badalyan to the question of the media.

ArmInfo. Moscow once again emphasizes the 'complete ineffectiveness of the EU presence' in  Armenia in terms of preventing incidents 'on the ground'. This was stated on April 18 during a weekly briefing by official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in response to a request to comment on the start of activities of the representative of Canada in the EU Civilian Mission in Armenia  (EUMA). According to her, Moscow has already commented on this issue.

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. The information that the United Kingdom is negotiating to deport illegal migrants to  Armenia is very similar to the Rwandan scheme, but it is that should Yerevan comment on this matter. Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced during the weekly briefing on  April 18, with a request to comment on this issue.

ArmInfo.The US and the EU 'assign Armenia only the role of an instrument for igniting a new big  fire'. Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated on April 18 during a weekly briefing.

ArmInfo. France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship, france24.com.