ArmInfo. "Azerbaijan may state that it is interested in finalizing peace treaty with Armenia, but unfortunately words are not enough: we need to concentrate on deeds." Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan stated in an interview with BBC World, speaking about the process of normalizing relations between Yerevan and Baku.

ArmInfo. The office of the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan responded to the next statements of the Prime Minister of Armenia about the negotiating legacy on resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan, referring to the statement of the  Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry that the agreements of  November 9 were not carried out largely because of Armenia, said:

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. To tell the truth is  to know it. As for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue,  there was never an option to propose a solution, Armenia's Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with the Public TV of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. There has never been  an option that would offer a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue  in the negotiation process for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh  problem, said Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol  Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the reception organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of New Year and Christmas holidays. The Prime Minister congratulated and sent best wishes to all the employees of the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry and diplomatic representations of Armenia abroad, foreign diplomats accredited in our country on the occasion of the upcoming holidays.

ArmInfo. A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, composed of rapporteurs Bernd Vohringer (Germany, EPP/CCE) and Bryony Rudkin (United Kingdom, SOC/G/PD), will carry out a study visit to Yerevan and the municipality of Masis on 19 December 2023 to follow up on Declaration 7 (2023) on "The humanitarian situation in Karabakh and neighbouring cities and regions".

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. Yerevan and Baku are discussing the possibility of withdrawing troops from the interstate  border on a mutual basis, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on December 13 at a joint briefing with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna.

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. Over 120 political parties, NGOs, media outlets, and heads of local government bodies of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) signed an appeal to the international community on the occasion of the Day of the Referendum on Independence, the Constitution Day of the Republic of Artsakh, and the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights marked on 10 December.

ArmInfo. Moscow welcomes the meeting of representatives of the commission on the delimitation of  the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, held on November 30. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated on December 6 during a weekly briefing.  She stated that during this  meeting the parties agreed on methodological and organizational issues in preparation for the launch of practical work on delimitation.

ArmInfo. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has  sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to remain focused on holding the Aliyev regime accountable for ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh and to continue the United States' support for Armenians who were forced to flee the region.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan's military intervention forced 150 thousand people to flee their homes  in the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict zone. This fact was recorded by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, in his speech at the 25th EU- NGO Forum for Human Rights.

ArmInfo. From September 25 to November 26, 10,929 forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh  left Armenia, of which 4,303 returned to the Republic of Armenia, the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia stated in response to an inquiry by ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. On November 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat  Mirzoyan had a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The meeting was held in Skopje on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council.

ArmInfo. The Nagorno-Karabakh issue remains unresolved, the ex-commander of the  Artsakh Defense Army, former secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh Security Council Samvel Babayan told reporters on November 29. 

ArmInfo.A photo of Armenian refugees from Nagorno- Karabakh is among TIME's Top 100  Photos of 2023. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan admits the problem of Azerbaijani and Armenian enclaves and exclaves. In response to a citizen's question, Armenia's premier recalled that one of the principles of a peace agreement with Azerbaijan is mutual recognition of each other's territorial integrity based on USSR maps.