ArmInfo. Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan reacted with sarcasm to the statements of Hasmik  Hakobyan, a MP from the ruling "Civil Contract", that Artsakh refugees are the reason for the decline in democracy in Armenia.

ArmInfo.On April 17, Converse Bank began the initial placement of dram and dollar bonds in the  amount of 5 billion drams and $10 million in 2024. This is noted in the Bank's statement.

ArmInfo. The terrorist organization "Islamic State", which committed genocide against the Yazidis in 2014, was not alone; Turkiye stood behind it, stated opposition MP Gegham Manukyan, commenting on the presented draft amendments to the law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates", according to which annually on August 3 Armenia will mark the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Yazidi Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar.

ArmInfo.The Department for Investigation of Serious Crimes of the Yerevan City Administration of  the Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened a criminal case on the fact of hooliganism against a member the dominant faction of the RA National Assembly.

ArmInfo.With all due respect, whether Armenia is democratic or not is not decided by Freedom House  (an international human rights organization - ed. note). This was stated by secretary of the ruling "Civil Contract" party, Artur Hovhannisyan, commenting on the deterioration of Armenia's position in the Freedom House ranking.

ArmInfo.President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan  reaffirmed their strong commitment to enhancing multifaceted ties at an April 15 meeting in Yerevan, reported the Kazakh Presidential press service.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, annually on August 3, the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Yazidi  Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar will be marked. At a meeting on April 15, the RA National Assembly Commission on Human Rights and Public Relations issued a positive conclusion on the draft amendments to the  law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates."

ArmInfo.Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced two motions at  the April 9 Board of Supervisors' meeting.  The first one was to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, The Armenian mirror spectator reports.

ArmInfo.Public figure Narek Malyan will stay in the penitentiary for 5 months and 7 days. This  decision was made by the judge of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, Susanna Gzogyan.

ArmInfo.Armenia's democracy score dropped from 3.11 points to 3.07 points. Thus, Armenia is ranked 35th on a 100-point system, The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest.  This is evidenced by the data of the annual Nations in Transit2024 report by the international human rights organization Freedom House.

ArmInfo. The draft statement "On the delimitation and demarcation of borders between the Republic of  Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan," initiated by the parliamentary opposition, was not adopted on April 11 due to the lack of quorum.

ArmInfo.The joint air defense system of Armenia and Russia did not work at the right time. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced  on April 11 in parliament.

ArmInfo. Thanks to the collaboration between the Hayastan All Armenian Fund and ACBA Bank, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and the resident artist of the Orchestra's current concert season, renowned French cellist Camille Thomas, will release the album "Aznavouriana" on the record label of  the prestigious "Deutsche Grammophon" company. The album features well-known and popular songs of Charles Aznavour with a fresh instrumental and symphonic interpretation.

ArmInfo.Any reports on shootings on the border are disturbing.  Toivo Klaar, the European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, told the RFE/RL Armenian Service as he commented on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border tensions amid last week's Armenia-US-EU meeting in Brussels.

ArmInfo. Surrendering 4 villages of Tavush means dooming Armenia to the same fate as Artsakh. Atom  Margaryan, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Theory of the Armenian State University of Economics, shares this opinion.

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ArmInfo. On April 10, a shooting incident took place in the territory of the village of Nerkin Khndzoresk near the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.

ArmInfo.An official investigation is underway in Armenia into the issue of Yerevan sending maps to the  UN, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during government hour in parliament on April 10.

ArmInfo.Ara Mkrtchyan was relieved of his post as Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia, and  Aram Mkrtchyan left the post of Secretary General of the Urban Development Committee.

ArmInfo. No one can guarantee that even after the conclusion of the peace treaty, it will be  possible to avoid a new war with Azerbaijan. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists on April 10.