
ArmInfo. The Monastery of Tatev and Vorotan Gorge have been nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO
World Heritage List. This was announced during a scientific and practical conference focused on the integrated management of UNESCO World Heritage sites, held at the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA).

ArmInfo.Opposition public figure Eduard Ghazaryan has proposed that members of the Armenian
Parliament initiate a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. He made this statement during a meeting with MP Arman Ghazaryan (from the <Armenia> faction) in the National Assembly, where he has signed up for an appointment expecting to meet representatives of the Parliamentary Committee on Territorial
Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environmental Protection, which is headed by Vahe Ghalumyan.

ArmInfo. The Mayraberd memorial complex in occupied Askeran, along with the tank monument commemorating the Artsakh Liberation War, located on the left side of the road leading from Mayraberd to Tigranakert and Akne, have become another target of Azerbaijani policy to erase the Armenian trace. The Ombudsman of Culture of the Armenian Highlands shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The fraternal cemetery in Stepanakert, which was occupied by Azerbaijan, has been subjected to vandalism precisely on the eve of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, as noted in a statement by the Ombudsman of Culture of the Armenian Highlands, posted on Facebook. The Ombudsman highlighted that this cemetery holds great historical significance as a symbol of the Armenian
people's contribution to the fight against fascism, with individuals
from Armenia and the Diaspora playing crucial roles.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities want to form and develop an auction market for cultural values in the country. The draft law "On the organization of cultural auctions" and a package of related laws were approved in the first
reading at the plenary session of the National Assembly of Armenia on
May 12.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities want to form and develop an auction market for cultural values in the country. The draft law "On the Organization of Cultural Auctions" and a package of related laws are being discussed at the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on May 7.

ArmInfo. On May 12, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Li Xinwei, the newly appointed Ambassador of China to the Republic of Armenia. During the meeting, steps and upcoming activities aimed at expanding bilateral partnership between Armenia and Chine were discussed, as reported by the press service of the Armenian MFA. "Armenia and China are currently undergoing a significant phase in the development of the relations, both in terms of high-level political dialogue and cooperation in the economic and other sectors, and I highly value the full realization of the existing opportunities," Minister Mirzoyan emphasized. Topics on cooperation within various international platforms were touched upon.

ArmInfo. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) appears to be moving toward disarmament and dissolution following its 12th congress earlier this week, fueling cautious optimism among pro-Kurdish parties in Turkey for a peaceful resolution to the decades-long conflict between the PKK and the Turkish state, and a renewed momentum for advancing Kurdish rights through political means, Rudaw reports. Held from May 5 to 7, the congress came in response to a rare February message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who urged the group to decide on laying down arms and disbanding. The call, relayed by Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), revived hope for ending a conflict that has claimed more than 40,000 lives since the 1980s.

ArmInfo. The events of November 9, 2020 are considered by the Investigative Committee of Armenia as an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order, as stated by the head of the department, Artur Poghosyan, in the National Assembly of Armenia on May 12, in response to a question from the NA deputy from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Andranik Kocharyan, who raised issues related to the cases of the events of October 27, 1999, March 1, 2008 and the attempted assassination of former NA speaker and current RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia did not find it necessary to pursue criminal prosecution against the police officers who used violence against the young activist Tigran Ulubabyan. The head of the department, Artur Poghosyan, made this announcement in the parliament on May 12.

ArmInfo. Employees of the Environmental Patrol Service of Armenia will receive state social guarantees at the legislative level. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing the amendments to the "On Environmental Patrol Service" in the second and final reading at the plenary session on May 7.

ArmInfo. The procedure for cleaning riverbeds in Armenia will be simplified. At the session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on May 7, amendments to the Water Code of the Republic of Armenia are being discussed in the second and final reading.