
ArmInfo. < Are you in solidarity with the pathetic narrative of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan, or are you willing to apologize for the statements by a member of your team?>, Levon Kocharyan, an MP from the opposition <Hayastan> Faction, asked Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan during the government hour in parliament on February 12.

ArmInfo. An ideological transformation is taking place in Armenia, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during his address at the National Assembly on February 12.

ArmInfo. Gegham Manukyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition faction "Armenia" (Hayastan), published a list of the names of the Artsakh residents killed while repelling the Azerbaijani aggression on September 19-20, 2023. In this way, he decided to refresh the memory of the speaker of the Armenian legislative body, Alen Simonyan, who on February 11, in response to a question from an Artsakh journalist about when they would be able to return to their homeland, said that they should have "stayed and fought to the end, and not left this homeland."

ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin was a in recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, as stated by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, to journalists in parliament on February 11.

ArmInfo. Armenian craftsmen will take part in the 38th Surajkund International Crafts Festival and Fair in India. According to the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MECS), the festival is being held from February 7 to 23 in the city of Faridabad and brings together craftsmen from different countries presenting their cultural heritage.

ArmInfo. The Indian Film Festival, honoring the film-maker and actor of Indian and world cinema Raj Kapoor's centenary, has started in Yerevan. As reported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MESC) of Armenia, during the festival's opening, Deputy Head of the MESCS, Artur Martirosyan, emphasized the significance of the multilateral cooperation between Armenia and India. He pointed out that the Indian Cinema Days have already become a tradition. He expressed hope that the festival would serve a basis for enhancing cooperation between filmmakers from both countries and result in the production of collaborative films.

ArmInfo. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) congratulated former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on her confirmation today as Director of
National Intelligence (DNI) and called upon her to launch a
comprehensive investigation into U.S. intelligence, policy, and
foreign aid failures that contributed to Azerbaijan's genocidal
ethnic cleansing of Artsakh's indigenous Armenian population.
"The ANCA welcomes Director Gabbard's confirmation today and urges
her to ensure that the United States fully reckons with our role -
whether through acts of omission or commission - in aiding, abetting,
and emboldening Azerbaijan's genocidal campaign against Artsakh's
Armenian population," stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

ArmInfo. A meeting between the Ambassador of Armenia to France Arman Khachatryan and members of the France-Armenia friendship group in the Senate, headed by the
Chairman of the group Gilbert-Luc Devinaz, took place in the upper
house of the French parliament.

ArmInfo.The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is concerned about the decline in school enrollment and attendance rates of Artsakh children, especially in higher secondary education, as well as the decrease in their learning outcomes, as stated in the UNICEF 2024 report on the humanitarian situation in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan discussed cooperation opportunities in the field of social protection at a meeting with Chester King, CEO of International Hospitals Group (IHG).

ArmInfo. The regular meeting of the interdepartmental coordination council for the
implementation of the requirements and provisions of the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement was held
yesterday under the chairmanship of RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran
Khachatryan.

ArmInfo. Lydian Armenia has all the permits required to operate the Amulsar gold deposit, as stated by Armenian Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan during a press conference on January 10. In particular, he noted that the company has all the essential studies needed to begin mining operations, including conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment twice. Simidyan said.