ArmInfo.Europe Day celebrations has started in Yerevan. This year, celebrations  will take place from  May 10 to June 7 in Yerevan and regions of the country. Head of the EU delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos, stated on May 10 in Yerevan at the opening of the Europe Day celebrations.

ArmInfo.During the 2024 Aurora Prize award ceremony, Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Aurora  Humanitarian Initiative co-founder Ruben Vardanyan, read Ruben Vardanyan's message from Baku prison. Veronika Zonabend's speech is presented below:  

ArmInfo. Yesterday's rally of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement on Republic Square was  impressive, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vartan Oskanyan, adding that he personally took part in yesterday's protest action.

ArmInfo. This government, led by  its leader, failed to govern the country from beginning to end.  Primate of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,  Bagrat Srbazan, stated tduring a rally of the "Tavush for the  Motherland" movement on Republic Square.

ArmInfo. If it is not possible to  achieve a change of government in Armenia, in a few months the  country will be under the complete control of Turkey. Turkologist  Varuzhan Geghamyan states.

ArmInfo. As of 2:30 p.m., Armenian citizens are gathering in various parts of the city to march to Republic Square, where a national rally starts at 4:00 p.m.

ArmInfo. Today, Armenia and the Armenian people face a severe existential test, reads a message by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on the occasion of Victory and Peace Day.

ArmInfo. Today, May 9, President of the Republic of Artsakh Samvel Shahramanyan visited the Yerablur military pantheon and laid a wreath at the Memorial Wall, perpetuating the courage of the brave sons of the Armenian people who gave their lives for the freedom and independence of the Motherland.

ArmInfo. The top leadership of Armenia visited Victory Park on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

ArmInfo.IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. This time, the program includes about 150 minor children from 42 families forcibly displaced from Artsakh.

ArmInfo. US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, having militarily and morally aided Azerbaijan Azerbaijan in committing genocide in Artsakh, are now helping the Aliyev to consolidate his crimes.

ArmInfo.The Armenian National Committee of Australia says no to forces inside a Armenia and  external who believe  that peace may be  achieved by  unilateral concessions. Committee stated on its Facebook page.

ArmInfo. US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby  and his wife visited occupied Artsakh Shushi  on May 6.

ArmInfo. The state regime of Azerbaijan continues to usurp and destroy Artsakh's cultural  heritage. Another target of this policy was the Pantheon of Heroes of Stepanakert, dedicated to the heroes who became martyrs in the name of the Motherland in occupied Artsakh, Hovik Avanesov Ombudsman of  Culture of Hayk public organization, expert on Caucasus warns.

ArmInfo. I cannot give a final assessment of the restriction of the rights to freedom of movement of  residents of the border villages of Tavush, because I must understand on what grounds the movement was limited. Armenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan stated during a briefing with journalists on  May 3.

ArmInfo. In the process of delimitation and demarcation of the border in the Tavush region, the rights and safety of the local population should be considered. This is stated in a joint statement by several Western-oriented non-governmental human rights organizations.

ArmInfo.The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Armenia initiated two criminal proceedings  on the fact of Azerbaijan's aggression against the Republic of Armenia during the 44-day war of 2020. Another case was opened by the Investigative Committee of the Republic in connection with the forced  deportation of Artsakh residents. Head of the supervisory authority Anna Vardapetyan stated on May 3, speaking in parliament.

ArmInfo. The overwhelming majority of respondents in Armenia consider the celebrations  dedicated to May 9, the victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII), to be important, according to the results of the survey conducted by the MPG consulting company.

ArmInfo.Not a single door in Armenia can be closed to a clergyman, said Vahe Hovhannisyan of the  Alternative Projects Group.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia Vache  Terteryan received the delegation of the World Food Program (WFP),  headed by Nanna Skau, WFP Armenia representative.