ArmInfo.During the 33rd annual meeting and business forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ardshinbank CJSC and the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO signed a Guarantee Agreement for a credit portfolio worth 20 million US dollars with a term of 7 years.

ArmInfo. More than half of the respondents in Armenia positively assess the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, initiated by  Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, according to the results of the "Leadership" survey of MPG consulting company.

ArmInfo. After our yesterday's announcement about holding a protest rally near the Opera House,  where a major event of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will take place, the current authorities are in a panic, reads a message of the movement "Tavush in the name of the  Motherland".

ArmInfo. Regarding temperature measurement, please go there (Armenia - ed.). This is how official  representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova commented on the prospects for warming Armenian-Russian political relations after the Putin-Pashinyan meeting in Moscow on May 8.

ArmInfo. Based on the received application from the Ministry of Finance in order to ensure public  order and security in connection with the event organized within the framework of the International Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which will be held at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after. A. Spendiaryan, The police will close the streets adjacent to the opera  building to traffic.

ArmInfo. Russian peacekeepers did the main thing that should not be forgotten: they brought peace  and stability to the conflict region, Russian Deputy FM Mikhail Galuzin said this in an interview with NEWS.ru regarding the role of the RMK in Artsakh.

ArmInfo. We welcome the holding of negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and  Armenia on a peace treaty on May 10 and 11 in Almaty. Another step has been taken towards achieving reliable and long-term peace and stability in the South Caucasus, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin stated in an interview with NEWS.ru in response to a request to assess the prospects of Astana  becoming a new negotiating platform for the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement.

ArmInfo. France signed an agreement on technical cooperation with the Civil Aviation Committee  of Armenia. Ambassador of France to Armenia, Olivier Decottignies,  informs on his account on Twitter (X).

ArmInfo. Yerevan requested to withdraw  the temporary operative forces of the Russian border  guards. This was announced on May 14 by Alexander Bortnikov, a candidate for the post of director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia. "Such a decision has been made," noted the head of the FSB.

ArmInfo. The recent positive development between Azerbaijan and Armenia can be called a historical  result, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a joint press conference with Ian Borg, OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta, APA  reports.

ArmInfo. The actions of the "red berets" (special police forces - ed.) against citizens during the  civil disobedience actions on May 13 were clearly punitive in nature,  and most of them had nothing to do with legal norms, reads a  statement by the ex-Ombudsman of Armenia, human rights activist Arman  Tatoyan.

ArmInfo. The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) has published findings on the implementation of the  Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia.

ArmInfo.Yerevan is set to welcome the 33rd annual meeting and business forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with Ardshinbank taking the lead as flagship sponsor. The event, a significant fixture among financial institutions, will convene high-ranking delegations from 74 countries, prominent financial and banking experts, and thought leaders of the Armenian banking sector. Scheduled for May 14-16, the forum aims to foster positive impacts and enhance financial markets for the public good.

ArmInfo. Today an exceptional situation has arisen in Armenia - the Armenian people took to the  streets to express their will in order to record that they do not accept what is happening. This was stated by members of the National Democratic Pole (also known as the National Democratic Alliance )  council Ara Papyan and Garegin Chookaszian on May 13 at a press conference.

ArmInfo. From now on, Nikol Pashinyan (RA Prime Minister) cannot speak on behalf of the Armenian  people, his promises and policies contradict each other. The "National Democratic Pole" believes that the root of all troubles and failures lies in its fundamentally incorrect management. This was stated by NDP Council member Ara Papyan at a press conference convened on May 13.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan takes the processes taking place in Armenia very seriously. Baku saw something  in them that couldn't help but bother it. Both Turkiye and Azerbaijan are beginning to understand that the environment that has prevailed in the country for the last 3.5 years has already changed. This  opinion was expressed in a video interview with Analitika.ua by the famous Armenian political scientist Manvel Sargsyan.

ArmInfo.The Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA) strongly condemns all police brutality  against journalists carrying out their professional activities, calls on the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to restrain the instincts of its employees, and the Investigative Committee to stop the practice of applying double standards. This is stated in the statement of the UJA.

ArmInfo. Alain-Richard Donwahi, the President of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) arrived in Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention drew attention to the policies of Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and members of his team, which are at odds with the fundamental principles of genocide prevention, genocide recognition and justice, and which directly relates to Armenian  national security issues.

ArmInfo. Against the background of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement in Armenia led by Primate  of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, attacks on the AAC have become more frequent.