ArmInfo. The Minister of Environment of Armenia, Hakob Simidyan, discussed preparations of the  Republic for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the  Convention on Biodiversity with a delegation led by the Executive  Secretary of the UN Convention Astrid Schomaker.  The conference is   scheduled for 2026.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government is trying to normalize relations with Russia on one hand,  while on the other hand they are calling Russia a criminal. Edmon  Marukyan, the chairman of the Enlightened Armenia party and former   adviser to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, wrote this.

ArmInfo. The democratic aspirations of the Armenian authorities have not yielded the desired  results, as evidenced by the  2024 Democracy Index recently  publishedr by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

ArmInfo. Confidentiality is crucial  for the organization to be able to regularly visit Armenian  prisoners in Baku, as stated by Zara Amatuni, Head of Communications  Programs at the Yerevan Office of the International Committee of the  Red Cross (ICRC), in an interview with journalists at a protest in  support of  former State Minister of Artsakh and philanthropist Ruben  Vardanyan, who is currently on a hunger strike, as well as other  Armenian prisoners  who are being held in Azerbaijani prisons and   subjected to torture.

ArmInfo.  "Anora," a tragicomic Cinderella story set in a murky modern world of New York strippers,  Russian billionaires and incompetent gangsters, won the coveted Oscar  for best picture on Sunday, world media report. 

ArmInfo. At least half of the country's citizens are in favor of Armenia's accession to the  European Union. A representative of the civil initiative to collect  citizens' signatures, co-chairman of the Republic party, former RA  Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan made a similar statement at an  extraordinary meeting of the RA National Assembly Committee on  European Integration on March 3.

ArmInfo. The First Armenian Front (FAF) fan movement issued a statement in connection with the detention of 9 Armenian football fans who were holding a peaceful  protest demanding the resignation of the president of the Football  Federation of Armenia (FFA).

ArmInfo. The first Mix Fight 57 tournament will be held in Yerevan on March 30, where Armenian and Greek wrestlers will meet.

ArmInfo. Below is an open letter about 40 Armenian NGOs have addressed to ICRC President Spoljaric Egger: 

ArmInfo. Four representatives of the Armenian men's chess team are among the top 100 chess players in the world. This is evidenced by the updated rating of the  International Chess Federation (FIDE), published on March 1.

ArmInfo. Since March 1, the border service at the Margara checkpoint on the state border of Armenia and Turkiye has been carried out exclusively by the Border  Troops of the Republic of Armenia. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian policy, openly demonstrated in the staging of the trial in Baku, as well as during the negotiations on the so-called "peace" treaty, is aimed at the disintegration of Armenian statehood and the elimination of the Armenian political factor. This is noted in the statement of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" (ARF) on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the massacres of Armenians in Sumgait.

ArmInfo.The Ambassador of France to Armenia Olivier Decottignies recalled the occupation of territories in the Vayots Dzor region  by Azerbaijan.  

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia continues to draw the attention of the international community, particularly of partners interested in peace in the region and valuing humanitarian  principles, to the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and other detained individuals held in Azerbaijan. It also highlights the staged trials against some of them, which are being conducted with gross procedural violations and clear signs of torture.

ArmInfo. On February 27, Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of Armenia to the United States, had a meeting with the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman  Brian Mast (R, Florida).

ArmInfo.The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has signed a joint statement urging to put an  end to the political persecution of Ruben Vardanyan. The organizations call on the international community to take a resolute stance  against the Aliyev regime in order to defend justice, human dignity and the rule of law before it is too late.

ArmInfo. Almost three dozen non-governmental organizations have addressed an open letter to the  President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric-Egger, calling for immediate intervention in the situation related to the former State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan and other Armenian prisoners illegally convicted for political reasons. Below is the full text of the open letter without  changes

ArmInfo.The Idram&IDBank app has introduced long-awaited updates designed to make online transactions and payments even more convenient. In a world where cashless payments have become essential, managing your finances is now easier than ever.

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia (MECS) intends to  hold jubilee events for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian- Iranian artist Marcos Grigorian. 

ArmInfo. Below is an article by the Geghard scientific and analytical foundation on the 37th  anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms