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. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin  Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab  Emirates, Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,  President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,  President of the Syrian Arab Republic Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Emir of the  State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister of the  Republic of Iraq Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, President of Iraqi  Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani, King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein  Al-Hashimi of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Emir of the State of  Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Majesty the  Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, His Highness the King of  Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, His Highness the Crown  Prince, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Prince Mohammed bin  Salman Al Saud, the President of the People's Democratic Republic of  Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the President of the Republic of  Tunisia Kais Saied, His Highness King Mohammed VI of Morocco, on the  occasion of the Islamic holy holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

ArmInfo. A meeting between the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Norway, Nikol Pashinyan and Jonas Gahr Store, took place in Munich.

ArmInfo.Turkey is ready for a mass amnesty of imprisoned Kurdish politicians.  According to the Russian  Nezavisimaya Gazeta, this is part of a potential deal with Abdullah Ocalan, the leader and ideologist of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

ArmInfo. The National Union of  Yazidis "Sinjar" today, August 12, held a protest action in front of  the UN Yerevan office demanding that the World Organization create  mechanisms to protect the Yazidis in northern Iraq and prevent a new  genocide.

ArmInfo. Israeli Prime Minister's son Yair Netanyahu proposed to ignite a general war in the  Middle East for an independent Kurdistan. He published a corresponding post on his Instagram page.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with the President of Iraqi Kurdistan  Nechirvan Idris Barzani.

ArmInfo. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Bill Cassidy (R- LA) have introduced a bipartisan  resolution requesting a report on Azerbaijan's human rights practices pursuant to Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act.

ArmInfo. If NATO does not collapse in the foreseeable future (as many domestic commentators predict), then the chroniclers of the Alliance (and simply propagandists of the North Atlantic brotherhood) will call this January day historic, Russian political scientist Sergei Markedonov said as he commented on the ratification by the Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey at the General Assembly of the protocol on the admission of Sweden to NATO.

ArmInfo. Two dozen U.S. Senators and Representatives joined today on Capitol Hill, on the eve  of April 24th, the international day of justice for the Armenian Genocide - to warn against Azerbaijan's ongoing attempts to ethnically cleanse the 120,000 Christian Armenians living in freedom  upon their indigenous Artsakh homeland, reported the Armenian  National Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

ArmInfo.The Council of the Armenian Community of Iran issued a statement regarding the riots that took place in the country

ArmInfo. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced two amendments to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act  (NDAA) which would block U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan and stop the  sale of F-16 fighter jets and upgrade kits to Turkey, measures  strongly supported by the Armenian National Committee of America  (ANCA).  

ArmInfo.Turkish President Recep Erdogan's one sole aim in implementing his domestic and foreign policy is retaining power, and an early presidential election cannot  be ruled out in that country, expert in Oriental Studies Emma  Begidjanyan said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo.The delegation of Iraqi Kurdistan took part in the commemoration ceremonies of the Armenian Genocide victims in Yerevan.  

ArmInfo. Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) were joined by close to 50 U.S. Representatives in introducing the Armenian Genocide  Education Act, an ANCA-backed bipartisan measure that would fund  Library of Congress educational programs about the history, lessons,  consequences, and ongoing costs of the Armenian Genocide.  

ArmInfo.The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has issued a renewed call to action urging President Biden to enforce Section 907 restrictions and block  all U.S. arms and aid to Azerbaijan, as the Aliyev regime continues  to choke off gas supplies to Artsakh's Armenian population.  

ArmInfo. Greek City Times Journalist Paul Antonopoulos analyzed the processes in the South Caucasus and the influence of Pakistan on them.

ArmInfo.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-CA) today introduced a powerful amendment that would end U.S. presidential waiver  authority of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, an Armenian  National Committee of America (ANCA) -backed measure that would  effectively block U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. Over 40 U.S.  Representatives  - led by Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Congressional Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and  Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) - today pressed the Biden Administration to put  the brakes on Turkey's request to purchase 40 F-16's, reported the  Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).