ArmInfo.It is very important that medical workers feel protected in Armenia. Leader of the "Tavush  For the Motherland" movement, Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan stated on May 17 at a meeting with representatives of the medical community.

ArmInfo. The Union of Journalists of Armenia informs with alarm about the increased pressure on journalists and the media in recent days, disrespectful treatment of them, insults, numerous cases of obstruction of the work of journalists and even threats to the life and health of journalists. This is stated in a statement by the Union.

ArmInfo.As part of the 33rd EBRD Business Forum on May 15 at the Dvin , Ardshinbank, a flagship sponsor of the event, organized a panel discussion on economic and trade sanctions. Ardshinbank's initiative brought together international experts, as well as representatives from the private and public sectors interested in monitoring sanction processes, onto one platform. The main objective of the discussion was to exchange views and assist participants in the practical implementation of sanctions compliance.

ArmInfo.The EU, as well as the Collective West, is pursuing its own interests in the South Caucasus,  Hermine Mkhitaryan, an expert for the Insight analytical center, told ArmInfo as she commented on a statement by Ms Adrienn Kiraly, Director for DG NEAR Directorate C, Neighbourhood East and Institution Building, European Commission. 

ArmInfo. Regarding the events in Turkey: this does not look like a coup. This, rather, looks like an  internal showdown, a kind of "cleansing" within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thus, Russian political scientist, historian, expert on the problems of the Middle East, Semyon Bagdasarov, commented on reports of an attempt to carry out another coup in Turkey.

ArmInfo.President of the Christian Solidarity International (CSI), Dr. John Eibner, wrote a  letter of solidarity to Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, the informal leader of the Tavush for Motherland movement.

ArmInfo.Very soon we will sit at the same table with all the political forces of Armenia, regardless of their position and ideology. This was stated by Primate of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the leader of  the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement Bagrat Srbazan during a protest on May 15.

ArmInfo.Heavy police forces have been deployed near the National Opera and Ballet Theater, where  the international forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was held on May 15. Based on the concentration of law enforcement agencies, it can be concluded that almost all law enforcement forces, including those from the areas adjacent to Yerevan, are involved in maintaining public order in the area of  Freedom Square.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, 30.6% of respondents considered Nikol Pashinyan's resignation from the post of  prime minister of the country the only way to remove him from power, according to the results of the "Leadership" survey of MPG consulting company.

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. From May 14 to 15, a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of  Armenia, Karen Brutyan, at the invitation of Ministry of Defence of Slovakia, participated in the Defence Exhibition IDEB-2024 in Bratislava.  

ArmInfo.The Azatazen organization issued a statement in connection with the illegal detention of one of the co-founders of the organization, Ishkhan Gevorgyan, and four of his comrades.

ArmInfo.On May 14, the delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with  the Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Slovakia Mari n Kery. The RA NA deputies Hasmik Hakobyan and Taguhi Ghazaryan are in the delegation.

ArmInfo. On May 14, the first defence consultations between the Ministries of Defence of Armenia  and India were held at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, under the chairmanship of the Head of the Department of Defence Policy and International Cooperation MoD of Armenia, Levon  Ayvazyan, and the Joint Secretary for International Cooperation Ministry of Defence of India, Shri Vishwesh Negi.

ArmInfo. Tomorrow in Yerevan, actions of disobedience are planned from the very morning, and at  4:00pm a large protest rally in Freedom Square. This was stated by head of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, Primate of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Bagrat Srbazan on May  14 during a meeting in the courtyard of the Church of St. Anne.

ArmInfo.  While we are arguing on the streets and in government corridors about the conditions under which the Armenian state should be restored within the borders of the former USSR,  Azerbaijan has decided to take a detour and question the very  legitimacy of the Republic of Armenia.  Famous Armenian political  analyst Manvel Sargsyan expressed such an opinion on his Facebook  page.

ArmInfo. One of the participants in the peaceful protests taking place these days in Yerevan against  the backdrop of unilateral concessions by the Armenian authorities suffered a broken leg due to the disproportionate actions of the "Red Berets." This is stated in a statement by the Five Human Rights  Defenders initiative.

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 whole city is filled with car horns, the drivers of which welcome the actions aimed  at removing the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, told reporters about this on May 14.