ArmInfo.A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers led by Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV)  is planning to introduce the first- ever Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act this week, Turan reports  citing its sources in Congress

ArmInfo.Any investor should be interested in peace in the investment environment and in the region.   Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with British media representatives, commenting on the question that the UK has certain leverage over Azerbaijan through  "British Petroleum", whose investments of $35 billion allow Baku to purchase a large number of weapons from Russia, Turkey and Israel.  

ArmInfo.The executive body of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Supreme body of the ARF  Dashnaktsutyun made statements in connection with the delimitation process launched between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. On the border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, chaired by  Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev, the eighth meeting of the Commission on State Border Delimitation and Border Security was held  on April 19.

ArmInfo.About 35% of refugees from Artsakh are thinking about taking the path of emigration.  Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan announces.

ArmInfo.The House of Representatives on Thursday evening observed a minute's silence for  the victims of the Armenian genocide, with the body pledging to "fight for a world where peace and justice prevail and where the atrocities of the past never happen again".

ArmInfo. Jean Christophe Buisson, Deputy Director of Le Figaro, posted the following posts on  his X account. 

ArmInfo.A 100-page report on military and other crimes of the Baku regime was handed over by  Armenian lawyers to the prosecutor's office of the International Criminal Court. 

ArmInfo. Twenty U.S. legislators - Democrats and Republicans, from the U.S. House and  Senate - joined together Wednesday evening at a landmark gathering in  the U.S. Capitol dedicated to justice for Artsakh (2023) and the  Armenian Genocide (1915), reported the Armenian National Committee of  America (ANCA).  

ArmInfo. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, reminded the  Azerbaijani journalist about the Armenians who left Azerbaijan in the late 1980s, in response to the journalist's attempt to connect the issue of the return of Artsakh citizens expelled from their homes to Nagorno Karabakh with the issue of the return of Azerbaijanis to the territory of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia initiated a criminal case regarding the report  of violence against Samvel Vardanyan, involved in the case of insulting a pro- government MP.

ArmInfo. A preventive measure in the form of house arrest and a bail of 7 million drams was applied  to Samvel Vardanyan, who was detained for insulting the deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling Civil Contract faction Hakob Aslanyan. The Yerevan court of general jurisdiction made a relevant decision. 

ArmInfo. Lilit Shaboyan has been appointed Spokesperson of the Minister of Economy of Armenia (head of  the Press Office).

ArmInfo. In 2023, Armenia did not adhere to VD11 commitments. In particular, Armenia did not  provide annual VD11 data on its armed forces, nor any other required information or notifications.

ArmInfo.In describing the significant collaboration between the Mashtots Matenadaran and AraratBank, Ara Khzmalyan, Director of the Matenadaran Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, emphasized, “This support extends far beyond mere financial aid.” AraratBank has aided Matenadaran in upgrading and modernizing a new biochemical laboratory for manuscript examination and restoration within the Institute's Restoration Department.

ArmInfo. Based on the lawyers' statement that citizen Samvel Vardanyan, while under investigation,  was subjected to torture and ill-treatment, criminal proceedings should be immediately initiated, reads a statement by the ex-Ombudsman of Armenia, head of the Tatoyan Foundation, Arman Tatoyan.

ArmInfo. The terrorist organization "Islamic State", which committed genocide against the Yazidis in 2014, was not alone; Turkiye stood behind it, stated opposition MP Gegham Manukyan, commenting on the presented draft amendments to the law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates", according to which annually on August 3 Armenia will mark the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Yazidi Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar.

ArmInfo.The Department for Investigation of Serious Crimes of the Yerevan City Administration of  the Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened a criminal case on the fact of hooliganism against a member the dominant faction of the RA National Assembly.

ArmInfo.On April 15, 2024, as part of the program of the second Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Strategic Dialogue “Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf - Central Asia” in Tashkent, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov.

ArmInfo. Ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan gave harsh answer to Chairman of the Standing Parliamentary  Commttee on Defense and Security, MP from the ruling Civil Contract party Andranik Kocharyan, who today stated that it is necessary to clarify and record the names of all victims of the Armenian Genocide  in the Ottoman Empire.  "In the end, you need to have a list of all the victims. What if there are more or less than 1.5 million, as is commonly believed," Kocharyan explained, assuring that this initiative is also important for building relations with Turkey.