ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia initiated a criminal case on the fact of the  actions of the police in Kirantsi. This was stated by the coordinator  of the "Hayakwe" initiative, Avetik Chalabyan, on May 16 during a  conversation with journalists. He said that a criminal case was  initiated under 2 articles - abuse of official power and obstruction  of the activities of the media.

ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani puppet court extended the illegal arrest of Ruben Vardanyan for another 5  months. Vardanyan's defense report notes that this decision is illegal and  unfounded.

ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani side is inclined to continue the process of delimitation with Armenia in the  same format and with the same algorithm that we used this time in the  Tavush region of Armenia and the Gazakh region of Azerbaijan. Deputy  Prime Minister, Chairman of the Commission on Border Delimitation  with Azerbaijan Mher Grigoryan stated on May 16 during a meeting of  the RA government.

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.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.On May 15, the leader of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, Archbishop Bagrat  Galstanyan, in a conversation with journalists, touched upon the illegal detention of the military-political leadership of Artsakh in a Baku prison.

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.  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. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and  European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, and his accompanying delegation.

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. 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.Azerbaijani media admit that the situation in Armenia has become critical. Former member of  the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Naira Zohrabyan told reporters on May 13.

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.Malta is very transparent in its actions during its chairmanship of the OSCE, OSCE  Chair-in-Office, Maltese Foreign Minister Jan Borg stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on May 13.

ArmInfo.France welcomes the new session of negotiations held between the Armenian and Azerbaijani  foreign ministers on May 10 and 11 in Almaty, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan destroyed another Armenian shrine in occupied Artsakh. Azerbaijani vandals  razed the Church of the Holy Ascension in Berdzor. This was announced by Deputy Director of the Foundation for the Study of Armenian Architecture Raffi Kortoshyan, publishing satellite images as proof of his words.

ArmInfo.The Armenian people have only one option: either impeachment or the sacred right of the  people for self-defense. This is how Russian politician, expert on the problems of the Middle East and Central Asia, Semyon Baghdasarov, commented on the processes within Armenia.

ArmInfo. Today, May 9, President of the Republic of Artsakh Samvel Shahramanyan visited the Yerablur military pantheon and laid a wreath at the Memorial Wall, perpetuating the courage of the brave sons of the Armenian people who gave their lives for the freedom and independence of the Motherland.