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.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.Moscow sees a lot of speculation regarding the meeting of the leaders of Armenia and  Russia in Moscow on May 8. This was stated on May 15 during a weekly briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in response to clarification as to whether it could be assumed that Moscow offered Pashinyan to completely withdraw Russian troops from the Republic of Armenia.

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. France signed an agreement on technical cooperation with the Civil Aviation Committee  of Armenia. Ambassador of France to Armenia, Olivier Decottignies,  informs on his account on Twitter (X).

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 recent positive development between Azerbaijan and Armenia can be called a historical  result, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a joint press conference with Ian Borg, OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta, APA  reports.

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. Alain-Richard Donwahi, the President of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) arrived in Armenia.

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.The Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, who also head the delimitation commissions, reached an agreement to begin the process of delimitation and demarcation based on the Alma-Ata Declaration, Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan told a press conference on May 13, referring to criticism from diplomatic opponents that the Alma-Ata 

ArmInfo. On 10-11 May 2024 negotiations were held between Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign  Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

ArmInfo. It is too early to talk about the details of the assistance that will be provided to Armenia  through the European Peace Facility (EPF). Head of the EU delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos, stated on May 10 in Yerevan at the opening of the Europe Day celebrations.

ArmInfo.Negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia  Ararat Mirzoyan started today in Almaty.

ArmInfo.The "Tavush for the Motherland" movement will soon decide on its next steps, the movement  leader of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, told reporters on May 10.

ArmInfo.Judging by the number and sentiment of participants in peaceful, legal protests in the  capital Yerevan and almost all regions at the moment, as well as other indirect indicators (for example, the number of spectators of the procession on live television), the sacred movement is gaining  momentum. Turkologist Varuzhan Geghamyan wrote about this.

ArmInfo. Russian border and military points located during the 44- day war and after it in the Tavush, Syunik, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik, and Ararat regions, according to the agreement reached, will leave the deployment points and be withdrawn. The head of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Civil Contract party, Hayk Konjorian, wrote on his Facebook account.

ArmInfo. Today, the leaderships of Azerbaijan and Armenia have a chance to speed up the signing of the final peace document. Both sides are in a hurry, although each has its own motivation. This is how Russian political scientist Sergei Markedonov commented on the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 10 in Almaty.

ArmInfo. "We live in difficult, turbulent times, full of dangers.  There are wars and armed conflicts in different parts of the world that are causing pain to many people." Minister of  External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto announced on May 6 at a press conference in Hungary.