ArmInfo. Following the welcoming ceremony at the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a meeting was convened between the Minister of Defence of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, and the  Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharayi Ashtiani.

ArmInfo.Yerevan expects the Collective Security Treaty Organization to recognize its area of  responsibility in the republic. Secretary of the RA Security Council Armen Grigoryan told reporters on March 6.

ArmInfo.Below is an interview by French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies.

ArmInfo. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani  refutes reports about the signing  of a security agreement between Iran and Armenia.

ArmInfo.The overwhelming majority of Armenian citizens support strengthening Armenian-French  cooperation in the defense sector. This is evidenced by the results of the "French Kiss" survey of the MPG consulting company.

ArmInfo.The West is sparing no effort to squeeze Russia out of the South Caucasus, political expert  Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan wrote on his Facebook account.  

ArmInfo. Armenia has not held discussions with the EU about sending European observers to the  Armenian-Turkish border, Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan told the RA Public TV.  

ArmInfo. Moscow considers attempts to denigrate Russian representatives in Armenia counterproductive. This was stated on February 28 during a weekly briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, when asked to comment on the statements of the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council that the Russian troops did not allow European observers to enter Nerkin Hand.

ArmInfo.On February 27, 2024, the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Consular, Border and Customs Affairs was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was attended by authorities and representatives of the relevant ministries and state agencies of the two countries.

ArmInfo.Having an army is the sovereign right of every country. No country can accuse any other  country of having an army. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with France 24.

ArmInfo. For the first time, the French Defense Minister is visiting Armenia, various agreements have been signed between the two countries and all of them are new. Minister for the Armed Forces of the French Republic,  Sebastien Lecornu, stated on February 23 in Yerevan at a joint press conference with Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, touching on the prospects for the development of bilateral  defense cooperation.

ArmInfo. Analyzing the actions of the Armenian authorities, we can conclude that the country  may find itself completely alone in geopolitical terms, Armenian political scientist Beniamin Matevosyan told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Armenia without allies, surrounded by touched sympathizers, Vahe Hovhannisyan, expert  of the "Alternative Projects" group, wrote as he commented on the participation of the Prime Minister of Armenia in the solemn ceremony of reburial of the remains of the national hero of France Missak Manouchian. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian people has to make a choice: a war or Premier Nikol Pashinyan's resignation, former deputy minister of defense Artak Zakaryan wrote on his Facebook account.  

ArmInfo.The role and importance of the Caucasus for Indian foreign policy in the process of transformation from a regional power to a world power is increasing.  Russian political scientist Sergei Markedonov shares a  similar opinion.  

ArmInfo. Work is underway to open a route from Azerbaijan to Nakhijevan through Armenia.

ArmInfo. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says that the Islamic Republic is opposed to outsiders'  presence in the region on the pretext of resolving the issues, IRNA news agency reports.

ArmInfo. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has expressed concern about the  escalating tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia, asking the two countries to refrain from upping the ante and instead engage in dialogue. 

ArmInfo.  Tehran, just like Moscow, views with concern the attempts by Western countries to take  advantage of the situation in Armenia in order to further inflame the situation not only in the country, but throughout the entire Caucasus region. Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov expressed a similar  opinion in an interview with RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo. The Baku dictator's regime is arrogant, aggressive and barbaric. This truth must be written down once and for all, and imprinted in the consciousness of the Armenian society, expert in Iranian studies  Vardan Voskanyan wrote on his Facebook page, commenting on today's shelling by the Azerbaijani armed forces of the Armenian positions near the village of Nerkin Hand, which claimed the life four Armenian  soldiers.