ArmInfo. During his visit to the Tavush region, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan also held a  meeting with residents of the Kirants and Berkaber communities. The Prime Minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan officially denied the statements attributed to the head of the Cabinet during the visit.

ArmInfo.RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at a meeting with residents of the village of Voskepar,  Tavush region of Armenia, presented details of the negotiation process with Azerbaijan. This was reported by the Prime Minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan.  According to her, Pashinyan told local residents about the current situation during the delimitation process and answered questions.

ArmInfo. Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan reacted with sarcasm to the statements of Hasmik  Hakobyan, a MP from the ruling "Civil Contract", that Artsakh refugees are the reason for the decline in democracy in Armenia.

ArmInfo.On April 17, Converse Bank began the initial placement of dram and dollar bonds in the  amount of 5 billion drams and $10 million in 2024. This is noted in the Bank's statement.

ArmInfo. There is masked gang in Armenia, which allows itself to brutally beat a citizen under the  protection of the police, taking him out of a police car. We are talking about what happened to Samvel Vardanyan, a participant in yesterday's incident in public transport with the participation of Hakob Aslanyan, an MP from the faction of the ruling Civil Contract party. The former head of the parliamentary committee on human rights  and public affairs, Taguhi Tovmasyan wrote on her Facebook page.

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.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.

ArmInfo.With all due respect, whether Armenia is democratic or not is not decided by Freedom House  (an international human rights organization - ed. note). This was stated by secretary of the ruling "Civil Contract" party, Artur Hovhannisyan, commenting on the deterioration of Armenia's position in the Freedom House ranking.

ArmInfo.President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan  reaffirmed their strong commitment to enhancing multifaceted ties at an April 15 meeting in Yerevan, reported the Kazakh Presidential press service.

ArmInfo.Famous pianist and composer Kirill Richter, together with his ensemble Richter Trio,  will perform for the first time in front of an Armenian audience.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, annually on August 3, the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Yazidi  Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar will be marked. At a meeting on April 15, the RA National Assembly Commission on Human Rights and Public Relations issued a positive conclusion on the draft amendments to the  law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates."

ArmInfo. Since the middle of January, the Fresno Ararat Armenian Cemetery has been targeted by an  arsonist, kmph.com report. 

ArmInfo. A ceremonial reception was held at the RA Presidential Administration on the occasion of the official visit to Armenia of the delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan led by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The head of the Kazakh state was welcomed by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced two motions at  the April 9 Board of Supervisors' meeting.  The first one was to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, The Armenian mirror spectator reports.

ArmInfo. Armenia will appoint a defence attache at its embassy in the United Kingdom. The decision  was made on April 12 at a government meeting.

ArmInfo.Armenia's democracy score dropped from 3.11 points to 3.07 points. Thus, Armenia is ranked 35th on a 100-point system, The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest.  This is evidenced by the data of the annual Nations in Transit2024 report by the international human rights organization Freedom House.

ArmInfo. U.S.-based investigative journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, where a community of Armenian Christians dating back to the 4th century face displacement at the hands of a shadowy Israeli corporation called Xana Capital and the violent settlers it uses as hired muscle.

ArmInfo. To counter the gains that authoritarians have made over the last 20 years, democratic  governments must broaden their approach to democracy promotion.

ArmInfo. The agreement, first signed with the United States in 2000, will be extended for another  seven years. On April 12, the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia approved the proposal to sign an agreement "On the extension of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the  Government of the United States of America on cooperation in the field of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."