ArmInfo. Approximately 80% of Israeli society who speak out on this issue believes the country should have recognized the Armenian Genocide long ago. Armenian Ambassador to Israel Arman Hakobyan  made this  statement in an interview with Israel's Channel 9.

ArmInfo. The sentences handed down to Artsakh's military- political leadership and other Armenian prisoners of war are an instrument of political retaliation, as stated by Artsakh State Minister Nzhdeh Iskandaryan on his  Facebook page following a Baku Appellate Court decision upholding the  verdicts of Armenian prisoners of war.

ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan dictates numerous preconditions to Armenia, which citizen Nikol P. obediently fulfills. A similar statement was made on the Mother Armenia party's Facebook page by the party's leader, Andranik Tevanyan, number two on the Prosperous Armenia party's electoral list.

ArmInfo. Russia is not a threat to Armenia's statehood. This was stated by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary  Federation (ARF Dashnaktsutyun) and a member of parliament from the  opposition "Armenia" faction, at a parliamentary session on August 7.

ArmInfo.  Islamabad attaches great importance to strengthening its ties with Moscow,  Yerevan, and Baku. Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niyaz  Tirmizi stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo. There are no conceptual changes regarding the Church envisaged in the new Constitution, as stated by Armenia's Minister of Justice, Srbuhi  Galyan, during a press-briefing on August 6, while answering a  question on whether the new Constitution will enshrine the principle  of the separation of church and state.

ArmInfo.    The Baku Court of Appeals upheld the sentences handed down against former military and political leaders of Artsakh, who were sentenced to life imprisonment or 20 years. This was reported by Azerbaijani media, which also published photographs from the court hearing.

ArmInfo.Official Baku welcomes the "Real Armenia" concept adopted by Yerevan, as stated by Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, to Turkish journalists.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Aryeh Lightstone, Senior Adviser to the US Special Envoy for Peacekeeping Missions.

ArmInfo. The fact that amendments to the Constitution are primarily needed by the Republic of Armenia is unequivocal, as stated by Taron Chakhoyan, a deputy from the "Civil Contract" party, during a press-briefing on August 5.  

ArmInfo.Statements about surrendering territories, at the very least, evoke ridicule in the public, as stated by Taron Chakhoyan, an MP from the Civil  Contract party, during a briefing on August 5.

ArmInfo. The second meeting of the Armenian-Turkish working group on the restoration of the historic Ani Bridge took place in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Senior Advisor to the Peace Council Arie Lightstone and President of the Trans-Caspian Enterprise Fund  Konstantin Sokolov.

ArmInfo. The Israeli government must take measures to prevent attacks on Armenians in Jerusalem and not exploit the issue of Armenian Genocide recognition whenever it is  convenient. Former Armenian Member of Parliament Tigran Abrahamyan  wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The peace agenda between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues, and contacts continue through various state channels, CNN Turk reports, citing Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev.

ArmInfo.The Artsakh Union welcomes the resolution adopted by the Assembly of Corsica at its extraordinary session on July 30-31, expressing support for the  people of Artsakh and demanding the release of Armenian prisoners of  war held in Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan is fulfilling its obligations regarding the reopening of transport and communication links with Armenia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a joint press conference with Swiss Federal  Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and  OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ignazio Cassis, APA reports.

ArmInfo. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, operating in the United States, welcomes and supports the initiative announced by Ruben Vardanyan's  wife, Veronika Zonabend, to organize an international women’s  humanitarian delegation to Baku in order to meet with the Armenian  hostages there.

ArmInfo. The opposition is doing everything it can legally remove Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from power, as stated by businessman Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, to journalists on August 4 before a regular court hearing.

ArmInfo.  The consent of the National Assembly, including opposition deputies, is required for a constitutional referendum in Armenia, as stated by Narek  Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, to  reporters on August 4, while commenting on Baku's demands for Yerevan  to adopt a new Constitution.