ArmInfo.  A conference dedicated to mobilizing the Armenian Diaspora will be held in Paris on April 11-12. The press service of the European Armenian Federation for  Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) reported this.

ArmInfo.  Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsaghkna will be on an official visit to Armenia from April 9-10.

ArmInfo. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Russian Federation Rahman Mustafayev, at a meeting in Moscow, discussed the  state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in the trade, economic,  cultural, and humanitarian spheres in light of upcoming  intergovernmental contacts.

ArmInfo. The Russian side will respond to  Azerbaijani counterparts through diplomatic channels to the country's Foreign Ministry statement demanding to refrain from mentioning Karabakh in political discussions. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made this statement at a briefing, in response to a  question about Baku's demand not to mention the Karabakh issue, even though Baku itself does not recognize the new Russian territories.

ArmInfo. With laughter and the remark "hello again?", Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova  responded to a request to comment on Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan's statement that if Russia raises the price of gas supplied to Armenia, Armenia will withdraw from the CSTO and the EAEU in response.

ArmInfo. Moscow has expressed interest in Armenia's return to full participation in the CSTO.  During a weekly briefing on April 8, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova recalled that there is a legally binding  agreement, a decision that clearly demonstrates that Yerevan is a full member of the CSTO with all the associated rights and obligations.

ArmInfo.IDBank took part in the regional conference “Opportunities and Prospects for Cooperation between Business and the Banking System in Lori Region,” held in Vanadzor and organized by the Union of Banks of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Metro has called on Armenian citizens who face daily issues at fare collection points in the metro and on public transport to refrain from insulting employees carrying out fare  control.

ArmInfo.Issues of Russian-Armenian bilateral relations were discussed in detail by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow during the latter's working visit to Russia.  "In  the context of the upcoming elections in Armenia, the Russian side's principled stance was emphasized: we do not interfere in the domestic political affairs of other countries; this is a principled stance," she noted.

ArmInfo.The leader of any country of Armenia's caliber should not, and does not have the right, to interfere in the geopolitical games of the superpowers, according to Armenia's first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

ArmInfo. Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan delivered a speech the high-level  international One Health summit, organized by the French government in Lyon.

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ArmInfo.The "Armenia" bloc of second President Robert Kocharyan has presented the socio-economic  section of its election program.  

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ArmInfo.  One of the most important educational initiatives being implemented by  Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan is the establishment  of modern centers of excellence at the National Polytechnic  University of Armenia: in 2017,  through joint projects with the  French company Schneider Electric, and in 2018, through joint  projects with Cascade Holding, as noted in a statement issued by the  "Strong Armenia" party.

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ArmInfo.  Pierre-Yves Fux, Head of the Eurasian Division at the Swiss Federal Department of  Foreign Affairs, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to the  Victims of the Armenian Genocide. Fux is in Yerevan to hold  consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and  Switzerland. Fux was accompanied by Andrea Barbara Baumann,  Ambassador of Switzerland to Armenia.

ArmInfo.  The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has confirmed the detention of  former government officials.